yankfan

I'm really torn on this one. This looks like a great place to investigate all the photo opportunities. The telephone wires detract from the shot though. I'm not sure if the angle from which you took this works, either. The main problem for me are the trees on the right side which intrude into the shot. There's a vertical scratch that needs to be cloned out a little better.

Not rated, as I prefer to leave comments. I hope this didn't come off sounding as a harsh critique.

almost looks like a painting. Nice capture. Seems a wee bit underexposed though. I'd love to see more light--perhaps a levels adjustment to bring out the colors more?

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some warp in that frame.

I'd like to see more of the structure, and I believe it needs a little straightening (maybe a slight skewing?) to boot. There's a small branch at the bottom that you can do without, as well.

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capture. I like the feeling here.

with Kim. A little more space on the right gives the buzzard someplace to go. In addition, there's a little bit of blown highlights in the white feathers of the left wing. All in all though, an excellent capture. I don't give ratings, because I feel a critique tells you more.

You keep showing me that photography is more than just pointing at something and tripping the shutter. It's all about comprehension of the scene and creating visual art. You're the best.

Love the angle on this one. It's another concept to try out, although I doubt if I'll have the same success.

I like the sense of height in this one. I really get the feeling that these skyscrapers tower over me. I agree with the assessment that it could use some sharpening.

Love this one. I got about halfway thru your portfolio and discovered it. The lines leading to the mill are great, and the eye just naturally follows the stream under the bridge. The colors are good and strong. This is a great composition, and if you haven't already, you ought to have this on your wall.

You don't need any help. This, along with the rest of your portfolio speaks well of your ability. The silhouette of this Corsair combined with the orange/red of the sky just sings out, "FRAME ME!" Beautiful shot.

I don't know about a critique, but this is a nice humorous photo. Now if it only had 'ears'.

Nicely presented. She's a lovely girl, and you brought out her beauty nicely.

This old ghost looks like it's done some rambling itself. I like the angle here.

a nice capture. I like the diagonal lines here.

Nice vibrant colors on this one. Good DOF too. Maybe crop a little off the bottom? But that's just me. Nice capture.

This has a nice moody feel to it---like she's watching her lover sail off into the distance.

Either he'd just broken the surface, or you had waaay more coffee than you needed. ;) It looks as if the focal point was his left elbow, as it's in sharper focus than the rest of the shot.

I'd say for the first hummingbird shot, you did pretty good. I'd have loved to see more of the feeder, but the point of focus is the bird. Great exposure and DOF. BTW, I enjoy your nature shots. Good portfolio, and some nice things to learn from.

A lovely sunrise, but I have two nitpicks...you've got what appears to be a dust speck near the top center of the shot, and the buildings on the left side appear to be canted to the right. I think the exposure is pretty good though, and catching the sun between the buildings where it rose is a nice touch.

The effect created reminds me of the 1952 Topps baseball cards. Nice work. I'll have to remember how you did that.

Maybe it's me, but this seems to be slanted towards the right side of the frame, and maybe a boost in midtones or saturation would make it a little more dramatic. Hope this helps.

I think the position of the donuts over the garbage dumpster makes it pretty whimsical, or even the direct line from the church tower thru the donuts to the dumpster sort of has a "God says lay off the fatty foods" angle. I like this.

I'm not really sure what to make of this. While it's fine on the level of a photograph of an elderly person, the character in her face would have been a great subject for a closeup. Hope I'm making sense.

I've been asking myself the same question. Here in Michigan it was 70 on Tuesday, 40 on Wednesday, 20's with snow flurries today.

It might work as a snapshot, but you need to get rid of that overhang, and bring up some midtones just a hair to give the beach and the people a little more definition. I'd also crop away most of the left side of the frame. Better yet, I'd go back and try to get this again without all the distracting elements. It has the ingredients for a truely inspiring photograph.

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