John Crowe

Very nice image. Polarizers are often over rated. A good lens does not need a polarizer to help a clear rich sky, which I think this was anyway. The polarizer has darkened the shadows and removed all detail, and it has suppressed the bright natural colours of the surface. I agree that the frame could be shortened from the right. The right edge is too harmonized in comparison to the activity of shadow and light throughout the rest of the image. Overall, a very good idea.

This is a nice photograph. Since there is very little on the left side of the image to look at, my eye is getting lost over there. Someone has mentioned the burned out area toward the top edge of the frame. My suggestion is to make this image a perfect square starting from the righthand side. This would remove the burned out area, it would remove the distracting white building on the far shore and it would still leave hi-lighted cloud formations in the top left corner. I think ones eye would travel around this image better in the square format. While you are in photoshop is it possible to bring up the the high lights in the wooden structures just slightly? You have created an interesting mysterious mood and as you know the clouds have allowed you to balance this photo extremely well.

I enjoy this photograph. The juxtapostion of the hole versus the group of people is open to some rather fun interpretations! Obviously a fascinating geological structure in its own right but you have added a sense of tension to the scene. I picture the "rock" falling from its perch atop the "black tree" and heading straight for the onlookers. I could also see this captioned with "Scotty, beam us up!"

Very Nice! Obviously not the easiest way to photograph. I would like to have seen that complete rock formation in the bottom right corner instead of cutting it off slightly. Beautiful!

You could shoot boat advertisements well! The low angle you are shooting from is effective in showing off the power of the boat but it does leave the heads of the pilot and co-pilot awkwardly placed right on the "roof" of the boat. Unfortunately they are probably sitting. Your strong interest in this subject shows through!

This is quite neat! It looks to have been staged, but I am assuming it was not. If I were to have staged this scene I would have placed the island in the backgound in the centre of the frame. Since the 3 boats are almost in perfect symmetry, and that is something that you have based the image on, I would then have placed the island in the centre. Having had no control over the elements in the image you have done a remarkable job!

I am repeating myself again with respect to your images. You see graphic elements in a busy world extremely well! I think the righthand side of the frame could be shortened to a point halfway along the middle red seat of the red boat. I think that this is because there is too much empty water in the top right corner of the frame, and because the black seat is too distracting. The shortened image would also reinforce the idea that the yellow seat in the red boat, as a visual element, is holding the yellow boat from "tipping" over in the image frame. With the bow of the yellow boat sitting directly on the image frame and the boat angled to the right it needs that yellow seat to act as a supporting member. Usually it is not wise to have visual elements sitting directly on the frame of the image but in this case you have made a perfect case for it!

Well balanced abstract! Very eye appealing!

Wow

I love these shots! I think you used the 16-20mm range. If you could have gotten down just a bit and pointed the camera just up a tad the fence and the tower would have been perfectly vertical. Hhhmmm, I wonder if the fence would have "touched" the dome then? All the same a rewarding image!

Two tiny distractions, quite possibly unavoidable. The black post on the right side of the road and what looks to be a vehicle in the dead centre of the image.

Very nice! There are two elements that are bothering me. The tall blade of grass on the left and the bit of "junk" behind the fence on the right edge. Cropping it out takes too much space away though. I am not politically correct. I would have cut that blade of grass! Sorry!

Wonderful. In a perfect world the window in the top right would not be there, and the lamp shade would be positioned above the larger window instead of obstructing it, and the centre planter would have appropriately sized greenery in it. I am not into "sepia" tones but this definitely works! Neat!

I don't consider portraiture or the human form to be my strongpoint, or my interest. I had to stop for this! Maybe a slightly more narrower angle of view (more telephoto) would balance the forehead and chin more - but maybe that would wreck it. Wow!

I have patience (for photography), but this demonstrates remarkable patience!!! How was the light created?

I understand "strange portrait". I love the texture, I love the full light. The black mass is terribly distracting as is the rich, clear blue sky.

 

This is going to sound really stupid, but make this a study in texture. Crop off the bottom to hide the black and crop off the top and hide the blue. You are left with a horizontal image with the curved smooth rock surface on the left and a linear, jagged surface on the right divided by the soft, willowy, waterfall. If I am crazy please tell me! Thank-you, John.

Would love to see this on 4x5 (5x4).

 

Lighting is phenomenal! The one bright streak on the right is a little strong - but geeez!