darin_cozine

This is Nimbus dam near Sacramento, CA

Please let me know how you like this image and if there is any way I

could improve it.

Thank you!

I like this version much better. May i suggest cropping out the sides to make a square image, and increase the contrast.

 While this must have been a fantastic sight, it is very hard to convey that in this static scene. Perhaps a tighter close-up would be better, as the surrounding vegetation does not add add value.

I think a wider shot would have been better in this case.

The faces are not the subject, their costumes are.

Did you just hold your camera phone up and snap?

Please try to actively frame your subject and learn how to use your camera.

Not really bob ross happy clouds.. kinda warm and puffy like hot apple

cider with whip cream.

I like where you are going with this, but I don't think it worked very well.

The gray architecture on the left and the photo in the background are distracting. This is made more so since the couple are small in this image. it would have been nice if the verticals were kept parallel.

This was a panoramic crop from a 4x5 sheet of film.

I think it works better this way. What do you think?

even though it is probably the correct exposure, it looks a tough washed out to me.

Try using curves to add some contrast, expecially to make the pool in the forground darker. Add a touch of warmth in the color balance.

Wow I had no idea that some spiders would carry their young on their

backs until I saw this in our garden.

Yes every once in a while the drummer gets to take center stage. I

found this was a great opportunity to get a good close shot.

-For anyone who is interested, Warp 11 is a Star Trek band. They are

friends of mine and are going to be in the upcoming movie 'Trekkies 2'

And yes, he is wearing half-white/half-black makeup. I allways found

it interesting how the old trek tried to tackle social issues.

This is one of my favorites of that day. In retrospect I would have

like to see a little more of the train.

This was taken ate in the afternoon when the sun had just started to

set. It was really a blissful experience. The mist hast started to

roll in and it was soaking up the color like a sponge.

Heh, I bought a Brown horizontal camera a while back, probably just a tad larger than this. I rented a 17-foot Uhaul and drove for an hour to pick it up. When I got there, it had not been dissasembled yet. It took 6 guys 2 hours to dissasemble and move to the loading dock. Then we remeasured the camera, which was 1 1/2 feet too long for the truck. I said 'forget it' and left. Cost me $180 for the Uhaul rental.

PS. I was the high bidder on the camera at $1.