katherine_dancer

What do you think of this composition?

Thanks, Annita.

Comments, as always, are appreciated.

Ok, the border I could remove -- unfortunately, the wind at Assateague kept the mane firmly over his face -- until he turned and trotted off.

Comments are, as always, appreciated.

Helen: dark, mysterious and brooding. I love the mood you've captured here and the strong contrast of light and dark.

Any comments would be appreciated.

:) I imagine that it probably has been taken a few times -- it's Cherry Blossom season in D.C. at the moment. As per your suggestions, I got rid of the branches above and increased contrast a bit.

Any comments on this photo would be appreciated.

Was wondering what people think of this, and how it could be improved

(if at all). I shot it sans flash.

lovely colors!

The colors are fantastic -- I'm jealous that I wasn't there to (try to) capture it! lovely!

 

Nice sharp focus, contrasted with the softness of the running water.

Nice DOF -- what relation does the text on the page have to do with the lens cap and roll of film, might I ask?

I do appreciate the ratings that you, my peers, are giving -- but I am curious as to how you might have improved the shot, and what you think works and does not work.

To be honest, I was snapping pictures of the foliage when I caught sight of myself in the side mirror; like a magpie, I am attracted by bright things. :)

 

I know it's been done before; I'm sure it's been done better. :D It is the first time I managed with my AF camera to get the DOF effect in the background to look good.

 

:) Can't do much about the glare, it was late in the afternoon -- as for the dirt on the mirror, well, as I said, I wasn't planning to take this one... next time I'll have my fiance wash the car (j/k)!

 

Regards,

Kat

Any constructive comments appreciated.

It's a bit too soft, and I'm going to try again.

John, I'd leave it as is -- after all, even in a concert hall, there's always one yahoo answering a cell phone or heading to the little bird's room. ;) Seriously, I love it as is and I hope to be as lucky in capturing a moment like this. Well done!

 

As for the "anthropomorphizing" issue -- I really don't see how it's relevant to the photograph. Surely it's obvious to everyone here that the pelicans are NOT singing -- I'd probably guess as earlier mentioned a threat display or possibly grabbing for a tidbit of fish flung their way. I certainly don't think this picture spells doom for all animal life on Earth simply because we can smile at it.

:) No clowns were harmed in the snapping of this photo.

Very abstract -- from the closeness and angle, it looks alien.

The rock in the foreground is out of focus and distracting, IMHO. I would try a tighter cropto reduce that large, white fuzzy area, because the frog itself, the pond, and the rock it is sitting on are nicely shot.

I like it quite a lot. If it is convenient, you might consider shooting it again in softer light (early morning or twilight), and a slightly soft focus -- :) this reminds me very much of Claude Monet.

Wonderful texture and detail -- and his gaze seems to go to infinity.

This is a pleasant shot. I wish the colors might have been a little more dramatic, and they might possibly have been so a minute or so before this was taken. My admiration of pinks, blues, golds and purples is, however, purely a matter of personal preference.

The focus is a bit too soft for my tastes. I would have liked to see more detail -- the curve of the spine, the fold of a hip. If not for the title, I would not know what exactly I was looking at.

 

A similar shot which I can't help comparing to yours is this:

 

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=592506

 

In this shot, the slightly sharper focus, the details in the model's skin, and the coin(?) which became moon or sun adds a bit of interest to the shot.