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Instead of creating yet another pleasing image of the stately mansion

in Elswout park (in the Netherlands), I though I'd have a go at a

wacky shot. I used a 24mm lens and polarizing filter to create

something more striking.

What do you think? Good job? Over the top?

Thank you for your time and comments.

I like the concept of this image and the subdued colours help.

However, I also think it is technically and compositionally lacking. Perhaps it is the scan, as far as techincal quality is concerned, but you seem to have lost shadow detail and the image isn't very sharp either.

Compositionally, I don't really like the dog being in the centre of the frame. I hope you won't mind the quick and dirty Photoshop hack that I've attached. It's just a suggestion of how you might improve the image.

Well, I don't know corrida, but I do know what I like :-)

Seriously, I think this image is very good. Good use of colour, simple and powerful composition. Well done.

Seemingly unaffected by the cold Dutch weather during winter, these

sheep were just waking up when I passed by (or at least I hope I

didn't rudely awaken them). However, they did look up rather hopeful

at me -- as if they expected me to feed them, or even free them from

the cold frozen meadow.

Anyway, I thought they looked rather cute. Opinions?

Thanks for your time and comments.

As per Marielou Dhumez's suggestion, I'm posting this one for

critique. Good use of the angles and patterns present it the

building? Does the convergence bother you, or doesn't it matter much?

Thank you for your time and comments.

For contrast, consider this image:

Main building, Elswout Park. This is the wacky wide-angle shot I would shoot a while ago.

Too dull? Too straight-on?

A year or two ago, I would probably have used 24mm to create

a "weird", tilted image of the old tanks. However, recently, I have

come to like the more simple, straight-on shots. I wonder what people

on photo.net think. Too dull?

Impressive colours! However, by looking at it, I haven't a clue what this is. As a photograph, this is a bit too confusing for me.

As Photoshop art, I think you did at least a nice job, but I don't quite know how to judge that. Hence, just a comment and no ratings.

I don't mind the tilt very much (if anything, it makes the image seem more like a "quick catch" rather than staged). The vignetting helps, I think, because it appears the person is running towards some light or such -- it gives a bit of a tunnel effect to the photo.

I am not too convinced that the washed-out arms are such a good idea, though. The person seems to have left a bit too much behind.

Over all, very well done!

Isn't he referring to photo.net and mistakenly thinking Philip Greenspun is a professor of photography?

I guess I was trying to get too many points across at once, and failed. Let me try again. I promise togive after this one -- POW discussions are usuallyrather tiresome and often seem to have to do so littlewith the image itself (and I admit that I am just asguilty by posting this).

First, I suppose I'm more of a "I don't know art, but I know what I like" kind of person. I have noformal training in photography, art or anything remotelyin that direction. Just a little background info on me,so you know how seriously to take my comments :-)

I do, of course, realise that tripods, bracketing andall kinds of other technical excellence will not guarantee to produce art. In fact, that's why I specifically mentionedthe bracketed landscape photo and the pro-lit portrait.

This photo is obviously a good (fun) idea executed ratherpoorly. I still think it's a good photo. And I firmly believe that good photos, art or not, can be valid choicesfor POW. POW images should teach us something: technicalexcellence, patience, catching the moment, or having funand just shooting something different. I think this imagefalls in the last category. Perhaps there are better imageson photo.net that would fall in the same category and perhaps one of them should have been chosen.

By the way, Vuk, I don't understand how the comments of one single user (in this case, me) can say a lot about photo.net. But perhaps that's irrelevant.

After consuming adequate amounts of liquid barley, the session ends in a group consensus of the next week's Photograph of the Week

-- http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo-of-the-week/about

I think this page makes it clear that POW selection isn't overly elaborate or deeply profound. Perhaps it should be.

I wonder, has anyone ever asked the photo.net crew if there are any job openingsin the POW Elf department?