j_sevigny

Thanks for your thoughts.

js

Very nice composition, pose and toning.

 

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John

I like these kinds of photographs -- just darkness dabbed with color and light.

 

John

Absolutely beautiful. The ripples, the diagonal line of the wood floating, the posture of the person washing. This is one of those photographs that challenges our perceptions of how big/small things are. The ripples make the body of water look like a puddle. But when you see the figure on the right, you realize it's something much larger.

 

Excellent work,

 

john

This photo does not need HDR. There is detail in all the shadows. Yes, the sky is white but you can probably put more detail in it just using select and levels. Nice light, nice curves. Beautiful lines. Why HDR? Why do we hate shadows so much?

 

And by the way, BRAVO to all photo.net members who remove black frames from around their pictures!

 

John

This is from a portfolio of the same name -- portraits of rural, indigenous

Mexicans in Monterrey, the country's third largest city.

 

Thanks.

 

John

I love the arch of the body, the tiles, the newspaper, the towel, everything. It looks so stressful, but so peaceful. Keep it up, man.

You got it not, Mozy. Interesting how bumping up the contrast really brings out the sharpness in the pumps. Fine work.

 

John

Cezary,

 

This is one of the strangest and most beautiful photographs I've seen in a long, long time.

 

The composition is perfect, the color balance is just right. There's something about the monkey, he looks almost royal, like a king being catered to by the person holding him/her and the unseen feeder. I don't know if it's intentional, my friend, but this is a surreal and fascinating image.

 

Best,

 

John

Very nice composition and great expressions. If it were my photo, I'd increase the contrast a little bit. Other than that, it's just great. Show us more.

 

John

Interesting for its bright colors and high contrast, Olga. Keep shooting!

 

John

Really nice. So many people are obsessed with getting close that they forget there's an opposite side -- showing the true smallness of man by portraying the species in his huge environment. I really like that.

 

What I'm not crazy about is the title. Obviously, it's meant to be ironic because the guys aren't actually working. But why is that worth commenting on at all? We can see that they're not working. Maybe they should be. Maybe they're on a break. But there's the light implication in the title that they're not doing what they should be doing.

 

But you have to keep in mind that I personally loathe titles so take my thoughts for what they're worth to you.

 

Keep up the good work.

 

John

This is an interesting series, Birte. I assume it's for an NGO or something. In any case, it's good work you're doing. With this picture -- unless it's just this crappy monitor -- there's a blue cast in the eyes that really needs to be fixed. Also, you may want to make an aesthetic decision over the obvious flaws -- nose mucous, etc. If it was MY shot, I'd leave in everything. Finally, it looks like the flash is a little heavy on these. I think natural light is far more complimentary for portraiture.

 

Again, keep up the good work.

 

John

Antonio,

 

I've gotta say, if it actually had a double decker bus in its clutches, it would be a far more impressive photograph. Lacking that, the shot needs something to show the size of whatever you call that scooper thing. A person in the background or something else.

 

Keep at it, man.

Sin duda, eres una hija del mar. Ya estas alla. Solo hay que capturarla.

 

John

Beautiful! It reminds me of my childhood in Miami. In fact, I'm thinking of doing a project on the coast and this is true inspiration. Excellent work.

 

John

Nice use of flash to draw attention to your main subject. I think the photograph could use a little more contrast as it looks a little gray on this monitor, but that's just my opinion.

 

The big thing, I think, is the rule of thirds composition, which you may or may not have done intentionally. The result is that you've got a primary subject on the right, a secondary subject on the left, and a lot of clutter around both of them.

 

Don't get me wrong, I like the picture (I don't critique photographs I don't like).

 

But I'm really in favor of a direct approach to subject, weeding out anything extra.

 

Monday morning quarterbacking, I would have taken a step or two to the left, a step back, and shot this vertically, not horizontally.

 

Keep up the good work.

 

John

I love this -- happiness amidst strife. Keep it up.

 

John

This is a great shot. It's so rare to see wildlife or bird photographers grabbing the Cartier-Bresson "decisive moment." You've also got a lovely, limited range of tones here, which emphasizes the subject instead of trying to seduce with color. Keep up the great work.

This is a nice, intimate portrait. My two cents worth. This might have worked better as a horizontal, lowering the lens a little to get the court sign out of the frame. Also, you might have avoided the somewhat awkward (but not SOOOO awkward chopping off of the young mens' legs.

 

Good work.

 

John

thanks

 

john

It's true. I haven't uploaded much recently, busy as I am with everything else. Will try to do better :) or check my blog. Best to everyone.

Thanks for your words.

 

js

I agree that the strong point of this photo is the backlight, which gives a nice, golden illumination to the edges of things and floods the overall scene with warmth. High above the street, meanwhile, there are some cooler tones on the building to the middle right. Nicely done.

 

There's a wonderful sense of light and movement in this photograph, my friend. You did absolutely the right thing by turning off the flash.

 

There's a lot going on here. Maybe too much, though. One thing that kinda nags at my photojournalistic senses is that there's no central subject. Not that there always has to be one. But it would be nice if there were something to focus my eyes-thoughts on. On the other hand, if this is part of a series, this makes a nice scene-setter.

 

Keep up the good work.

 

John