colin_downs

December 15, 2004

A beautiful scene but it would look a lot better if it were straight.

December 14, 2004

Nice shot. Shame about the whit stick. I'd desaturate the colour a bit my self. Particularly the green. Could the chick be a cuckoo?

December 13, 2004

Refreshingly original approach. Inspirational. You've managed to strike an artistic pose without distracting from the model's personality.

November 30, 2004

I love the way the colour, tone and composition set the mood of this image. Excelent work.

October 14, 2004

Nice job. A very appealing portrait.

October 12, 2004

A very interesting envirenmental portrait but I'm a little disturbed by the modern packaging on the right hand side. I would crop it like this....

October 9, 2004

Could I offer a little constructive critisism here?

Tightly folded arms can create very bad body language. Her arms are saying to me, "Don't come any closer, I'm not relaxed at all". I'd either have her cross her arms behind her against the fence or with one hand resting by her hip (The one closest to us) and the other out of site behind her. The camera has also focused on her left shoulder and not on her eyes. This is where manual focus scores every time against auto focus. The lighting is just right and the background complements her skin and hair beautifully.

October 9, 2004

I love the pose, lighting and expression but I think you've overdone the skin softening. I'd like to see some of her natural skin texture showing through.

October 8, 2004

Very nice effect.

October 7, 2004

I disagree. The leaves do it for me. Leaves = nature. Nature = beauty. I'd straighten her head up a little though but that's being very picky. Beautiful portrait.

October 7, 2004

It's a shame we can't see more of those beautiful eyes. A touch of fill would have turned this from a good portrait into an excellent one.

October 7, 2004

The shoulders are too square on for me. I'd have taken a step to the left or right and maybe even up a bit higher. Love the lighting and expresion. I'd have used a hair light though rather than changing to a light background.

October 7, 2004

I could look at this for hours. Well done.

October 6, 2004

Beautiful eyes. Do you think it might benefit from a little softening to counter the harsh lighting?

October 6, 2004

This would have been a beautiful portrait if only the eyes were in focus. If you can, switch your camera to manual focus and make sure you focus on the eyes.

October 6, 2004

Very strong image. I can't fault it.

October 6, 2004

Excellent. What more can I say. The picture says it all.

October 5, 2004

No need to crop. The composition is fine. If you loose the flags the foregound interest goes with them. Keep it as it is. Well done. Lovely colours.

October 2, 2004

Composition, pose, lighting and colour are all excellent. If it were my shot I would be asking why I didn't open up a couple of stops to throw the background out of focus a little. Having said that the composition of this shot is so strong it takes quite a while for ones attention to be directed to the background. I'd be very proud to have the picture in my portfolio.

September 30, 2004

It's a beautiful photograph. I don't think the focus is a problem but I do think the colour needs to be warmed up a bit.

September 28, 2004

The focus is fine as long as that is what the photographer intended. A pin sharp area of focus would (imho)have drawn the eye to that point whilst as it stands you take in the whole image. I like it.

September 28, 2004

Beautifully lit and posed but I find myself distracted by the subjects left hand. I'd have been much happier with just the one hand in shot. The other one looks unnatural and sort of lost.