chrisalmerini

December 19, 2007

I am just not sure what you are trying convey? Is it the sky? The tugboat? The time of the day? The mood? The sky looks too grainy for me. The image just is not tack sharp anywhere. The "fuzz" around the building edges? The lower left corner-- pipe? Not sure what is going on here. If this was posted in manipulation then 4/4. I hope this helps, I did not want to rate without comment.

December 19, 2007

There are several "spots" in the sky. This can be easily fixed in photoshop type of programs. Sometimes you so not see these specks when open the file but when you enlarge the image they look like blackholes. I am not sure the horizon is level, another quick fix in photoshop. Slightly downhill to the right? 4/4

December 14, 2007

I had to comment since I just was to Davis, WV back in October. I shot a similar shot from the road, except in color. Very nice image. It is ashame that such things make a beautiful landscape look so modern. Green energy at what price? Here is one of my color images. I took it just in case the folks in NC decide this is the way to go. The debate is just starting. 6/6

December 14, 2007

May be a little more light to those colors of the boats. Levels adjustment in Photoshop? Just an idea...5/5

December 12, 2007

Great shot! Again what a great story. So much of photography is telling the story. Oh if these walls could talk? Very nice touch! I too like to stop and shoot old buildings, they offer so many possibilties.

December 10, 2007

What a wonderful capture. The color like this only lasts for a minute or two. Then gone. This is what makes photography great! I am always a fan of the early morning or evening opportunities becasue the opportunity is short. 6/6

December 8, 2007

What makes this image really good is that you have such rich texture in the clouds. The colors and the feel only occur for abour 3-5 minutes per day. The D300 was the right tool. 6/6

December 6, 2007

I like the other 2 version a little more- the distance from the lighthouse makes it more appealing for me. This one is good but too straight forward- little less creatice than your other too. I rated the others 6/6 and this 5/5. Very good just like the other 2 a little more. Chris Almerini

December 4, 2007

The lighthouse looks overexposed- flat white area with no definition. Good exposure everywhere else.

November 30, 2007

It looks like you took this from a moving car? DOF is wrong or focus issues? Too blury on the bottom.

November 30, 2007

May be crop out a little more of the bottom to add to the ferris wheel more? Just an idea.

November 29, 2007

Need to level the horizon. This shot makes me lean to the left.

November 26, 2007

Way too much noise. It looks like this photo suffers from a small JPEG being resized very large relative to it's orginal size. Nothing is in focus.

November 20, 2007

Yellow leaves in lower left corner really distracting.

November 17, 2007

Is that clouds or the sky blown out by overexposure? Crop that out?

November 17, 2007

Great shot! Only if the drought was gone...more water for the falls. Love the area and frequent it often since I am from NC. Chris

November 16, 2007

Very interesting composition. Is the rock formation that big or is this about perspective? It seems way too large for the small house or in reality it is really that big. Not sure since I have never been there but wanted to offer that to you since others may react the same. The white on the building looks alittle over done & would have liked to see some texture in the black shadow rock face on left middle. Double exposure in Photoshop could help- one exposure of the rock (very good right now) and then one for house and left side- then combine them. Just some ideas to play with.

November 16, 2007

You want to strive for tack sharp photos & clean corners. It appears that this photo has too much noise (fuzzy look) Reasons for this could be: you were moving when you took the shot, ISO set too high (night scene), dust or sand on lens. The bottom left corner is a black spot- no definition and does not add to the shot. Think about composition (framing the shot) before pushing the shutter release. Digital can make us lazy since this shot would have cost about .25cents on film but pretty much nothing in digital format. Good photos can come from point shoot cameras just like $5,000 DSLRs. It is all about knowing your camera and how to work with it to achieve your desired results. Keep posting and more importantly keep shooting to see what happens. The beauty of digital is that the experimentation costs nothing but time. Good Luck and look around photo.net for many great examples and some not so great.

November 11, 2007

Great shot! Colors great! How about cropping to get rid of the house? Just an idea.

November 11, 2007

Very interesting composition...Level the horizon in photoshop so I do not feel like I am going downhill to the left but rather into the back of the photo where the tire track leads.

November 11, 2007

The only comment for improvement I would like to share is to crop the "washed out" portion of the sky and may be a little on the bottom to keep the wide proportion look. Everything elses looks fine. I hope it helps.