bruce johnson

Actually I fear I may have added too much contrast already. The air was filled with hash smoke and that added an air of mystery to the slide which is not really apparent here in the digital version.

Great concept and I like your expression and hunched shoulders. The composite fails a little on the left though. The bumps are much more brightly lit on the left, yet the skin is evenly illuminated. This calls attention to the different illumination. Thomas also noted the bumps are more acutely angled on the left side and looking at the picture again, I'd agree. Despite my nitpicking, I really do like it.

Very nicely framed reflection. Seems to me that the reflection is brighter than the real mtn though, too much ND filter or work in Photoshop, otherwise fantastic photo!

To my eye, this might even be better if the color cast was warmed up a bit. Primate portraits aren't usually my thing, but I really like this one.

Wow! If this is a composition, well done and great creativity. If this is real, then so much the better! Great eye!

Personally, I find the contrast of the rocks (whatever those are called, I'm sure they have a proper name) to be a bit harsh considering the soft, subdued sky and water. One of those cases where it appears to be either a composition or overdone in Photoshop. I'm not accusing you of this though - I'm well aware that nature can offer up some surreal images that appear artificial when in fact they're actually genuine, but this one falls into that trap for me.

Splendid panorama. This is one I'd like to see much larger. The way the mist hangs right in line with the horizon really helps make this shot.

Compositionally and thematically I love this picture. There is one thing that bothers me though - the slide mounts are grey. Perhaps these ones really are grey, but all the slide mounts I've dealt with are white (or white on one side, black on the other) and this strikes me as an underexposed photo. Kind of like when I forget to dial in exposure compensation in my winter landscapes. Looking at the rest of your portfolio, I know that this is not an exposure error (your other photos are all exposed perfectly) - you intended for this to appear this way, probably to make the backlit slide standout better. To my eyes though, it just makes the background distracting. I think (could be wrong here) that the back illuminated slide would still stand out against a lighter background just because of it's colour and saturation. I'd be curious if you had any other exposures where the background mounts were exposed a bit brighter. BTW - I'm really glad I looked through the rest of your portfolio, truly awesome and inspiring work there.