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My first trip to the Canyon, and it was just amazing. Tried to find

a nice place to sit to watch the sunset, and this wasn't bad. I'd

love to hear some feedback please, so far my shots from this trip

haven't been getting the best feedback, and I'd like to know why many

people don't seem to like them, thanks!

Had to pull over for this scene, sat and waited until I felt the

color and setup were great, and then snapped a couple shots before my

battery died. I'd love to hear any advice people had to share,

that's what I'm here for, thanks!

I was just there about 2 weeks ago myself, and I feel this photo captures it very well. Was this a morning or evening shot? Nice job!

I really don't understand why this picture is getting such low ratings? I think it is very good, a very nice macro shot, well done.

Beautiful sunset I was lucky to witness while visiting the Grand

Canyon. Any advice for change would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Taken several years back, but have always liked it. The grain is

probably an artifact somewhat of having a cheap scanner. Thanks for

any advice or critiques!

Wow, you took what would normally end up as a crappy looking shot from a window and made it amazing. I think being able to see the rooftops with clarity is what makes the picture special, great job!

Well, my first thought was, "whoa, change the white-balance!" The background also doesn't really help that much either. A lot of potential though, interesting subject and really nice framing. Perhaps the blue hue is intentional, and in that case I just say, that for me, it doesn't really work. Keep shooting!

 

PS - Just looked at the rest of your portfolio, and you've got some really nice stuff!

I know I've mentioned before how much I like your skiing shots, but I had a question about how to get the cool blue color in the snow like that? I know all the shots in Powder and stuff have that, and I've had limited luck trying to get it in my own shots. Thanks!

I think it has a really cool CG kinda look to it, with the color stoplight, and the B&W looking clouds and moon in the background. Cheers ;)

Ah, I see. I always had the problem too when I was still using film, because I didn't have any access to a nice scanner, one of my favorite parts about digital so far. Thanks for the comment on my photo.

Three thoughts, first, this must have been an absolutely amazing scene. Second, I think if you exposed this just a tab less, the colors would be even more vibrant. Also, the whole photo is a bit blurry, which I'm is because you were in a boat, not the easiest place to get sharp focus. Certainly has loads of potential though!

One word, WOW!

A very charming and honest picture. Great job.

Beautiful shot, but looks like it could be rotated a bit clockwise to straighten out the horizon. Other than that, great!

Very cute moment, though technically speaking it looks a tad over-exposed. Shots with such bright light can be so hard to expose correctly. Well done.

I like the attempt to portray the huge amount of space the person's jumping into, but I think it just leaves the frame too empty.

Great view of Duluth harbor, and definitely one of the best fireworks shots I've seen this year. Well done!

Not a bad shot at all, though to me the lighting seems a bit flat. Also, a bit more narrow DOF would help, to isolate and emphasize the model. Check out a really nice example of this type of shot, http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3478649 Thanks for sharing your work.

Hmm, my first thought was, "how was this picture taken?" I'm still not sure, but oh well. A very fun picture, lots of emotion, can just feel the happiness of the child. Nicely done.

I like the focus on the eye, it works really well. Very pretty model as well.

That looks like one hell of a rainstorm. Hope you kept yourself dry, cameras tend to not be too happy with weather like that :) Great moment captured very well.

Extremely cute shot, I think it would be helped a bit by lighting at a different time of day, perhaps around dusk to get a bit of a yellow or orange tint, but still, great as is.

I've been looking at buying the 50mm f/1.4, how do you like it? My only concern is that it doesn't have Ring-type USM, but it does still have full-time manual focusing. Sorry, I digress. I disagree with the previous commenter, there's a plenty obvious point of focus, right about on the filter ring of the lens. Anyway, keep on shooting.

I've got some pictures of fall leaf colors that look like that, the background begins to look like a watercolor or stained glass in some. Sometimes it's the little things like that that make an image. Keep on shooting!