alan_green4

Shot with Canon 50mm f1.4 with an extension tube, 1/320 sec, ISO 200,

handheld, available light, with a 40D

fanged flower

portrait of Bluebell

this is a wind-blown spider web in the railing of a bridge

very nice. b&w is right for this one. would crop much out: the window (including all of the frame), most of the table

 

much of the top is not needed and adds nothing of value -- would cut down to the top of the tallest flower

 

crop some off left side (not needed)

 

the subject is gorgeous, would not distract viewer from her

 

 

the people should be the focus of attention. if you cover the left 1/3 of image it looks better. the building and post/fencing on left side detract from composition. would cut left side to exclude everything up to the grill/drain, and some off the top for better framing

very nice study

this caught my eye. good, except lacks commitment -- the train movement is not dramatic enough and the non-moving elements are not sharp

 

would have preferred hard-sharp rails and lots of blur in the train. having the camera on a tripod and shooting at least 1/2 second or more would have yielded a more convincing shot.

 

as is, it's neither here nor there

nice catch. too much dead space left and right. perspective is too high -- you would have gotten a better image if you had lowered the camera

nice placement of cap

 

dust next to cap -- on lower left -- should have been cleaned

okay, but the ice cubes have a slushy look

 

upper part is ill-defined

 

small section of lemon jutting into frame on right side is out of place wrecks the elements on that side

 

the reflections are hot. (did you use a softlight?)

 

 

would crop the dark foliage on right. does not add to the composition and, because it's so much darker, detracts from the impact of photo

looks like you're following the rule of 4ths or 5ths, not 3rds. subject is placed a bit too far off center.

 

would be better if more (or all) of the flower was in focus -- your depth of field is very shallow. (try using a slower shutter speed and shutting the lens down a stop or so. if this causes the image to be soft because of slow shutter speed, use a tripod or bump the ISO so that you can use a higher shutter speed)

 

the cross-lighting is good but it's a bit contrasty. you might want to shoot on a cloudy day or shield the subject from direct sunlight with a card or umbrella.

 

otherwise, nice capture -- sharp. good solid background accentuates the subject/doesn't distract viewer

nice. very 50s-style shot. too dark/contrasty. lower part both out of focus and not needed -- besides, the frame is too tall/elongated anyway -- you could easily cut lower part, square up the frame a tad and focus attention on the boys' hands. their hands have just as much impact as their faces, but the energy is diffused because of all the extra frame at bottom

nice catch

that's not bad. very high contrast, though

nice shot. only problem is the leaf is in the (approximate) center of frame -- should be off more (or exactly centered). see: rule of thirds

very nice. reminds me of the images in LIFE back in the day

 

would crop the left side to match the right side -- it's unbalanced (and i don't see a reason for it)

 

would cut lower part. becomes redundant below the rear wheel of bicycle

 

otherwise, very good

reminds me of cartier-bresson.