Robert W. Pillow

Makes me want to play some Hendrix.

For some reason, the inclusion of the bottom half as cropped increases the sense of motion.

What other choice could there be?

 

For some reason the eyes and mouth remind me of the The Elephant Man in and out of mask.

 

Composition and quality of light are excellent. I would consider burning down the corners.

 

It's interesting that the bricks within this frame create the illusion of a trapezoid.

that you  remove the trunk completely and burn the remaining surface-running roots to create more contrast between them and the leaves. It might also be worthwhile to try reducing brightness. If you can re-shoot, I would also suggest getting up higher to shoot down on the roots. I hope this helps.

Robert

... on your new toy! The background makes me think Christmas!

 

but I think I would crop a little below the top of the wall to clean up the background.

 

This is a great mixture of tones, texture, and color, and a wonderful example of the rule of thirds using the layers and the location of the two spots on the left.

Mr. Anderson,

I like how the opposing tones create a kind of symmetry. Have you considered increasing brightness and contrast to enhance this?

Robert

Siamak,

The framing of the orange and green plant by the non-orange bearing greenery and the moisture highlights works very well.

Have you thought about either adding or removing more orange petal on the lower left? Also, have you considered reducing the contrast by applying some post-processing polarization or some very selective burning to the brightest moisture highlights, especially where they overlay the plant?

Regardless, I think it's pretty.

Have a good weekend!

Robert

 

I like the way you used the lighter background to distinguish the waiting passengers. The curving train and walk lead your eye effectively to the background person. Light poles, lights, and background autos, and station house are well placed. Range of tone is excellent.

I think the forks are hard to read, but the picture draws your attention.

Did you make any images in this situation with the utensils on their sides?

It is pretty now, but it seems a little flat and the stem to the right is distracting.

 

Burning down the green below the blooms and to the right and center above the blooms would make the flowers pop more. Also, bringing down the stem in the lower right corner that leads the eye out of the picture would help. Maybe increasing the contrast between the blooms and background in general, but not so much that you would lose the detail in the petals.

 

Very pretty

The picture has a good use of perspective and good range of focus on dominant blossom. I would like to know the lens and format used to make the photo.

 

Color and light are good, too.

but needs some work. The open music sheets in the lower right draw your eye away from the musician in motion. The forehead and white light in the right background are also distracting. I would consider burning down all three of these elements. However, I think if it was possible to do so, I would have shot this from a tighter, lower angle from a position a little more to the left of the string player. This would move her head from out front of the microphone stand that is now sticking out of her head and put more head more into the dark background. If possible, I would also try to reduce the depth of field to put the other music stands out of focus as much possible.

Pleasant composition. Nice reflection on the water kind of reminds me of this. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?topic_id=1481&msg_id=00CBlY&photo_id=3362271&photo_sel_index=0

Excellent range

Could we get some details about how it was made -- large or medium format or digital?

 

Thanks

I like this picture because of the contrast of the vine against the multi-tone gray and color background. The textures captured are nice, also. I would have given higher ratings if not for the harsh shadows created by the leaves. A little fill would help that. Still a nice picture.

Although the hillside background of this photo is nice, the foreground has problems. The light on the cherry blossoms creates too much contrast. The background behind the cherry tree creates too much clutter. The two faults make the foreground hard to see.

I wish you had posted a larger version of your picture. The current version is hard to read, but is eye-catching.