jeremy freeland

I agree that it could be sharper. I also agree that while the theme fit is great, and the textures and interweaving between the whitish and darker portions of the image are compelling, there's no real sense of overall composition, or discernement of a pattern amongst the features. Best, Jeremy

I like the background clowns and the background quite a bit, though not too sure if the guy on the far right by the tree is holding a camera, which I think could damage the atmosphere. Where I have a problem, and I'm sure this is entirely from a personal perspective, is with the detail and expression on the face of the foreground clown. He looks enraptured by what he's doing, which fits the theme nicely, but he just looks plain freaky to me, so as a viewer, I don't want to identify with him. I've been wondering what the scene would have been like if the foreground clown was also shot a little OOF, maybe with more of his body in the image? I think it could be easier to get the atmosphere, and the play on 3's would be stronger but ... not my shot. Best, Jeremy

I like this one as well, Julius. Tones are good, light's interesting. Composition's great - the motion blur on the guy in the foreground works well to fill the foreground and set the scene, I like teh low angle, and I like the arrangement, groupings and activities of the people further back. Best, Jeremy

Tones are excellent. Like the frames within frames concept and the composition/framing choices around the 2 doorways and background windows. I also agree with Stephen's comments. Best, Jeremy

I agree with the notion of a crop on the left and the bottom to lose some of the OOF aspects of the image, but I'd like to keep roughly the same aspect ratio. I like the additional atmosphere created by the dark hole to the left - works both on a photographic level by adding contrast to the elements with more light and colour, and also by suggesting where the spider is. Good theme fit.

I agree with Seven and like the sense of motion from the blur. I also like how the slant uses the corners of the frame to help emphasise movement - plays into the 'V' title (as do the chevrons on the shirts?). Theme fit works for me - I think the facial expressions and body tension give a good impression of the focus needed to keep in time, stay efficient, and keep going.

I like the idea, because so often what we do for the love of it seems very everyday on the surface, but goes much deeper. I also like that the eye is very quickly drawn to the two centre shots of the child where their face is very prominent, then to lower shot, and then to the shot of the adult with the children. But I agree that all of this action seems to be happening in the lower part of the frame, and the upper part, in contrast, holds less interest. I also find the tones a little murky - maybe a little more light in there or other work on these would be helpful? (Incidentally, the right hand pic of the kid in the hat with his hand coming up to his face looks like a good one.)

 

Best, Jeremy

Very slick, Pnina. I agree with Colin about Turner. I like the room you've given to the spray and light on the right hand side of the frame. The left side, with its stronger movement and colours, looks like it could have been interesting in its own right, but the right side not only adds to the movement, but tells more of the story. Best, Jeremy

Excellent, Jeff. I love the thick oiliness of the water, the textures on its surface, and the way the surface either soaks up or reflects the light, and the interplay between the surface 'scum' and the relfected light. It gives a sense of torpor. There's a nice tension between this torpor, and the more vibrant green leaves and foreground tree trunk, both highlighted by the stronger light in the image.

I like this one quite a bit Jeff. David R's comments will be much more useful than mine, but I think you get a great atmosphere here. Reminds me of those nights when you walk away from the house, and after a while your eyes adjust to the light, and you can just soak up the stillness and look at the stars. There're a nice series of 'distances' here - the photographer / viewer's in the dark foreground, separated from the warm lights of the house by the fence, with the sky and stars as background - plenty of symbol/imagery to play with. For my part, I find it kind of a comforting and lonely shot at the same time. I also like the hints of texture on the fence and gate, and the colours of the house walls and houselights against the blue of the sky.

I agree with Mandar that the colours seem off - almost over-saturated on the plant stems. I get a better sense of the composition from the thumbnail, but the larger image doesn't seem to have sufficient dominant or continuous lines to fulfill the thumbnail's promise. I think the risk with tree and vegetation shots is always finding a way to simplify the clutter and pull some strong elements out of it. I like the idea here, but the DOF, focus, colour and light use doesn't seem to be effective enough to isolate and emphasise those critical elements. But, that aside, I definitely get 'delicate' from the shot. Best, Jeremy

Nice one - I like the feel on it. Those things will ... well, you know that already.

Not too sure what the noise is. I just like the light and colours in the blur here.

Like this one too. There are some beauties here.

Nice shots in your portfolio Peter. Like this one a lot. Best, Jeremy

underexpose lowlight shots with no highlights :-(

Could be my monitor - it's a high-end widescreen laptop screen, so not the ideal means of looking, but not altogether bad. I've attached a version which looks less bright on my monitor. If it looks appallingly dark on yours, then we'll know it's my machine, and you can disregard all future highlight comments that I make (I probably shan't make any). Hope this helps. Best, Jeremy

I like the composition and arrangement here - the rocks tell an interesting story. I do think the highlights maybe too strong - not necessarily blown, but too bright to make the image enjoyable for me to look at. Best, Jeremy

It's a beaut, Aaron. I wouldn't have seen the 'stitching' if it hadn't been pointed out. What I then notice, and like, are a series of vertical striations through the sky - looks like they're beams of light filtering through the clouds. In some ways, they pick up on the dark and light sections the field, formed by the cut hay. Best, Jeremy

Like this one Vasilis. The square patches of light, epescially on the right, work well. The blurred figures in the middle complete the shot nicely. Best, Jeremy

Hello Charo. I like this one for the deep blacks, the tones on the foreground woman, and the V created by the woman leaning to the left, and the fencing coming on from the right. I agree with Bruno that the fence focus and maybe also the highlights could be better - but it's a super shot in any event. Best, Jeremy

Really nice, Pabo. Simple, clean, lots of interesting elements. Best, Jeremy

I think this one is clearer than the initial post last night - the one with the prominent George DuBoeuf cork. (No doubt you removed that because of some questionable blending on M. DuBoeuf's part that got him into trouble with the French wine authorities.)

 

I agree that the foreground cork may be over-dominant. However, I think you need something to introduce the cork array and set the tone, and this does an OK job. Seems to me the dominant movement in the image is vertical - this is initiated by the blurred centre foreground cork, then followed through with the upright corks on the right edge and just behind the screw of the corkscrew; it's emphasised by the cork on the screw, which leads out of the top of the frame. I think the movement helps establish the composition, and I like that the corks which are laying on their sides are all at angles to the upright corks - the alignment of the corkscrew also establishes angles off the vertical. In other

words, the composition holds my interest.

 

The shot says to me that the photographer enjoys wine, but despite the number of corks, I get more of a sense of their enjoying wine associations as opposed to the effects of consuming this much wine. I think that if this much wine had been consumed, then more blur and perhaps a bottle or two would be required (and maybe an opened aspirin package). I guess what I'm trying to say is that the image lacks some emotional punch.

 

I guess I'd also like to see the lighting a little softer or warmer, though maybe that's simply me thinking in stereotypes of dimly-lit / candle-lit bars. This lighting says 'flash' and that doen's t really help create atmosphere - again, the shot seems more clinical than emotional.

green - sausage envy.

that's why I only serve chippolatas.

 

Nice shot David - your friend should be happy with it. I like many of your non-studio shots a great deal.

Beautiful tones and light, Tim. Strange seeing the broom on the carpet, and not the wood floor beyond.