tom_christiansen

Nice, tranquil shot. I like the tonality and the play between blue and yellow. I find the red light on the grass a bit distracting, though.

Excellent image, but it seems the light on the guard rail is coming from a different direction than the setting sun. Is this image a composite or did you use a second lighting source?

Looks more like an upside down yawn to me. Pretty neat idea, though.

I would prefer to have the foreground be darker. More natural. Having the foreground (which is clearly in the shade) be lighter than the clouds (illuminated by the sun) just does not look natural to me. It looks filtered. Same goes for the reflection of the sky in the pools within the rocks.

 

But the composition is very striking. It's not clear to me which of the subjects in the picture is the most important. The rock formations or the sky. I think both could make stunning pictures if you cropped it a bit. You could leave more sky in the picture if that's what's important. And vice versa for the rock formations.

 

But overall a pretty nice shot.

This is a truly cool photograph. Nice shapes. Nice lines. Perfectly executed.

 

I'm a little distracted by the person in red in the lower left, but that's the only weak spot I notice. I would have preferred it to be more monochromatic (i.e. would have prefered a more neutral color over the red coat). But, hey... There's only so much you can do.

 

But very nicely captured. Excellent exposure, it really sets the mood. Perfect subject placement. Nice sense of motion - both by the use of lines and by the subject placement (walking into the picture).

Very nice!! I can't decide if I find the background distracting or not. But it is definitely a cool product shot.

Nice, different kitty shot.

 

I would have like to have everything from the tip of her nose to the back of her mouth in sharp focus, but that might be challenging (or near-impossible) at this magnification.

And that Kodak 800 stuff is rather grainy... Try some real B&W film instead. Even Fuji Neopan 1600 would have produced more detail. Or if you insist on shooting color negs, try Fuji NPZ (professional 800 speed film).

 

But the idea is really good. It's definitely different, and I like the composition. If more sharpness and less grain is not possible with your setup, then this is definitely the best you can get!! Excellent.

The only weak point in this picture is the strand of hair that crosses her right eye and hits the nose. You can spot it out in photoshop using the stamp tool, but next time just ask her to adjust her hair.

 

Otherwise a very, very nice shot.

I would prefer it without that strobe of flash at the top. I don't know if it is indeed caused by electronic flash or if it's sunlight, but the light area distracts me and draws my eye away from the main subject -- the blossom. Otherwise, a nice macro shot.