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Wow - very nice Luigi - it doesn't get any more dramatic than this!! --Rich

I chose to play with this a bit in CS3 - layers and gaussian blur, some

minor color correction. Comments welcome. Enjoy, Rich

D3, 70-200 VR f/2.8, existing light, ISO 2000 - layer mask/fade in CS3.

Just a splash of color for interest. Comments welcome. --Rich

D3, 28-70 f/2.8, fill w/SB800 and Gary Fong Cloud Light Sphere. Edges

blurred in CS3 to remove distractions and focus on bride.

I was not the 'hired gun' for this wedding - I was an invited guest at the

wedding for the son of a friend, however I did take a number of photos

from areas that I knew would not interfere with the hired help. This is

hand-held, Nikon D300, ISO 200, 18-200 AFS VR, available light (the

sanctuary was well-lit through side windows), no post processing

except slight crop.

 

Thanks for looking,

 

--Rich

Travis - pretty good! I've used one like this for my PN home page for awhile now, and just updated it to include my D300:

http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=47418

 

--Rich

OK - since you asked....

 

Generally an OK shot, but not great. Without knowing your intentions, my immediate reaction is that the model's hair is too close in contrast to the background - perhaps a hair light to add some highlights. The ring light is just too spooky for me on this image - I think you would do the model more justice with some more traditional lighting techniques. Her pose also looks a tad uncomfortable. Keep it up though - lets see more.

 

--Rich

nicely done - would make a good monochrome --Rich

gorgeous photo - wonderful use of color - nicely composed. Excellent - 7/7

Nice shot of a real classic. I like the contrast between the background and the stark body. I initially thought that some additional depth might be an asset, but the more I look at it, the more I like it just the way it is. --Rich

I've been trying to find ways to alter some otherwise un-interesting

images that I've got into something more or at least different from

the originals. This is one from a dull color image of a hot machine

that just didn't make it....

 

as always, comments are welcome.

 

--Rich

Comments welcome - thanks for looking. --Rich

I really like this image (6/6) - the colors and saturation are absolutely fine with me - the contrast to the monotones in the street and sky work to make the image wonderfully abstract and unreal. Don't change this technique - I noticed a few others in your portfolio which are equally as interestingly done with this or a similar technique. Don't let others negatively influence your visions - your style is your style and thats what sets you apart from others. Lets see more like this. --Rich

Impossible to critique! THIS is photography - nice work Sergey. --Rich

This is a heavily manipulated variation of a very boring original

image. --Rich

Image of crystals under the electron microscope which I've

incorporated into a winter holiday greeting for all my friends.

Enjoy! --Rich

Wojtek - Your images never fail to amaze. I keep coming back to them time after time. It doesn't matter to me how they were post-processed, I've done a fair amount of equestrian photography and know first-hand how much patience it takes along with an intimate knowledge of the animals and their behavior to even get images good enough to start with, without any manipulation. You just continue to take it to a whole other realm. Excellent my friend - I applaud your work - please continue. --Rich

 

PS - do you happen to make calendars with these images? RJE

Don't know if you could have done this any differently and still effectively pulled this off. The lighthouse is just enough off center and just slightly tilted enough to give some tension to the image - range of exposure is just right, nothing is burned out or lost in shadow. The framing of the lighthouse by the aurora along with the combinations of color make this an outstanding image - this would definitely be one that I would be hanging on my wall. Of course, the 'artsy' community here on PN will not like it because it doesn't necessarily 'speak' to them, but sometimes silence is golden. --Rich

Thanks for the comments - this was taken from the ground totally unprepared - camera was set to incandescent WB and needed post correction in PSCS2 with filters - probably where all the post processing artifact originated. I tried to eliminate as much of the blue from the wrong setting, but the contrast and highlights along with the edge effects probably make this a less-than-ideal image ;-)

 

--Rich

I've been trying my hand at some avaiation photography lately. This

image is slightly cropped from the original, and a bit of saturation

applied to the blue of the sky. Any comments appreciated - good or

bad. Thanks for looking. --Rich

This is perhaps the finest image of this annual event that I've ever seen - you've captured the dynamics of the crossing and your timing on this shot was perfect - I wouldn't change a thing, composition or exposure - perfect. I rarely rate images anymore but yours gets one of my top rates 7/7. --Rich

Tom - this is a mesmerizing image which at first I thought was a manipulation or juxtaposition of a fractal image and water bubbles. Very nice - the color adds a further touch of mystery. Nice job. Thanks for your comments on my folder. --Rich

Thanks in advance for your comments --Rich

Hi Paula - very nice PS work and imaginative use of sensual motifs. Did you pre-plan this - that ie, did you intentionally pose the model to fit the rose - or did you have the images and just made them work? --Rich 6/6 BTW!

Great shot James - I think the crop is just about right, the frame could be a touch smaller though, maybe 1/2 this size so the owl becomes more the subject than the frame. I wish there were more of this type of photography making the TRP. 7/7 --Rich