steve ward

I don't usually venture out into the sand with the D200, but this ine

makes me glad I did. I'm also pleased with the built in flash. Please

make suggestions and or comments.

stunning, and way under-rated.

extremely HOT

Adorable image. It's all but impossible to replicate, but if it were, I'd try for more light on the faces(only a little) and perhaps to see the eyes of both the people

very delicate, really extraordinary

 

Got me to look, this is certainly a winner

In some circles cigarettes have taken on a connotation of self destruction. They have been removed from advertising in many countries(watch Formula 1 racing?). Tobacco companies now advertize in the cinema. I find them to be a detraction from an otherwise wonderful photo.

VERY ORIGINAL AND ADDICTIVE

that I only wish I could do.Outstanding in every way that I can see.

This is striking, since some of the John Peri magic seems to be back. When I first started viewing this site, I thought that the rapport between yourself and the models was so apparent as to be magical. That seemed to fade for a while, so it is nice to see it again.

excellent suggestion.

 

this came at much too short notice for me to worry about filters, and it would be difficult to re-shoot.

 

any thoughts on touching it up? I have done nothing thus far.

POULARITY(OR LACK THEROF) ASIDE, THIS ONE WOULD BE TOUGH TO DO AGAIN.

gee i just had an im conversation with a youngster at work(in a different office/city than mine). she described herself as "bored." after a few suggestions i realized that she was bored only with herself. lonliness can, and does, happen all over the place(even in Paris I suspect). Having been born in NY, I can think of no place on earth better to to escape lonliness and boredom. NY is as cold as you make it out to be, but it is also warmer and more sophisticated than most other places. And the people are generally better behaved than in most other cities as well.

No matter where you go, there you are. If uyou're optimistic and make the most of it, NY has the most to offer. Yes we still have the lady in the harbor.

 

as to the picture: eh.

a shame that commentaery has slipped so far from the subject at hand. This is an intersting photo. I experiment a lot, and post only a few. You have had so many fine photos that I think tis one suffers from its horizontal perspective. The darkened rooms cause the model to be small in the frame. The usual "rapport" that comes through in so many of your photos is more difficult to see in this one. Would you conside a crop to a vertical inage, and let the model fill the frame?

Terrific expression and more techically superb than I can even notice or comment on. I enjoyed the rest of your portfolio as well. I do a fair amount of shooting in and around ocean gate, and in the meadows of bayville. Haven't been to Tuckerton for a couple/few years, but it looks a lot alike

They are few and far between in this collection. Hopefully that has changed.

The phot, by the way, is fabulous.

You left no details about how you made this image.

how dark was it that her pupils are so wide open?

Where is the light coming from?

How was the camera/flash set?

 

 

and certainly amognst the best on the site tonight. vey pleasing to view

it is not easy. this one would be impossible in NJ, I've never seen one of these birds here. nicely done.

Thank you for taking the time to view and comment upon my photo. I took a look and see that you too have a wide variety of postings, all good ones.

I hope that I can conntinue to improve my craft.

please take some time to comment.

WOW, thanks to all, this is the best feedback I have received to date. Lots of things to try. I'll be a while digesting it. Then I'll be back with my next effort.

my interest lies in learnig from your comments much more than than

in generating anonymous ratings, please

Thank you John. Well it helps that I went for the $$$ and bought a digital camera. Now i take ten(maybe twenty)pictures for every one I took last year. For me, this is the one where I got lucky.

Thanks very much for the feedback. Few seem to realize how difficult these are to get.