chad ward

Ted, I like this one a lot. The strong diagonals offset by the horizontal pipe, the great range of tones, the contrasting textures of the bricks. Very nice.

I like this very much. The colors are wonderful and the composition is excellent. I especially like the strong diagonal formed by the edge of the vegetable piles and mirrored in the man's pointing hand. Very, very nice.

 

There does seem to be a slight depth-of-field problem, however. The green beans are nice and sharp but the DOF drops away once you get to the potatoes and carrots. It looks like the camera was not quite parallel the the subject and the aperture wasn't quite small enough to make up for it.

 

Take care,

Chad

You're not wrong. I did use off-camera fill flash, but I didn't lower the compensation quite enough. I kind of like the effect, but it does look a bit unnatural.

Vlad, I really like this composition. The wide angle distortion makes the carriage completely dominate the tired mother/nanny.

 

There is an odd curvature to her, however. I don't know if its lens distortion or if the film curled slightly in the scanner. If it is intentional, it is an interesting, yet somewhat disturbing, effect.

Still not sure about this one. I love the orange berries against the

slate blue twilight background, but I think the sharpness leaves a

little to be desired.

Very good subject. I'd really like to see it in morning or evening light, though. The whole scene seems overbright and the branch doesn't stand out as much as it should.

Great colors in the sky. The silhouette is nice, too, but you've got way too much dark foreground, in my opinion. I'd crop it tighter on the bottom.

Trying my hand at macro/closeup photography. These are berries on the

tree in my front yard. Sorry, don't know what kind of tree it is. Shot

at f/8 @ 1/125 to limit DOF to the single berry (and counter the

wind). Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Mike Spinak or any of you other nature guys -- this is my first

attempt at making a backround go black. Not bad on that account, but

I'm not happy with the general sharpness (windy day in Kansas, as most

of them are) and general composition. I'd really appreciate any advice

y'all might have to give.

 

Thanks,

Chad

Exposure? Composition? Lighting? What do y'all think? I'll take any

help I can get.

 

Thanks,

Chad

Hmmm, seems darker than the original. Any comments on composition,

exposure, et al, greatly appreciated.

 

Chad

Nice shot, Greg. I really like the lighting and the expression on the artist's face. Perhaps its just the "been there" feeling (I used to run a small recording studio), but this really captures what it's like. Yes, I would have liked a little more sharpness on his fingers. BFD. And perhaps showing the guitar mic would have placed us in the scene a little better, though the headhpones (MD76s?) are a pretty good indicator. If you wanted to say "studio," a little more background with mic stands, baffles, foam, etc. would help establish the shot. But those are just nitpicks. You've caught a great expression on a performer. I like it. Chad

This is my son, Jack, taken this weekend. The original lacks some

contrast and didn't have the "luminous" quality I see in the best

B&Ws, so I used shift the levels in PSE a little to make the picture

go full scale. I may have overdone it a bit. As a sidenote, when I

reduced the size for posting I lost some detail in the darker areas.