john_schutt

Wonderful image! Thanks for sharing. =]

Nice shot! Funny, I thought of doing a photo like this just a couple of days ago. You beat me to it! Good for you!

Yesterday, someone asked what the rule of thirds was. This image of yours is a wonderful example to show that the rule of thirds is only a suggested guideline. Your "bullseye" composition works amazingly well here. All lines radiate from the center of the image and lead your eye to that point.

 

This is a wonderful aesthetic composition. Thanks for sharing.

Nice setting. How would I have changed this shot? I would have gotten lower. Then I would have eliminated most of the sky. The foreground is the real interest along with the people. The sky adds nothing. Scroll so that you emiminate most of the sky on your computer screen, and you'll see this effect. Thirdly, if you would have pointed the camera "down" more, then you would have more foreground. I think that would help. Lastly, be sure to have a straight horizon. Yours is tilted some.

 

It's a great scene. You could crop your original to make it stronger. I really like the diagonal going across the beach. It's a great leading line that points to the people.

Very, very nice photo. I enjoy wildflwer macro shots, and I want to get some "super closeups" like this one. Congratulations on a wonderful image.

Very dramatic. It's not your typical "cute" portrait.

Your "bubble" images are really wonderful. The colors and shapes are great. I have looked at "oily" places along side of streams and have wanted to capture these colorful images. Yours are very much better. Now, I want to go make some bubble images of my own. You know what they say? Imitation in the highest form of flattery. =]

Very nice! I like the simple composition. Very effective.

I shoot a lot of nature photography. I don't think that I'd ever have thought to solarize one of these shots. Yours is wonderful! In fact, I looked at your folder, and really like these images. Congratulations on the fine work.

O.K. You wrote "please please" so I'll bite. I hope that my comments are constructive and helpful. 1. Flowers often look best when they are shot on an overcast day. The problem with shooting in the sun is that the contrast is too high. Try shooting it when it's overcast. Or, use a diffuser or something to add a shadow. Of course, you might need an 81a filter to warm up the blue shadows. 2. Flower pictures are tougher than most people realize. You often need a "perfect" flower. See all the imperfections on this one? Ya gotta get a perfect one. Man, it's tough to find just the right one. 3. Your flower is dead centered. Compositions are often strongest when they are at the four "power points" once the screen has been divided into thirds. 4. I think that you either need to get a bunch closer (Yea. That's tough too.) or to use a wide angle and try to get a "field" of these flowers. 5. Do you want maximum sharpness? If so, then use a tripod if you didn't. Yup. It's tough to get flowers that aren't moving. Sometimes I'll wait and wait and wait . . . Early morning is a good time before the sun starts the wind moving.

Very nice image! I like its graphical nature. Congratulations.

Great shot! Very graphic. It grabs my eye.