chriscourt

From a recent trip to Honduras. I'm trying to fine tune both my portrait

technique, as well as B&W conversions. Comments appreciated.

What a beautiful shot. Making me miss home!

I would be surprised if an eagle either knew or cared about the quibbles of men. Beautiful shot however.

Now that's what I call a landscape! What is the small hut on the peak to the left?

Nice light and reflections. Shame the top is amputated. Step back 20m or so?

Nice sharp dragon

Welcome to photo.net!

 

You've chosen an interesting subject here. And I must say I like the pattern and bokeh of the out of focus area of this shot very much.

 

However, the subject... firstly, I would try framing (and/or cropping) this shot differently. The bug seems somehow squashed into the bottom right hand corner of the photo. Perhaps rotating the image 30 degrees anti-clockwise, and cropping to a more square shape might be an improvement here. Also, the focus point seems to be midway down the far wing, giving you some softness in the eye and thorax. Try locking your focus on the eye next time.

 

Not a bad start!

 

Regards

C

Nice sharpness and exposure. This guy looks hungry!!

Please view larger. Your c&cs are welcomed.

Hey, Great shot Antonio! I have one very similar (http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8940760&size=lg). But I see you had the idea first. Well done :-)

A quick grab from a hot summer's night in Brisbane's Queen St. mall. Please view

larger!

 

I appreciate any comments/critiques.

 

Chris

Ahem. Our two fishing friends are sharp thanks to a little Photoshop tweaking (brought in from an earlier shot with a shorter exposure).

 

Thanks for your comments everyone. The border and title seem to be common dislikes. I add these to every pic I post here, mainly in an effort to create a consistent look to my work – a "brand" if you like. However I'm still weighing up the pros and cons, and perhaps will end up axing them.

 

Regards

Chris

The streak in the sky is an aircraft making its approach to Owen Roberts Airport.

 

Please view the larger version. I appreciate your comments and critiques!

Please view the large version for improved detail. Thanks :-)

Just a side-street on the long and difficult road to macro mastery.

This cool character completely ignored me as he went about his business of catching

dinner.

 

Thanks for viewing! All critiques appreciated. Please view larger.

Thanks for viewing! All critiques appreciated. Please view larger.

Beautiful capture. Sharp as a pin and great catchlight in the eye. My only criticism would be that (at least on my monitor) the overall tone of the photo looks slightly flat. Perhaps a slight contrast boost in PP?

My apologies in advance if this comment sounds perhaps a little negative, but this is rather poor Photoshop work. In the large version, the hard edges of the bird are very jarring against the background. A slight feathering of the selection/mask would make a huge difference to the realism of the shot. Also, the moon (sun?), showing through the clouds is massively blown out.

 

On the other hand, in the small version it appears as a very dramatic and well-lit shot, and the flaws are much less apparent.

 

Best Regards

Chris Court

I was experimenting here with slow shutter speeds and extreme camera movement.

Cropped and sharpened only. Please view large. Your comments appreciated.

Perfect focus and DOF, and the eye is magnificent! Wonderful shot.

I must agree with Brad: great Photoshop work, particularly in the masking of the hair and the dress where it falls in front of the horizon, and of course the tone matching.

 

Well done!

 

Chris

Placid fellow didn't have any intention of moving. Please view larger. All

comments/critiques welcomed.

Beautiful play of light. Shame about the blown highlights. Dialing back the exposure then opening the shadows a little in PS may have helped here.

Please view larger. All comments/critiques welcomed.