matt miller cambridge, ia

June 25, 2003

I have taken a shot of these same buses with my Graphic View. My shot is much like yours, same perspective, but on Tri-x. I'd like to go back someday & explore them a bit closer.

I like your Ledges shots as well. Nice place to shoot, especially in winter when there are less people.

February 25, 2003

The way you've captured the texture & soft lighting is great. A print in hand would be something to see. Almost 3D.

January 3, 2003

I must comment here to give you 7's. This is fantastic. You are obviously very talented, as well as lucky.

December 17, 2002

What's with the dirt? Makes me think that the police found him in a dumpster or something. Creepy.

November 18, 2002

This is fantastic. I like the B&W much better than the color.

October 24, 2002

The simple composition and strong sidelighting really make the image nice.

October 18, 2002

These are pretty good. You might try a reflector of some sort opposite the light source (window?) to help lighten the shadows a bit.

October 2, 2002

Nice use of the curve to draw us into the image. I like it.

September 19, 2002

I was thinking about trying this again sometime, but with a little

flash to brighten the sign. Would that make it look too unnatural?

I would, of course, have to wait for another brilliant sunrise.

September 13, 2002

You nailed the exposure on this difficult shot. The framing seems a little tight though.

July 27, 2002

Everything's nice except for that darn burned out patch. If there was just a little more detail there this would be near perfect. How to achieve it, I don't know. Maybe a central spot ND filter? Maybe waving a little black piece of cardboard over that spot during exposure?

July 23, 2002

Nice use of the 20mm. The sky is extra beautiful because of it.

July 15, 2002

I think this would really be nice if the childrens' reflections in the sand were not cut off. Maybe less sky at the top too. Otherwise, nice job.

July 12, 2002

good thing they were tied off.

July 11, 2002

Good use of the ND here. The foreground exposure is right on. I love the water. It looks like the lake is frozen.

July 9, 2002

This shot seems dark, lots of deep shadows with no detail. Maybe it's the scan? I would prefer this with different lighting.

June 28, 2002

I wish this had more foreground to rest my eyes on.

June 28, 2002

The soft, muted colors are nice. The tilted horizon & soft focus throughout (poor scanning perhaps, I have this problem too) ruin it for me.

June 12, 2002

looks very "Rowellesque". I love the dark sky & all the colors.

May 28, 2002

I also like it with the tree on the right cropped out.

May 28, 2002

This is a great idea, but I think it could be better. The washed out sky ruins the picture for me. The weed on the right is unneccesarily cut off. The vertical format is perfect.

May 22, 2002

Very nice. I disagree with the "overexposed" comments. I think it's right on looking at the stems. Only thing I'd do it crop out the bottom of the flower at the top of the frame, which would also cut out the biggest patch of white sky. 9/9.

May 22, 2002

Nice job. I love the texture & sense of movement. Your use of DOF is great. There's a little light colored patch in the lower right that's a little annoying though.