h._p.

July 3, 2003

It's a nicely composed shot and I rather like the colour behind. I think it's a good use of colour and monochrome.

July 3, 2003

I'm afraid this is just too overdone for my taste. It's ingenous, I'll grant you but I just don't like it at all.

July 3, 2003

The idea is fine but there's a couple of things which detract from it for me. The figure's head needs a little more space at the top of the frame. Also at the top of the frame, there's a dark object just intruding. I find that a bit disconcerting. Apart from that it's a pleasant enough image in my opinion.

July 3, 2003

It's an interesting idea and I think it's well executed. The balance between the top and bottom is nicely handled.

July 3, 2003

Goddness me but Heather's said it all. The only thing I can add is that I think you've got the ray effect just right and the composition as well balanced as one could hope.

July 3, 2003

This is a picture that only photographers could like! :-)

I think it would have worked better if you'd moved around to your right so that the groom didn't grow out of the photographer's head. Perhaps then you could have cropped out the arm on the left leaving you with a nice clean image.

July 3, 2003

Well, it's a nice lively snapshot which probably means a lot to the people involved but as a stranger it doesn't mean a lot to me. The man is heavily over exposed and you need to print him in. It wouldn't be a bad composition actually if you sorted out the exposure.

July 3, 2003

Really nicely done. Everything's where it should be and the railings lead your eye very nicely into the picture. I think you've got the contrast just right for the web, too.

July 3, 2003

Well, usually a subject line like that presages some horrible sight but this is very nice indeed. You've captured the water movement beautifully and you've kept the rocks sharp which really points up the motion. The only thing I don't like is the foliage at the top which keeps catching my eye. Perhaps cropping off to just above the upper rocks would help here.

July 3, 2003

I like this one a lot. You've got the "frame" nicely placed and all the masses are just right. The one big improvement would have been something to fill in that gap at the top. Perhaps this is one picture that would really benefit from a fine black border?

July 3, 2003

Well, I certainly give it good marks for originality but I don't think the composition works at all well. I think the frames need to fit within the space occupied by the underlying image - as it is, they're competing with it.

July 3, 2003

At the risk of starting another flame war, I think this is family album material but not otherwise especially interesting. Points that I don't like are that the girl's clothing seems burnt out on my monitor and the supports are tilted towards the left.

July 3, 2003

Yet another colour on mono image! Still, I think this one works very well. You've got all the masses nicely placed and the insect's properly in focus, so what's not to like?

July 3, 2003

I'm afraid I find this rather boring, a hackneyed subject done to death. The motorcycle needs to be less edge on to the viewer to provide a proper point of interest in my opinion. Also, I really don't like the way it fades away into white at the upper sides, exagerating the lack of any real focal point.

July 3, 2003

Yes, very nice. Only two points I'd make. A little less space above the 'horns' would give it more impact and I don't think I like the green in the bottom left corner.

July 3, 2003

I think this is very nicely done. I like the line of the pole curving down through the woman's figure and I like the nice placement of the woman in the frame. The muted colours are very effective.

July 3, 2003

I'm very much afraid this is a bit of a disaster in my opinion. The whole thing seems covered in a veil of fog and just a little out of focus. If the exposure had been a little better for the sky then there might have been more merit in it but it looks like it was exposed to get detail in the sea and that hasn't worked so far as I'm concerned.

July 3, 2003

I'm afraid this doesn't really work for me. I think the horizon is too high and the reflection on the water needs to be a bit more to the right.

July 3, 2003

I'm afraid this is a very poor cloud shot in my opinion. It appears to be out of focus or suffering from camera shake, possibly as a result of the length of exposure. If your intention was to expose for the stars you haven't really succeeded, I'm afraid.

July 3, 2003

To me, it's a competent 'joke' shot with reasonable composition but I've seen this sort of thing quite often before. I agree about the grain, I think this type of shot needs to be technically flawless to work properly.

July 3, 2003

All the elements are nicely placed. There seems to be a lot of digital artifacts on the images.

July 3, 2003

This is a real press style picture, competently handled. It looks a little bit tightly cropped to me. If possible, I'd have preferred to see a bit more space to the right.

July 3, 2003

There's not a lot of helpfull critique one can offer for this sort of photography because, almost by definition, the picture is intended to be bad. If you're looking for more impact, though, I'd get in closer and arrange the group in a 'V' pointing towards you so they fill the space more. You've got the beginnings of it here. Put the girl in the front because she's shorter and the tall chap at the back. Then give it all the depth of field you can manage. Lighting from above will help to avoid intrusive shadows while making them look scarier.

July 3, 2003

I don't think there's enough light on the child's face. If there were, the brightly coloured toy would add a nice ping to the composition.

July 3, 2003

In my opinion, this is a competent picture of a little girl of the sort which parents like. Nice deep blacks and good skin tones. Nicely judged frame around the subject as well.

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