tom_westbrook

September 4, 2004

I like this photograph. It's a nice abstract. A real 'keeper'. One thing that I might improve is to do a bit of perspective correction so that the support pillar on the right appears straighter. Also the bright white-out spot in the upper left is a bit distracting--I'd try to get a bit of tone into that.

February 15, 2003

It's a nice composition. You might try again, if you can, and keep the bush from blocking the upper-right--it obscures the water in the background. Also, it looks like the waterfall highlights are burned out, which is distracting. Usually you wouldn't want the highlights to be blocked up like that. Good beginning, though!

February 3, 2003

I don't think the problem is the quantity of sky, but the emptiness of it. Wait for a day with some clouds & try it again, if you can. Its amazing what a few clouds can do.

January 25, 2003

I like the overall composition, but I think it would have been much stonger in you had not shot it from behind the person. At least a little of the person's face would have made it much stonger.

January 8, 2003

Excellent photo! The only thing I'd change would be to either ditch the border or make it black or dark grey--it's somewhat distracting. Also, It might be worth trying to add a little red via PS to see if it helps the overall bluish cast, esp. on the non-snow-covered bits of mountain & it's reflection in the water. Just a suggestion.

January 7, 2003

I like it. The only thing I'd try would be to crop some off the left and off the extreme right side, since it looks like some light fall-off or something there detracts from the image. Otherwise looks really good.

January 7, 2003

You did a good job keeping some detail in the foreground. I think it would be better with just the right tree, though. I think the left tree obstructs an important part of the sky & throws the balance of the composition off somehow.

January 7, 2003

Nicely done! The only odd thing is the wide-angle distortion affecting the lamp post on the left (it's leaning a bit).

January 6, 2003

Excellent photo. Also, I like your other posted photos especially the b&w work (I'm a little prejudiced toward b&w, though). You have a good eye. Keep it up!

January 6, 2003

I think the problem is that there isn't a specific object of interest here. Maybe if you used a wide-angle lens to emphasize the foreground flowers you'd have a point of interest. Also it helps a lot if there a some clouds in the sky, though you did well here by eliminating most of it (but with a wide-angle shot you'd likely be forced to include some sky). Just a suggestion.

January 6, 2003

Nice composition. I'd probably desaturate it & make it a black+white image, since the bits of color remaining distract a little from the main subject.

January 6, 2003

Excellent photo. Very nice balance between fore- and background. The border and drop shadow is distracting & does nothing for the photo--in fact it tends to draw the viewer's attention out of the frame.

January 6, 2003

Finally! Someone with a real camera! ;^)

This is a wonderful photo! Good work!

January 6, 2003

This is a good photo. I would probably have tried to capture more of the building--the right side of the photo doesn't really contribute much to the picture overall. Since the main subject is the building, you want it to be the center of attention. This is a classic example of several photos competing for attention in a single photo--you have part of the building and part of the gardens. Keep things simple. Decide in advance what the subject is going to be and compose accordingly. The exposure is perfect, by the way.

January 5, 2003

Very nice photo! The warm color in the antlers constasts very well with the cooler near-monochrome background.

January 5, 2003

It's got a very pronounced blue cast. I'd try reducing the blue in PS and see if it looks a little more balanced. Nice photo otherwise.

January 5, 2003

I think the tree is competing too much with the bird for my attention. I am impressed, though, that you got any shot of such a magnificent creature! Wish I had your patience.

January 5, 2003

I mostly like this. Might be better if you increased the contrast a bit--seems a little washed out. The composition is a little out of balance somehow--maybe if the tracks made more of an angle acros the photo instead of just up one side. I don't thnk cropping is needed.

January 1, 2003

I think you should have given a little less exposure, like 1/3-2/3 stop less to keep the clouds from burning out & still keep some shadow detail (or see if you can fix that in PS). Not really wild about the composition, though I can't pinpoint why--just doesn't grab me.