patrickboucher

Hi Margo, thanks for your suggestion!

Unfortunately the photo wasn't cropped so I couldn't change this one.  I did have another shot taken from slightly further away which I was able to crop in the manner which you suggested.  I think this would have been much more successful with the original photo however as the cropped photo seems to lack the sense of distance between the rock and the tree (in the new photo the rock seems much closer than it really is).  Plus the light wasn't quite the same and hasn't got quite the same impact.

Thanks for the very appreciated feedback though, I will bear your segestion in mind next time I am framing up to take a shot.

Cheers!

Patrick

on a 4500km roadtrip up the east coast of Australia you tend to run into

lots of these!

Thanks for your comments!

This is quite a pretty picture, a slightly different crop using the right half of the photo and tweaking the vibrancy setting just a little would make that gorgeous tree "pop".  Great effort!

Cheers!

accidentally flipped the photo while cropping and enjoyed the result, just for

a laugh, nothing serious, the reversal of the reflection just seems to work...

Thank you guys! The feedback is really appreciated.  I'm still trying to find my feet, so to speak, and can really use the guidance!

 

Mark, 

Have re-uploaded the photo (called Smirking-Version 2) with some of the changes you mentioned.  Still not completely happy with it as it now seems a bit overexposed to me.  I might have to chalk this one up as an "almost"  and keep trying to get the shot right . All the same, thanks so much for your feedback, it seems to be really hard to get straightforward, constructive criticism and I REALLY appreciate getting it.

All the best! 

Patrick

Thanks for looking, all critiques greatly appreciated!

thanks for your input! All criticisms (good, bad and indifferent) are greatly

appreciated

Last rays of sun hitting a mangrove before the stormy weather settled in

Thank you Mark for the very helpful feedback. I am slowly rediscovering photography after years of neglect and can really use pointers like those you provided! Now that i look at the photo again i can indeed see what you mean about it being muddy, not sure why this didnt jump out at me before. As I still have the raw image I will try to apply the changes you suggested to make the photo better. Thanks again!

a real beauty! Great colour on DOF.!

Thanks guys! I love doing portrait work with natural, ambient light rather than flashes and electric lights.  It seems to result in a much "softer" but more richly coloured final product (or better contrast in the case of b&w).  I find the resulting shots look like old portraits from the 20's and 30's, though my subject are a bit more modern! (hence why I love the sepia toned or b&w versions best)....also having a model who has a gift for not looking "posed" is a big help!

 

A beautiful and very emotive photo.  I love all the textures and the almost surreal colours of the scarf and eyes.  Very well done!

I love the deep contrast in this photo and the way the flame brings some light to the man's face...but not too much, just enough to create a glimmer in his eyes.  Lovely photo, well done!

I love the stark lighting in this photo and the tint adds to the drama, as does the one visible eye. Well done.

Thanks for looking, all feedback greatly appreciated. Feel free to comment

on my other portraits as well. I really enjoy "natural light" (ie flash-free

portraiture, let me know what you think).

 

Cheers!

Thanks for your feedback!

thanks for looking!

thanks for looking!

comments appreciated. Thank you!

I love this dramatic looking scene, the sharpness of the reflexions makes it almost surreal A++

An "accidental" shot as a road train whooshed past me at 100 km/hr. Shame about

the electricity cables. What do you think?

Thanks for the critiques, all are very appreciated

Thanks for the re-cropping, I agree with you that shifting slightly to the right makes the image look better. The only other thing that annoys me about the photo is the bright patch behind the kookaburra, I find it a bit distracting, unfortunately I guess I'm stuck with it :) Thanks for your help and advice!

Patrick

all critiques appreciated :)