maury_cohen

Reminds me of Weston's work.

Thanks Michael.  I actually had to look up Hitchcock's filmography to make an educated guess.  I'm not very familiar with that movie title. 

Strangers on a Train?

I would consider cropping into the model's face.  Her eyes are so contrasty and captivating that they distract from the jewelry.

The two things I feel could be improved are that the subject and background appear to be equally sharp and exposed, and there's not much of a sense of movement or scale.

Maybe adding a hand in the foreground, doing the "pushing", more selective focus, and maybe even added emphasis on the subject via flash-fill might help your goal.

Robber Fly I believe...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilidae

That looks like Kramer on the left side of the frame!

That's a Damselfly Kenneth.  Dragonflies rest with their wings out to the sides.

Beautiful image.

At first glance it appears to be the size of school bus.

Great exposure and composition Enri.

I think the balance is great.

Is that the real thing (shot with a Lensbaby maybe) or a scale model?

You call that skinny?  I'd say robust~!

Beautiful shot John.

I wish there were a human figure present for a sense of scale.

Beautiful Daniel.  Looks like a view back in time.

I find the second plate in the background to be distracting.  Otherwise I like your photo.

I can almost smell the leather~!

but this image doesn't do anything for me.  Focus is in the background.  Fill flash may have helped, but may also have blinded the fire Truck driver.

Actually a Fly Luca.  Syphrid Fly.  They imitate bees and wasps in appearance to fool predators.

A nice photo.

A slight move to your left would have given the subject better background separation (from the apple bin on the right) and taken that tractor out of his shoulder.

Very nice photo.

With portraits it's usually best if the sharpest focus is on the subject's eyes Chelsea.

You can center the subject's eyes in in the viewfinder, lock focus, then re-frame the image before releasing the shutter.

Quite a cool place, is it not Andrew?  I've been fortunate to get to visit there annually (8 years) for a trade show attended by my employer.  My favorite shot was taken on a rainy afternoon.

IMO to reach professional quality the exposure would need to be a bit more accurate (this appears a bit over-exposed).  I also might have tried for a shot where there was eye contact.  Keep up the good work.

Flourescent light bulbs flash at a rapid rate, invisible to the eye but visdible on film.  I believe that's what we're seeing here.