gareth_harper

Grrr Woof! Can't see the scratches but I can see what looks like dust and dirt. Have you given the scanner a good but gentle blast with compressed air? Like the picture by the way.

Good start. It's never a good idea to place the main subject right in the middle. You could get a real good shot out of this if you reframe the subject and also maybe look for a more dramatic angle. Have you heard of the rule of thirds? It's a good starting point for composition.

You are on the right track though, keep pressing that shutter button!

Again this should be a stunner. It's too grainy though and the colour looks a bit off. Maybe it's just too compressed a file.

This should be a great shot, but it's not sharp.

Nice shot nate. Shame you were not the other side of him, ie we could see his face, but a good shot all the same.

Nice portrait, has the dog done a course in modeling?

Lovely picture, looks nice and sharp and those eyes just jump out at you. Could maybe burn the childs face in a little more as it lacks a bit of detail while being careful not to subdue those pearcing eyes. Well done.

Simple and effective.

Nice composition. Not sure about the pose of the girl in the foregroung, would have prefered something more natural, also the focus is out. If the D30 is anything like my EOS30, then there is a fool proof depth of field function. I'm afraid even with a top notch body like the D30 and the superb f2.8 canon you still have to tell it where you want it to focus.

fine shot

Yup you can see plenty of detail in her hair but the facial features are washed out. It could sure be saved in the darkroom but I'm not sure how good photoshop is at this sort of thing.

A case of nice shot shame about the bike. It's got too many wheels.

Great shot. Did you get help from the marshals getting into a good position?

This what we in Scotland call talking on the big white telephone. Good shot. Did you ask the subject permission before hand by the way? I would do a little dodging and burning on this one (or do it differnetly)

Oh and I had a look at your other pictures and it appears you are scratching the negs. If you are usuing tongs to wipe off excess water, well don't, that's the most common cause of such scratches.

Yes I like this. It's weird. The wee cloud adds that little bit extra. Only thing I think is missing is some deep blacks which if it was my image I would have burnt in, in the darkroom. It's really great to see all these black and white photos but is digital the best medium for B&W? Great photo though, maybe I'm just techno phobic. Also bigger upload please (honest I won't steal it)

Taken at Glasgow art museum. It's pretty grainy but still has some

punch despite being rated at 6400asa. Would like to go back and

print it more carefully, is it worth it though?

It looks nice, but the image is too small. Would like to see a bigger upload.

Nice hands.

Very nice, well done. Only thing I would suggest is slightly harder paper.

Ilford ilord film? Hope you did'nae get the camera wet!

Taken at the three day blockade of Faslne Navel Base (Scotland) by

CND in Febuary 2002.

The film is XP2 not Tmax as stated in the film box. I've just joined

and am having those wee technical problems, sorry.

Printed on Ilford multigrade at grade 2.5.

I know there is a dust spot or two but I haven't got round to buying

touch up pens yet.