h._p.

April 28, 2003

Very effective, gives me vertigo just looking at it! The only slight criticsm I could make is that it's possibly half a stop too light.

April 28, 2003

It would certainly benefit from the horizon being level. Perhaps crop just above the heads at the same time?

April 28, 2003

I think this might work on a large print IF there is sufficient shadow detail on the right. It doesn't really work for me as a small image on a monitor because the contrast range seems excessive.

April 28, 2003

I don't think you can improve on this. I like it.

April 28, 2003

Basically, I quite like this picture but I'd crop off the top imediately above the heads. If you try it, I'm sure you'll see how much more impact the shot has without the distracting background.

April 28, 2003

Very effective. The only thing I'm sure about is the dark shadow at the bottom but I don't see what you could do about that, cropping would lose one of the picture's main strengths.

April 28, 2003

It doesn't really work for me because the little girl is staring out of the frame. I feel that this sort of shot needs to have the action moving into the frame to interest the viewer. As it is, there's nothing to make contact with. Another problem is that the horizon rather distractingly cuts the frame in two - it needs to be a lot higher or a lot lower in a shot like this. This is probably a nice shot for the album but it doesn't work for me as an outsider.

April 28, 2003

You may want to pay more attention to the background when taking shots like this, the foliage 'growing out of their heads' is distracting to the casual viewer. Experiment with higher and lower viewpoints to control the background.

April 28, 2003

I can't help but feel that the dark foreground hill to the right detracts from this. Have you considered lightening that area to lessen it's impact and allow the power station to have a little more impact?

April 21, 2003

I'd suggest lossing the right of the image with the round window, it's much more effective if you mask it on a line with where the reflection of the building ends.

April 19, 2003

I'd take out the top, making the image almost square. The bud behind is rather distracting.

April 18, 2003

Very nice colour, the silver butterflies are quite startling against the yellow flower. I think you've got the exposure just about right.

April 17, 2003

It's got the makings of something good but the background seems too fussy to me. It might have worked better in colour. Also, perhaps a little more space around the girl? She seems a bit hemmed in by the edge.

April 17, 2003

Very good image. I like the range of contrasts.

Nice to see a good sharp scan, too.

April 17, 2003

Works well but it seems to need to be scanned better - it looks unsharp on the monitor which spoils the effect.

April 17, 2003

I can't help but feel this needs greater sharpness overall to make it work. Also the sky's too empty. If I mask it to below the lamp it works better for me.

April 16, 2003

I think there's too much happening here. I'd use the circle of people on their own. That makes quite an effective shot.

April 16, 2003

Good colours but it might have been more effective if the horizon was lower. There's a lot of dead space at the bottom.

April 16, 2003

It doesn't seem to be sharp, which may be your scanner's fault. Lighting is good, though.

April 16, 2003

Very effective. You've got the focus just right.

April 16, 2003

I like this, the lower branch is a good trick, giving the impression of a reflection where there isn't one. The blue cast is quite effective too.

April 16, 2003

I'd have thought you want more sky and less foreground. With that potentially dramatic sky, shifting the horizon up by about a third would have been more effective, in my opinion.

April 13, 2003

>>Yes a manual SLR that allows you to control shutter speeds and apertures would do you a world of good<<

The good old myth continues to do the rounds. If only you have a manual camera your photography will improve.

I've been taking pictures for 35 years and use both manual and automatic cameras. I think that the constant advice to beginners to buy manual cameras is wrongheaded and probably leads to many people being turned off photography.

For a very few people, manual control is usefull but most people will find an automatic camera lets them concentrate on taking pictures. Most mid range cameras, say from £200 upwards, have both automatic and manual exposure control so if you become that interested, you can set the camera to suit your needs.

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