mark_lawrence2

This model had the knack for posing.  She was very good.

Spot meter on the cat for the exposure.  It is creative and very good idea but the cat is way to overexposed and soft.

Very sharp in the most important area which is the eyes. Well composed and a nice capture of a dignified regal look.  Well exposed and good detail but it is a little soft in some of the not so pertinent areas.  The colors are well captured.  Great job.  

Tough shot to get.  I like this shot better.  You got the most important area in focus of the spider.  I still think it is soft but showing the fang area as sharp made the most difference.  The spider is soft in the legs and especially blurred in the back.  Spontaneous fast pictures are hard to nail. 

I like the look of this photograph but it has some hot spots in the white areas indicating too much light. The depth of field is very short so I would shoot with a higher fstop to get more in focus.  I think the image even in the sharpest areas is a little soft.  I would try again with the Guinea Pig.

I like the exposure on the cat but it is a little overexposed and a little soft.  Your positioning would have been better on the right side of the cat.  The fake Iguana isn't real so I think your focus should be on the cat so I would of photographed from the Iguana side to the right of the Iguana.  Then you could see the cat's reaction to the wooden Iguana.  You miss out on that when you see it from the left side.  I would redo it.  You can also shoot from the left side of the Iguana and toward the cat.

This is a great idea for a photo but the cats are underexposed to the point that in those areas the detail is lost.  I would reshoot the image.  If you try to lighten the cats the dark areas would come out very noisy.  Light and darks are tricky.  If you light up the dark the whites could be too overexposed and the same problems with getting the whites right the darks would be too dark.

I think this is a good effort with a Casio but there are hotspots on the sheep. There is a diverse range of exposure from underexposure in the front, toward the lower part of the sheep, and on the ground itself.  If you took the shot with a little less sheep and closer up you would have a better chance of making this look good.  

I think this could have been a great shot, colors pop, my detail in the birds, and the birds are pretty sharp.  There is an expression and that is the eyes have it.  The eyes are not directed at the camera giving me a feeling of distance from the subjects.  Even with animals the eyes are important.   I would reshoot it and get the birds eyes in the shot.  

Nice exposure and sharpness.  Interesting expression.  A very bland background.  A nice blurring in the back.  Overall I think the image was good.

Nice exposure on the left side, well composed, very sharp on the left, nice detail in the ball as well.  The light is from the left giving you very bright on the left to a good exposure on the middle of the dogs head.  From the way the image was shot it puts shadows onto the right side. Technically is isn't perfect.  Overall it is a very nice image.

The cat is too underexposed.  I know it looks like the image will burn out but you might concentrate on the face.  I would sharpen the face a little more.  I would reshoot and use a higher fstop  to get more of the cat sharp.  The body is way to soft.  The exposure of the paws are best.

White and black are tough to photograph together and I see some potential in this shot.  The light is a little harsh on the right side which works with the black but burns out the white areas in the face and left paw.  The left side of the dark is underexposed which works for the white but makes the black look to dark.  I might of shot this on RAW in the shadow and then you could better expose for the image.

Nicely photographed, good exposure, very sharp, and I know there must be some significance to the dog urinating on the sign.  Without knowing what the dog urinating means or what you are trying to say I disliked this part.  The dog ruins the photo for me.

A unique perspective, independent, and creative.

Nice capture.  Good shot.  Good definition, color, and nice capture of personality.

Great composition and good dog action.

Way to capture a dog.  Sharp, good color, and noble look.

Nice soft photograph of curves.  I would have liked a little less soft areas as for me the amount of softness detracts from the photo.

Beautiful shot.  I like the dance jump and her poise.  Nice composition.  My hat goes off to the model for her performance, grace, and technique.  I would also have been happy if she had a Ballet Outfit on.  

I thought the skin effects were quite good.  The person's relaxed demeanor doesn't match the intense pain and discomfort someone would feel in this situation.  I would imagine that the theme of this is a naked woman burning in hell.  To say this sounds very ominous and pessimistic.  I think the editing was done quite well.  The woman's portrait was done quite well.  I thought her image was exposed well, very warm tones, and dramatic. 

Interesting creative adaption.  I like it.  The ravens, the moon,  the water pouring from the moon, the ocean, etc.  I would have to think hard about what it all means but it is interesting to look at.

Hello Mark,

I had to think about this picture for a minute.  At first it didn't seem like it followed a theme but not it does for me.  The new invading enemy are the tourists.  Great idea.  A lot of depth. I think that from a resident stance this picture definitely has substance.  A thought about this is because the people sitting in the background are so significant to the meaning of the picture I thought that they might be given a little more detail and lighting.  In other words I might have shot this with a higher fstop to increase the depth of field range.  Just a thought but I do think it was nicely done.

I like the composition, the colors. and the watercolor look to it.  Well done creation from a photograph.