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I like very much this photo. The title is very well chosen because everything is about colors and shapes in this one. I see it more like an abstract composition than a landscape. Beautiful!

Good photograph. My only complain is about the featureless sky...

I like the texture on the wall and the color palette.

I like the way you kept detail in the clouds and the colored spot in the lighthouse.

I like the lines and the colors. I would like to see more detail in the water, it is to dark in my opinion.

I like the way you suggest movement in this picture. Unfortunately the speaker's face is also blurred a little bit. Good capture!

I like the color and compositional balance. Good job!

I'm afraid the dead twigs are really bothering. Nice overall tones. I also like the water.

Good picture. Motion is suggested very well! I also like the texture in the background.

I like it for the composition. What bothers me a bit is the sky color which is too orange for my taste, I suspect a color cast introduced by the filter but it's just a wild guess. Actually I've seen myself very colored sunsets on Lake Tahoe and the colors just before sunset are unbelievably strong. Good picture!

It makes me laugh, I don't know, exactly why... I like the colors and the composition! Great picture!

I looked at all your pictures and I liked this one best! I like the composition and the color palette. However the picture is a bit overexposed. Decreasing the exposure will also retain more detail in the sky which is where the overexposure is worse.

 

Now, if you allow me I will also comment on the other images in your portofolio and explain why I liked this one from the series of old country houses. In this picture, there is no tree in front of the house/main subject and because of that I get a clear view at it. I know you're trying to capture something (light, patterns) when composing with a tree in front of the subject but this rarely succeeds. Try more "straightforward" shots of your subjects, you'll be surprised when finding out that they lead to less busy compositions and are more powerful/successful.

 

I hope you take my comments as what they really are, constructive criticism and opinions. Ultimately, I may be wrong and I'm not saying you should stop experimenting with the technique you're using. But also get a straight shot of every of your subjects and compare the results.

I like the color tones and the composition. Great capture!

 

About using manual focus: after many attempts to use automatic focus to shoot birds in flight I reached the conclusion that at least with the lens I own (Canon 75-300 mm USM IS) manual focus is the only choice. Automatic focus will more often than not get confused by a small movement of the camera and completely defocus the image. Maybe it's something I'm doing wrong or the lens is especially prone to this but I couldn't get a decent shot on automatic.

Good capture but I think the monk noticed you! Ideally, the camera should have been a bit to the left. Good picture anyway, sharp, great colors (or lack of them...), good capture of the body language !

Sharp eye, decisive moment! Good picture, I like the textire in the curtain and the wall.

I like the contrast in this picture very much. Colors are very good too. Maybe the upper part of the composition is not as good as the lower part but still makes for a great picture.

Taken under early afternoon sun.

 

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You captured a powerful expression here! The background has great colors and is nicely out of focus. The subject is sharp. Good job!

Larry, thanks! You always have nice words that help one keep his faith!

 

The BW conversion was done automatically by Picasa, a program that I highly recommend especially for labeling and categorizing but also for the "quick fixes" that let you rapidly experiment and assess the potential of further processing in PS.

 

Usually I do the conversion manually in PS but I liked this one so I decided to keep it. Plus, the image did not need any other fix, not even sharpening.

Taken during the "A la carte and art" festival in Mountain View.

 

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I deliberately chose not to sharpen the image but I added some

contrast and saturation. What do you think ? Would you have done

things differently ?

 

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Captured during the "A la carte and art" festival in Mountain View

California. These guys are 2 of the Silicon Valley Houserockers, a

band that plays mostly 60's rock and roll.

 

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Very good photograph! You lost the focus toward the top of the image. It doesn't spoil the image but it's a small imperfection. Did you shoot with a big aperture ?