nick_de_haan

September 26, 2005

Thank you, I appreciate the commentary. -Nick

September 22, 2005

The bloom from these cactus only last 24 hours. All critiques welcome.

September 22, 2005

Great job, nice DOF. Looks like sheets of white. -Nick

August 12, 2005

All critiques welcome. Tell me what you think.

August 10, 2005

Great composition, your choice of a simplistic background is wonderful. I would have prefered to see the tip of the straw. Having the straw extend out of the frame divides the picture. Nick

July 26, 2005

I adjusted the brightness/contrast/shadows to make the background drop out (in order to do that the subject has to be well lit). It's is amazing what you can do with photoshop and I would recommend trying it out, albeit it does have a very steep learning curve. I bought photoshop elements (its a lot cheaper, a little toned down and more user friendly) and that is what I use. I appreciate the commentary.

-Nick

July 22, 2005

Lake San Antonio, CA on Memorial Day. The tents were up in the air

about 2 minutes. All critiques welcome.

June 30, 2005

I think this is an excellent shot. Great light and focus, but I think the shallow DOF really makes this shot (and adds to the impression of the flower bursting forth). Don't be discouraged by the low ratings, I don't understand how people rate photos on this site sometimes. -Nick

June 24, 2005

Spectacular lighting. -Nick

June 24, 2005

Thanks for the commentary, I appreciate it. -Nick

June 23, 2005

All critiques welcome, tell me what you think.

June 12, 2005

I appreciate the commentary, thanks. -Nick

June 11, 2005

All critiques welcome, tell me what you think.

June 5, 2005

Great shot, very pleasing and original. I like how the flower fades off into the darkness. However would also like to see the tip flower a little brighter. If you saturate the colors a little or tweak the brightness/contrast a little that may help. -Nick

June 5, 2005

This shot was taken in the late afternoon with a white piece of paper behind the flower, which gave me the nice lighting. To get the black background I cheated and used photoshop. With the white paper against the background it was easy to burn the background out. Attached is the original. -Nick

June 5, 2005

I appreciate the commentary, thanks. When I was shooting this scene I used f/22 and f/4.5 but I didn't use any inbetween f-stops, which I wish I would have done.

June 2, 2005

Wonderful shot, I like the "real world" beachgoer pondering the water. To me the right half of the picture is not necessary and could be cropped. -Nick

June 2, 2005

I appreciate the commentary, I was actually thinking it was a little too dark as well. I will try lightening it up a little and see if that helps. Thanks. -Nick

June 1, 2005

All critiques welcome.

May 23, 2005

I appreciate the commentary. As for shooting into the sun, I don't think it harms the matrix (its only open for a fraction of a second anyway). I haven't done any research on it, but I do a fair amount of shooting into the sun so I'll tell you if I run into any trouble.