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Timeless, great photo.

The only constructive comments I have would be perhaps to have moved in a little closer and at a slightly different angle to capture more of the faces on the left, and to straighten the horizon line. But that's nitpicking. This is a great image- well done.

@ Fred G
You misinterpreted my comment. I did not say that the subject's folded arms make me uncomfortable. I wrote "her arms are crossed which implies that she may not be comfortable with having her photo taken or that a rapport was not sufficiently developed."

Perhaps you should read more and write less ;-)

Strengths: environmental portrait with a nice arrangement of shapes.
Weaknesses: a bit crooked, a bit too cluttered, the light is blown at the very back of the scene, the woman is not looking at the camera and so it is difficult to connect with the image, her arms are crossed which implies that she may not be comfortable with having her photo taken or that a rapport was not sufficiently developed.

I agree with the comments above. Perhaps adding another 1-2 stops of exposure would have transformed the windows into glowing angelic white, losing the distractions outside, and made the faces clearer. But otherwise a rather magical moment.

I appreciate your comment. I got lucky with this shot (but what else is there other than luck anyway?). I was sitting in the bottom section of a double decker commuter train looking up at the platform. The autumn light was really nice and I was just playing around with the composition when I saw the sillouette moving in from the left, so I just snapped it. I think if I wasn't using an RF where I could see outside the frame I might have missed it.

Works for me. I may have inadvertently been influenced by this when shooting a couple of months ago- I have a vaguely similar photo in my portfolio. Thanks for the inspiration!

Nice light and composition. I think this is one of your best shots (so far!).

Nice shot- I like the balance of the wooden post to the girl and the trees in the horizon to the girl's knee. It's a deceptively simple composition that's almost perfectly balanced. The mood is wonderful too. I don't agree that you're too close to the subject for the lens, as stated above; I don't think it's possible to be too close to a subject, particularly with a wide angle lens.

Reminiscent of Alex Webb's use of central verticals. Very nice.

This would look great hanging on a kitchen wall, particularly if you upped the color saturation of the egg a bit. Very nice.

Beautiful tones, composition, content and timing. 7/7.

I despise cigarettes but I like this photo!

Not a bad first attempt. When you're shooting toward a light source, you really need to use a lens hood. It should eliminate this kind of glare, and will improve the contrast in your image. Keep shooting...

A bad reaction is better than no reaction, and certainly better than being "average" (4/4).

Who wants to have average photos?

Sorry- flash on plastic, close up? Kind of tacky... Plus, I can tell it's a digital image from the coarse pixelation.

Too big!

I think the subject and composition are both interesting. However, I could tell it was digital and not film prior to looking at the data, simply because of the harsh contrast.

Nice symmetry, but still a bit too busy.

Like a painting. The only change I might have made is to crop out the sun. Its relative brightness distracts the viewer's eyes away from the full range of subtle colors in the lower 2/3 of the photo.

There are many photographs on photo.net but compelling art like this photograph is rare. Very nice work. It has a Steiglitz-era quality about it. I could certainly see this print hanging in MOMA.

You'll likely receive some low ratings from others with a .. different taste. Pay no heed- this is a style worth developing.

Subtle pastels, like a painting- very nice.

Aesthetically, the sky is washed out. Perhaps a lens hood would have reduced the glare in the sky. Also, perhaps you should (re)-read the PN guidelines on the limits for sizes of photos. This one is way too big.

Welcome.

Technically speaking, this is exposed nicely, so aesthetically it's OK. The composition is too busy and impersonal without telling any story- it's not at all compelling. Several shots, each closer up and of more detail (such as a shot of the person sitting on the porch) might make for a better story, photo-essay style.

Keep shooting!

The first compelling flower macro shot that I've seen in a long time.

Nice shot. If you're interested in seeing a photo essay that utilizes a similar approach, check out Martin Leuder's "Hands" photo gallery.