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Reminds me of Sebastiao Salgado. High praise.

I stumbled across this while waiting for the bus one rainy morning.

Encountered on my way to work. Enjoy...

Taken along Route 1, North of San Francisco in Marin County. I only

wish I had my 4x5 with me!

Who designed that bridge-it's leaning over?!

 

Love that 14mm.

Calm beauty after a violent storm in San Francisco.

Great look in its eyes. Nice shot.

I really like this folder, especially this photo. It's so sensuous and intimate without seeming overly posed or deliberately erotic. I gave the entire folder 5 for originality (most things aren't very original, particularly nudes and landscapes), but 8 and 9 for aesthetics.

 

You and the model seem to work well together. I hope to see more of your work.

I think these guys are from the same agency that trains the "security" guards in my apartment building.

 

Beautiful photo.

Vlad, the ripples in the water really make the photo. It would still be nice without them, though. But it's nice the way the curves of the water meet the curve of the land.

Photo: good. Sink: bad. Ditto on the flossing.

Cool shot. I didn't notice the title at first and thought "that looks like a face." I like the framing, probably more than a full face shot. Nice.

Since you don't seem to need the Nikon anymore, I'll take it off your hands (or burner, rather).

 

With the exception of the asparagus (minor gripe), nicely done.

I love this even more than your POW. Beautiful.

Ditto on the comment above. What a beautiful image. My brother's wife is going to have a baby soon, and I hope to capture an image like this for them. What sort of lighting did you use, by the way?

Beautiful but sad.

Hello Amy. Like Steve, I wondered whether much of the interest was due simply to the fact that your photos are nudes. You have a lovely figure, and your photos are very tasteful. Then again, the only subject I find more beautiful than nature is a woman, so in that sense it's only natural to be drawn to your work. I'm glad that you have received the feedback you have.

 

I'm a bit like Wendy Skratt, however, in that I appreciate the beauty of the images (form-wise) and the emotion that they seem to convey, but I miss the deeper meaning that you're trying to get across. I'm probably just more left-brained than others. But seeing that a couple people have felt the same makes me wonder if we're (or you're) missing something? I don't know.

 

Overall, I enjoyed your portfolio very much. I found the fact that you are both photographer and model very intimate, much more so than if you were only the latter. As for your comment above about why some think you prefer to model for yourself, I would think that's only NATURAL to do so if one has the photographic talent that you do. There is an inherent exhibitionistic nature to posing, and it is satisfied regardless of who the photographer is. The fact that YOU are the photographer is both practical ($, time) and artistic since you can, as you said, be free from the need to communicate to another model what your vision is. It's like the difference between an authorized biography and an autobiography.

 

A couple technical questions. First, what was your typical success/failure ratio with the Coolpix vs. film (ie. how many photos did you typically throw out with one format or the other)? I ask because I shoot Canon and am thinking of getting the G1 for the same purpose especially since it uses EOS flashes. Second, out of curiosity, why invest in both the Maxxum and the F100?

 

Again, wonderful photos.

Sincerely, Tony

 

 

I like the composition and the side/back lighting without a strong silhouette. I also like the hummingbird closeup. I can appreciate the Genus species names as I'm a scientist, but for us non-botanists it would be nice to see the common names too. Just a suggestion. Nice photos. How's the Sigma in terms of handling and sharpness?

I agree with Toni. But could you show us the 'before' photo?

I was visiting my grandmother in the village. I set up my tripod

and took a few shots while she prepared dinner. I thought the

lighting was very nice (late afternoon sun from a window out of

view on the left).

Sunrise from my parents' summer home.

I was driving along when I came around a corner on a mountain

road and saw this scene. I jumped out of the car, set up, and

shot three or four photos before the light changed completely.

This one was a keeper.

Thanks for the suggestion. However, auto levels on my computer takes out much of the yellow/brown, making the image much too blue. The original slide really is a "thousand shades of dirt" as I sometimes say.

I was walking around the city of Tripoli, Greece when I saw this

(among many) beautiful, rustic, run-down wall.

While walking around the Palamidi fortress atop the city of

Nauplion, Greece, I saw this roof from a higher elevation point. I

was intrigued by the beautifully subtle texture and color of the

lichen and by the geometric pattern of the roof.