AaronFalkenberg

Great lines, great contrast, and great use of space.

I like this shot.  Even though it's sandwiched, the star background is a nice touch, and the exposure of the moon  reveals all the detail. 

Cheers,

Aaron

Wild!  I don't think I've ever seen such a large mountain lit up so much and so exclusively.   

I agree with carlos.  Such a defiant and arrogant chair in the face of the inevitable, hehe.

Happy Holidays!

I  looked at this almost expecting to see a Koi in there somewhere.  Interesting colors, kind of like the alpine springs and lakes we have over here with all the minerals and sediments.

Happy Holidays!

The technique reminds me of another POW some time back by Carsten Ranke,Potsdamer Platz.

I'm not fond of the distortion, at all, in this image. To me, it is the architectural equivalent of those bloated and distorted animal faces with goofy expressions you see on greeting cards.

Most excellent composition! 

A truly magical spotlight, OMG!

Very creative!  Most of them could stand alone quite nicely, too.

Excellent shot! These dogs are born to run.

Great atmosphere!

Excellent image, such a range of tones. The sky is particularly brilliant and clean.

I thought I commented on this shot a while back. Oh well, it's still a great capture!

I'm curious, how wide a focal length is this?

The light spread of clouds in the sky adds a bit of drama and contributes to a greater sense of space. Minimal, maybe. Static, certainly not.

Magazines almost never choose the ones I would, lol! It was sort of the same thing with Leon, too. He is predominantly a landscape photographer, but Felix chose his still lifes. Not that they are any better or worse, it's just not what he was expecting.

 

The more places you submit the better, and just because you don't hear back doesn't mean your work doesn't measure up. Magazines all have their own themes and agendas, so what might not work for them now, might be what they are looking for in 8 months.

 

I never liked writing about my work, either. I felt that was the area of the critics (of which I used to be one) and that my work should be able to stand on its own availble for others to consider free of perspectives I might have supplied. "Who am I to tell someone what to think about my work?" It's so interesting and inspiring to hear from people what they see in a photograph. Sometimes it is very different from what motivated me to make the image, but certainly no less true. However, as I'm moving into the art world I realize that "the statement" is essential. Not so much for me to guide viewers' perceptions, but to give me a clearer understanding of the work I'm putting together. A prof I had once said, 'you may think you know it, but you don't know it until you can speak or write coherently about it.' The "it" he was refering to was Hegel's philosophy, and I still can't, but I realized that the same applies to me as an artist and the work I create.

 

I have seen many of Eric's prints. He likes matte prints which work well with his style. He started out with digital, and then moved to larger film formats (6x6cm, 4x5"), and it shows in the prints. The early ones show signs of slight interpolation and there is a bit of lens distortion at the edges, but generally speaking they are very good. His most recent ones are remarkably detailed - and so they should be given the subject.

 

Cheers,

Aaron

Great to be there with such light and atmosphere.

What I don't get from this shot is a sense of scale. For some things that's ok and can even work to the photographer's advantage. But, before I had actually seen this in person, only photos much like this, I imagined it much smaller than it actually is. In reality, a person only comes to about the top of the second smaller stone on the far foot. Having said that, I think technically the photograph is fine. You got good strong sidelight, and handled the highlights and shadows well.

Cool silouhette. The selective focus here works very well to add depth and even implied motion to what could have been a really static shot.

Nicely composed.

Hey Ian, I see you got a shot in PhotoEd. Looks good! Leon Strembitsky, also in that issue, lives just down the road from me. All the best and happy holidays!

 

Cheers,

Aaron

Nice shot. I like that you managed to catch a break/attack. Pacelines are ok, but this really shows how frenetic it can be at the front.

Wicked comp. High contrast works great with the touch of red.

Good focus. I'd like to see a bit more light on her face. As it is, my eye tends to be drawn away from her and up to the top right. A slight crop of the right side, just where the diagonal line is, would help.