jeff_urban

hello,

 

this image is entirely unmanipulated...clearly, these are not

conjoined caimans. i simply photographed one single, lurking caiman

below the critical angle. so what you see here is the lower body of

the caiman and the reflected image (seemingly pointing upwards) on the

lower side of the water/air interface. it looked so cool that i

thought i would share it here...

exceptional capture. excelente! and thanks for providing the photo details (1/640, f stop, etc.). it's nice to see a *real* image instead of all of the photoshopped nonsense that is so abundant.

honestly, one of the only photos i've ever seen on photo.net where i thought "i'm glad he/she used photoshop". creative, imaginative, and outstanding!

is this a composite image? this seems physically unreasonable. it's absolutely lovely and captivating nevertheless...

simply outstanding. unique. it's amazing what a 1/800, patience, and a quick trigger finger can yield :-)

Hi, this is a photo I recorded while traveling at a garden in Suzhou

(located ~1 hour from Shanghai). While traveling there I was

captivated by the boundless enthusiasm with which a local girl was

feeding the fish (jin1 yu2, literally "gold fish"). This photo was my

favorite...she had just released the bread (shown in mid-flight) and

was eagerly awaiting the scramble below...

thanks for the education (and expressive "Vietnam" photos) Alec. you know, whenever i feel the need for a vacation (but cannot take one), i simply visit your portfolio :-)

this is a gorgeous, well-composed shot. it's criminal that it hasn't received higher ratings and more views. nice work.

thanks for your nice comment Graham

hi dennis,

 

thanks for your comments. yes, indeed it is not a street photo, per se, although (in my defense) the newer photo submission criteria on photo.net make it impossible to submit an image without first choosing a category. it certainly didn't fit architecture, nature, nudes, etc. so i chose the thematically closest category..."street".

 

and, you are correct on the second point...the paper is indeed coming down, as it were.

i'm sure we've all had the sensation that our paperwork is piling up

and conspiring to suffocate us...

hi mike,

 

thanks for your comments! i thought your series of "qantas" photos were clever and quite creative. i also appreciated the excellent sydney photos (i travelled there recently for the first time and i now find myself a bit "homesick" for sydney)

merci, Joelle, for stopping by. I really like your "schroom" photo...it made me smile :-)

this is (a very selective view) of one of the many fascinating pieces

at the Storm King Art Center/Park in upstate NY. this particular

piece is by Tal Streeter and called "endless column"

...well, if there is a Mother Earth/Gaia, why can't there be a Father

Earth too? Conversely, shouldn't there be a Mother Time? :-)

nice photo. is this the weeks footbridge? personally, i would have preferred a tighter crop (the appearance of the first step in the lower left hand corner rather detracts from the image)

hi,

 

this is a (rather precariously obtained!) aerial photo of the spillout

from a reservoir in upstate new york. we've had unrelenting rainfall

all weekend, which has made for some rather exceptional water levels

and dynamic scenes. any and all comments are appreciated!

hey dude,

 

well, i'm not really talented enough to do any advanced digital manipulation at this point, so i have to admit that this pic is just a pair of very buoyant sandals. the framing of the shot was intentional, however, as i wanted to convey the notion of an invisible "other" standing around on the ocean...glad you liked it...thanks!

hi, these amazing ice patterns formed on the windows of my (poorly

insulated!) apartment in new york. this particular one seemed to

resemble a small feather to me...

hi...it was super cold in new york in january, and i noticed that my

windows were garnished with the most lovely and baroque patterns of

ice. here i am looking out at the world through my winter window.

thanks for the comment! i completely agree with you that a dark, deep blue sky would have really improved the pic...i'm going to try to capture that this weekend :)

hi,

 

this is a picture of one side of the new Strata Center at MIT.

Frank Gehry designed a really amazing set of buildings here...the

theme was that there could be "organized chaos"...as he claimed his

desk was messy, yet navigable. i think these buildings are really

unique and captivating. please let me know what you think

hi kent, i'm just a beginner but i'll toss in my 2 cents

 

this is a very interesting spot! i feel as though the left edge of the picture kind of detracts from the visually interesting remainder of the walkway...i'd crop it if possible. i'd also prefer fewer/no people. also, just a thought, but i bet there are some neat shadows here later in the day...an early evening shot further down the walkway might be very cool

hi, this image was taken during a trip to a cloud forest in the

heart of Costa Rica. we used ziplines to travel from treetop to

treetop, which was simply amazing. due to our extreme altitude, we

often zipped in and out of clouds, which lent an air of serene

surreality to the proceedings. i thought this image captured the

eerie sense of heading boldly into the unknown...

as many visitors have mentioned, for me the best attribute of this shot is the layering...it's like visual baklava :) actually, at first glance it reminded me kind of a Rothko painting (with a boat added). good work. cheers.