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Well, I surely didn't know it was such a faux pas to have one's info in the image here. On a local forum, we had just finished a discussion on how important it is to have your info somewhere that it can't be used without your permission. I'll rethink the sizing and positioning on images in the future. I can guarantee it's not an ad, I'm not in business nor am I trying to sell anyone anything photo-wise in any capacity.

 

Thanks for keeping it positive. Funny how this is my most commented image as of yet.

Thanks for looking, hope you enjoy.

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Thanksgiving appetizers.

C&C welcome.

Was this cross processed, or did you alter the colors digitally?

 

 

Has great sense of depth with the parking blocks leading you across the street to the tree.

Out on a hike/walk around Torrey Pines State Reserve around sunset.

Will have more posted up for critique. Any comments and critiques

(positive or negative) would be appreciated.

Hello, and thanks for any ratings/comments you can leave!

Hello, please and thank you for your comments and critiques!

I really like the dreamy "mist" around the bunch. I just recently learned how to do this technique, and your image definitely does it well. They really POP out at you!

 

Cooling filter adds a nice touch to the feel.

A bit more depth of field and some eyes photoshopped onto the windshield a la Cars would have added to the extreme painterly look of this image.

 

I like the concept, but the bricks are just too contrasty and distracting from the subject to give this 7/7.

I love the contrast between the cold waters rushing around the rocks, to the warm and soft and dreamy sky.

 

Great capture. Very eye-catching. My only complaint would be lack of sharp detail in the rocks, but that may be the web JPG process not doing the image any favors.

Interesting reflection in his eye. The cropping is just a bit too tight on his face for me to give this a 7/7, but it's close. The colors are natural. I find it interesting there is a small creature on his right hand. Lots to look at here, good leading lines along his throat lead my eyes back to his face/eyes.

 

Good composition and capture aside from the tight crop.

This is a bit too zoomed out to place a lot of emphasis on the cars, and not zoomed out enough to get the building feeling.

 

Placing the cars in front of a modern black/glass door with the security cam right overhead doesn't add to the feel you described in the title.

 

If you could get the two cars out into an open field or side of a deserted/well-used road, that would add to the timelessness of the shot.

 

Also, the colors are sort of in the middle too. I tend to think of the '50s in either b&w or very bold/vibrant/saturated colors. Sure, it can be a turquoise, but make it a bright/flashy turquoise. See what I'm saying?

Please rate/critique if you view! Any thoughts would be appreciated!

I enjoy the contrasts in this shot. The green isn't over-saturated, the white is perfectly exposed, and you have a bit of black background to make the subject pop.

 

Great framing and use of depth of field. Personally I would have used a shade deeper DOF to ensure the entire green base was in focus, but that's just my taste and it doesn't detract from your shot.

La Jolla, CA on a cold and windy day.

Thanks Tony. Glad to have somebody stopping by and commenting. It was fairly early in the day for "good light" so I'm surprised how warm everything looks in this shot.

My only criticisms here would be slightly over-saturated reds and lack of emotion. Good exposure, good colors, but it looks a bit fake with the natural looking sky and white/other color balloons and then BAM, all the super-saturated reds.

 

If you could have included someone releasing one of the balloons, it would have more emotion/humanity linked to the photo and therefore, more worth-while as a piece of artwork.

 

+1 to the cut-off balloon on the right margin needing to go.

Thoughts? Comments?

 

 

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Seems to be more of a snapshot than an interesting photograph. Subject does not carry it alone, and the centered composition doesn't add much. Boring sky and fairly harsh lighting don't add anything either.

Is this too boring? I thought upon capture the strong lines would

carry the image, but upon returning to it multiple times, it seems to

be missing something.

 

Any thoughts/criticisms would be greatly appreciated. Please post

more than one sentence as those don't help very much.