jeremy freeland

Interesting forms with the steps, gridwork and railings. But the people look incidental to the shot. I think the shot might be stronger if you could make them part of the shot so that they contribute to the atmosphere or theme - here, maybe, given your decision to tilt and empasise the angles, theme/atmosphere might be a sense of disorientation or lurching movement, maybe. But, it's an eye-catching shot in any event.

Very solid composition with some beautifully restrained tones and colours. I think the theme's excellently captured - the dead form becoming part of the land, cycle and regeneration.

Seems like a combination of what you've taken from the Nisqually landscapes and the Southwest landscapes, with the almost dry, rubble filled foreground playing such a key role. It's also one of the best and most apt titles for an image I've seen in a while. Tension is exactly what is there with the dry foregound, the wound of the drainage channel, the wet mud of the tide flat, the water in the estuary and then, in the background, a more substantial, less hostile looking land with trees. I like also how on the upper rhs the channels between the landforms and the opening clouds and blue sky suggest liberation from the oppressiveness of the rest of the image.

 

This is some very consistently moody/atmospheric work David - very fine work, I should add.

Nice series. The shadows and ski angles work well, as well as the simple colours and snow-to-sky tone transitions.

 

I have been perfecting my technique for removing skins without removing my skis. The full-body immersion in the snow that often follows is unrelated, and is actually a deliberately intimate evaluation of the snow conditions.

Thanks, Pnina. 'The Company' is a movie directed by Robert Altman. You can learn more about it at this link. It's out on DVD in the US, so you may be able to get it in Israel.

this series is giving me fear of business travel ... hate that separation from home - emphasised here by the absence of natural light, the harsh lines and the lurking train. nicely disconcerting peter.

Yeah - it's a complex shot. The viewer and the people seem safe from each other, except I figure there's a reflection in there somewhere so the barriers are less than we initially think. And I like how the 2 figures are relaxed but watchful - the exhibition theme is definitely there. Also like the hard lines and fake light - nicely alienating.

Reminds me of the bar scene in Sonderbergh's Out of Sight, and the bar scene in Lost in Translation for that matter. This is a strong rendering of the impersonality of the downtown corporate bars and the big lit cities. I love the two figures on the right - the anonymous one so apparently impassioned, and the one on the far right so deep in the stereotype.

What Maxime said. Cool atmosphere and lots of mystery/suspense.

I wouldn't crop this any further. I think it's important to have the foreground floor to emphasise that the woman's lying down - that her position is unusual, and that the work here takes place on the floor itself - like how you bring this out with the cropped feet as well. I think BW is a good choice here.

Hi Pnina - I like all 3 of these and am looking forward to seeing how you continue with the project. They're lucky to have someone with your perspective shoot their work.

 

I like this one because it's so un-cliched about dance - the Nike shoe is so prosaic, and the crop is so deliberate - we see only part of the moving figure. I also like the oof kneeling dancer in the background. There's a really nice tension here, but most importantly, it sets the tone for the series of looking behind the scenes of what the audience sees to the work and effort of the dancers.

 

This series might make me watch Altman's 'The Company' - have you seen that?

 

Best, Jeremy

I think that sometimes we forget just how critical light can be to a photograph, and how it can make a subject in its own right. This shot is a very powerful reminder.

Classic - the clouds create atmosphere and some mystery - the whole thing says 'summit.'

really interesting, Peter. quite a disconcerting graphic arrangement.

nicely done.

Nice light and textures. I think you could have got more out of this scene if you had the horizon higher or lower in the frame ... just not quite so centred.

Congrats on making the Patagucci catalogue - nice shot.

No question that it works - excellent image. I like how the 3 tree trunks have been 'cropped' by the slope of the hill - works nicely to accentuate the otherwise very very subtle edge of the hill's curve.

Congratulations, Salvatore.

I like this one and Construction v2, both for the quality of light (no surprise there:-) and the way you show the people in the their environment. I think this shot nicely captures the heat and the ruggedness of the surroundings, but also, with the well-lit greenery, how life is possible ... because there must be water. But I also like how the tree without leaves indicates that life isn't straightforward.

 

It's interesting that the tones towards the bottom of the trunk of the leafless tree match those of the man's clothing. I like the message that both of them can live there, but it's a struggle.

 

Best, Jeremy

Meant to comment on this when you first posted it. This hits the synesthesia nail on the head. The deep shadow and bright light is exactly what you get in trees in these conditions, and this shot does a great job not only of capturing that, but showing off the light as well. The highlit edges on the woman and her right pole are just excellent. The atmosphere from the shot is crisp, cool and clean - gets the tension between the exertion of slogging uphill and the cooler environment.

 

Oh, and I like the framing from the trees. The backlit, snow covered branch in the upper center is the icing on the cake. So, sorry Salvatore - no suggestions for improvement here.

 

Best, Jeremy

JW Turner meets the road to Baghdad. And is that Rembrandt in the background? I'm with Laurie - holy sh*t!

really nice composition. sharper with a little more highlight detail would be nice.

Hi Salvatore. There's a faint chance I'll be in the French / Swiss Alps this autumn or next spring. I'd certainly like to be there. Hey, when you were shooting your FM2, what tricks did you use to ensure correct exposure for snow?

 

My girlfriend is on snowshoes as well, but on a snowboard for the downhill. Man, you've got to get on skis - your friend has the right set-up for backcountry travel and ski-mountaineering.

 

The low angle's looking good - I'll look forward to seeing more.

 

Best, Jeremy

Like this one. Colours and composition work well. Light's great. I think the low angle's a good move - nice to have that huge expanse of sky as background, but with plenty of foreground interest by way of your friend. I also like how the camera position still captures the far ridge and the valley below, but in a more suggestive than direct way.

 

As for telemark vs. randonee ... one is more work uphill, more work downhill, more given to injury, and more hazardous in avalanche terrain. The other's all fun ;-)

Nice - like the radial foreground. Like how the line of the quay is not quite horizontal.