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There's something disturbing about the length of those arms. I'm guessing (and hoping!) that the child was slumped forward to extend their arms to such lengths but it was a great decision to crop off the upper part of the body to create the illusion of a deformed body.

Very nicely exposed. It really captures the mood; you can almost feel the quiet calm of the scene. The rock on the right is a little too massive though and draws too much attention.

It was a pretty hazy day and you're seeing the sky as it basically was. I would have prefered to wait until sunset for better lighting, but the park closes at 5pm.

 

I didn't bring my GD filters with me, but with the whitish sky I don't think they could have done much.

Here's the Corner version

Taken at the Hong Kong Wetland Park.

 

I was wondering about the position of the walkway. Originally, I

framed the photo so that the walkway extended all the way down to the

lower left corner of the photo to create a path for the eye to

follow. But afterwards, I decided to crop higher and have the walkway

slightly off center (and to give the photo a more pano-effect). Does

it work?

...for the encouraging comments. It's nice to know I'm on the right path...although to be fair, you guys haven't seen all the rejected photos from this session :)

 

My first attempt at bird photography.

 

I had to push my camera to ISO1600 to get fast enough shutter speeds

to capture this shot. It's a bit noisy, but I'm pretty happy that I

got the results that I did using the least expensive Nikon telephoto

lens on the market (AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6G).

 

Anyways, I like the way the yellow and black leaves in the background

complement the colors of the bird, but is the background ultimately

distracting or not?

I was near the harbor with my camera when I came across this scene. The sunlight and haze combined to make this dreamy reflection effect on the water. Not much post processing done aside from cropping and resizing. The bright colors were the results of a CP-L filter and my usual camera setting of +1 saturation.

Just curious, do you prefer the color version or the B&W version? The color one really emphasizes the contrast between the small red boat and the big cobalt sea, but the B&W version seems a bit more fitting with the theme of the photo.

I love the way the sky is reflected on the surface of the water and yet the rocks at the bottom of the pond are still visible.

Nicely framed; very well balanced. The use of portrait orientation makes this shot more interesting than the usual landscape framing.

I like the dynamic/static contrast between the clouds and the buildings. In terms of composition, I'd prefer to not have the bright blue light near the lower right corner, and I'd like to see a little more water on the bottom.

This is so well put together; are you sure this isn't a painting? :)

No color manipulation done. The water was amazing to begin with, but

the colors popped out even more because of the circular polarizer.

I second the comment on the lipstick. Looks like blood, giving her a vampiric look :)

 

BTW, exposure date 2007.06.19? So taking photos in the now isn't enough for you anymore, you need to do some time hopping?

The Tian Tan Buddha at the Po Lin Monastary, Hong Kong.

The day I shot this, the sun was shining and the sky was an incredible pattern of blue and white so I grabbed my gear and headed up the mountain to photo the Buddha. But Mother Nature is a fickle woman and the moment I reached the top, I found myself enveloped by clouds. Luckily, there were a few brief moments of sunlight breaking through so instead of blue sky and clouds, I got this different sort of feel.

Another great model; what is your secret?

 

Nice lighting, but it seems like a bit of a waste of the mirror. Do you have any shots of her looking at you via her reflection in the mirror?

 

 

Great colors. Seems like there's a little too much ground showing though; I think a narrower panoramic framing would work better.

I love how you framed the bend in the water. Good choice on B&W too; it's perfect for emphasizing the shadows and highlights. One slight issue for me is the reflection of the town lights on the water. Seems to break the natural pattern of the stream.

Feels too cramped at the top; a little more space between the roof and the top of the frame would have been nice. Plus, a less sunny day would have matched the broken down feel of the barn better.

It looks like you were trying to capture the tranquility of the scene, but the photo feels a bit too busy. There's a lot going on with the bridge, the mini-falls and the foreground. Maybe a closer crop?

 

Aside: the water in the foreground looks a bit odd too the way the left and right are motion blurred yet the area just under the rock is sharp. Was the rock preventing the water in front of it from moving? You might want to use a circular polarizer next time to take the glare off of the surface.

Very nicely framed and well balanced. I like the contrast between the white surf and the dark sand. The stone in the foreground makes a good anchor for the shot.

Taken at the Chi Lin Nunnery in Hong Kong. Probably could have gotten

a sharper shot with a macro lens and tripod, but I wasn't expecting

to shoot macros that day.

 

Anyways, I was wondering about the framing. I wanted to include the

stem, but does it take away from the shot?

Yeah, I forgot to remove the frame (it's for my other album)

I zoomed in because I wanted to make the sun as large as possible,

but does it make the photo seem cramped?

When I saw the thumbnail, I thought this was a reflection off of a building. I see now that it's a fence. Good balance/symmetry. Too bad the buses aren't moving as quickly as the other cars; a motion blur of all the vehicles would have created a nice effect.