eric_fredine

A fine collection of images Carl. I hope the exhibition goes well for you. It would be nice to see these images as prints. This one strikes a nice sense of duality for me - abastract and real at the same time.

I have to say it doesn't look the least convincing to me.

You have a dramatic sky and some dramatic rocks. There is an interesting balance to the composition with major elements sitting in all four corners - perahps this makes it a bit static - though there is certainly more light, drama and colour and the right side. The treatment feels very heavy handed - very saturated, the top left corner is rather dark and the clouds in the distance are overexposed. You are bludgeoning the viewer - I can see it's a dramatic moment without the hyperbole (though admittedly many seem to favour a bit of hyperbole).

It's a nicely captured scene of an iconic Banff mountain. I like the way the line of the clouds completes the frame.

 

But I wouldn't let the over the top reactions and ratings go to your head...

I'm not sure the world needs more photographs of bails in fields - certainly I can't see that you're adding anything new. It's not poorly done or anything, well, except for the sky which looks sort of bizzarely fake either through poor editing or sloppy compositing.

I'm peering in to the darkness, looking for a piano...

 

It has a certain drama and moodiness and I like the way the sun is reflected in the strip of wet sand in the foreground. I think you could crop it square (from the right side, leaving the sun still slightly off centre) -- but that's probably just a personal bias - though I do like the enhanced formatlity of a square crop in this case. But this won't be an image of yours that I'll return to and ponder. I'm curious - what inspired you to post it?

Well, you're kind of all over the place, a lot of the manipulation is pretty heavy-handed but it's light-hearted and feel like you're having fun. I especially enjoyed this one - and most of the other 'arrow' pictures too - they should have their own gallery (pictures for the visually challenged perhaps?).

It's been a few years now that my daughter was this age but it brings back memories. I like the way she is studying her hand - probably looking with amazement at the sand on here hand - a novel experience for her. Probably the sort of image that only other parents who have been there will appreciate :).

Of the 'lonely' photographs, I think this is my favourite. The remnants on the hill feel very forlorn, the space where you are standing feels abandoned, unloved and alone. And I like that there is a 'city' over there. The posterization of the bright part of the sky is slightly troubling - I'd prefer to see a smoother transition.

 

I'd probably prefer it with some cropped from either side, but this is probably just an incidental preference.

I think this is a very richly composed photograph. The sky and water complement each other well both in form and colour. And the small scale of the people and houses relative to sky and water seems very appropriate. Beautifully seen.

The 'bones' of this photograph are very compelling David - there is a mystery and expansive that I really enjoy.

 

I think the foreground is too dark - an artifact of the limitations of sensor technology. Lightening it would restore the subtle luminosity I'm sure you experienced witnessing this scene first hand.

 

Cheers,

Eric

I laughed out loud at this one Mark - my weakness I'm sure...

Beautiful flowers and atmospheric fog. Everything is very nicely arranged here and I like the colour palette. The perspective distortion from tilting the wide angle lens down (causing all the trees to lean in to frame) bothers me but that's probably just a personal bias.

It almost works for me - but not quite. I like it better with some of the bottom cropped but I think there are still too many asymmetrical and unbalanced elements to make a really centred approach work. I kind of feel like there is a really interesting shot here somewhere but this isn't quite it.

Yes, I think the tonal variations are in fact interesting here - but this view seems to place the emphasis on the architectural relationships. But then perhaps its just my preference for more abstracted views of things and this is just too literal.

This one doesn't really get past my 'so what' test Aaron. The distortion in the building isn't really dramatic enough - though perhaps that's only because I've seen some really twisted versions of these abandoned prairie buildings.

The colour palette is strange but appealing. The bright sky bugs me so I like it much better with the sky cropped altogether - this seems to place more emphasis on all the horizontal lines.

I think there is a very interesting visual play here between the diagonals on the gate and the receding pattern of the leaves. And the sign is sufficiently cryptic to leave me wondering.

I like the colour gradient here. It is pretty punchy, but it's not really bothering me. I think I might prefer it with the fringe of rock at the top cropped so that water bleeds off most of the edges. This seems more mysterious and open ended.

This has a beautiful, warm glow to it Carl. I think this photograph really captures the majesty of this fine instrument and your obvious appreciation of it.

Lovely Mark.

One of the more interesting POW photographs I can remember. There is a pleasing ambiguity about the body parts. The textured surface tends to 'flatten' the perspective in an interesting way.

 

Now that technique (or lack of) has been discussed ad naseum I'm sure it's only a matter of time before someone starts a debate on whether or not it would be better if the hand wasn't better placed further to the left or right... bring it on...

I've pondered this one several times. Maybe I like it better than the previous one - but I get a little stuck on that remnant of stove pipe. It totally throughs me off, yet I think the photograph would be boring without it. That fact that it leaves me feeling slightly discombulated is probably a good thing.

A classically appealing 'layered landscape' - with some great dramatic weather. The bit of bright water up in the corner is also a nice touch. Looks like a great place and evening for making photographs.

This made me chuckle. The cropping choice works very well to focus attention on the cat while still allowing for a sense of action and a bit of mystery.