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Excellent. Very strong image. And I agree with everything Daniel says.

Love this. The angle it is presented to the viewer makes it extremely eyecatching.

Love this. Great work. Really draws the eye in as you know what the subject is but the treatment make you stop and take a closer look. Bravo.

Strong eye-catching image. So much sadness in those eyes.

Ha ha....brilliant. Great to see something different being done. Bravo

Excellent composition and very well seen

Super shot. I love to see something different when it comes to Nature photography and you have definitely captured it here. Wish I had taken it

Thank you all

Thank you all very much for your very kind comments

Wonderful fantasy type image. Can see this being used as the cover of a Video game. I really like the way you have chosen to shoot the model from behind so the viewer does not get to see her face. A brave decision and one that has paid off.

Very cool architectural shot. I may have been tempted to leave a fraction more space at the top of the image . I really like the processing and think this would look great in B&W too

Just to clarify a few things. Firstly the boy is my son and secondly the title was therefore a joke as I know that my son is not a thug but could be perceived as one by someone else, especially as Halloween is a night which some people use as an excuse to carry out antisocial behaviour. No wonder the fire brigade pray for rain this time every year.
For anyone interested in seeing the colour version - http://skramshots.com/blog.html
Mark S.

One from a shot a few months back.

Taken on Halloween night

One from a studio shot with a theme of "Implied Nude"

One from a recent shoot

One from a studio shoot

I have worked with Laura on a number of times. Very versatile and does not take

herself too seriously which allows you to get "different" shots :)

Did a model shoot with a theme of Marilyn Manson/Vampire/Horror. All effects added

with Photoshop.

Composite to represent my view of the political class

Trying out Macro photography with a Tamron 90mm lens and I have to say I have a

whole new level of respect for people that are good at this. Its tough. Slightest breeze

is your enemy and its hard on my knees too.

Really like the simplicity of this. I also like the fact that you have gone for an angled view rather than the straight and level one. 

My final shot and the final sunrise of 2015

Hi Rick,

this looks a bit underexposed to me. I have no problems with shadows being in shadows, thats what happens in real life. But some of shadows seem to be a bit too dark nearly silhouettes.

It would be worthwhile going back to this image and playing a bit with the Levels in Photoshop to boost the image as it is lacking "punch".

There's a great sky there which when combined with a well exposed areas and boosted shadows could make a nice shot.

 

One other thing is the 2 bush pillars are cropped so as the viewer can't see the base of them. 

 

I always feel that you either show the base of these things or don't show them at all. If you are going to crop anything in a photo amke it a good crop so the viewer know that you did it on purpose and that its not a mistake.

 

Mark S.

Beautiful light whilst out walking the dog here in Dublin, Ireland