carl_williams

Again, superb photo but that text is really horribly distracting.

Shame it doesn't seem too sharp on the flower, but I like the contrast and the background being broken up with the well-out-of-focus pale bits is rather fetching, too.

Nice and peaceful. I think it's probably better with cropped to exclude the bouy or lighthouse thingy at the top, though, it seems to distract from the boat a bit.

Is the square around her face deliberate, or a bit of photoshop lightening-up the edges of which only show on some monitors? If it's not meant to be seen, then I'd suggest using a much more irregular selection boundary. Nice photo, though.

Thanks for the comment - I've read the comment on your "Empty Sea" re stretching it and wonder now whether I should try this less cropped - it's a 35mm format neg, with extra sea to right and left. Similarly, my Waiting for the winch seems to benefit from a crop from to and bottom, so the lines cut the picture in a diminishing series, and stretching the resulting letterbox format out a bit more - it'd never occured to me to stretch 'em before...

I don't like this so much. I think it's the eye makeup, and the hands look a bit tense and uncertain. The sitter doesn't look as comfortable as most of your others.

I had to look several times, too. Well seen.

I don't think the trees work here (for me) - out

of keeping with the stark geometrical look of the frame thing, but not emphasised enough to make a clear contrast with it, somehow. (i.e. I don't think I understand this shot.) Mebbe it works better without the right-hand tree, so the frame leads the eye down to the lefthand tree, which stands separate?

What lovely delicate colours. This light works well, I think.

The highlights are a bit too blown out for my taste - otherwise, I rather like it.

I like this. Moody. Nice.

Glorious colours!

I like the original, too - I tried cropping this various ways, and I came to the conclusion that part of the drama is the wide view (I really like wideangle shots, though, especially in cities.) I think it looks a touch too enclosed in Juergen's crop, and I like the rail all the way out to the right - perhaps nibbling the left hand side off just enough to remove the flagpole and make the train slightly less central is a better crop, or perhaps it's better as it is, dunno. Very dramatic, whatever. Lovely.

Did you set this up, or happen to catch her eye? Either way, it's very effective!

Nice. Nice light, good angle.

I like these.

These are excellent, IMO (like most of Amy's work on PN.)

 

Heh - I was reminded of an indigo girls album cover by these pictures, too.

Thanks for the comment - I think you're right, cropping the clouds does improve it. I left them in originally 'cos I was struck by the moodiness of the sky but the light in general is moody.

very nice!

Lovely colours, just the right amount of light in the sky - nice!

Excellent.

Superb, though I wish these were a bit bigger.

Nice. The watch is quite distracting, though, I reckon.

I like the angle and effects but dislike the pixelly cutting-out - another vote for a re-shoot, perhaps on blue or black velvet to get the flat ground (or a more painstaking cut-and-paste job?). Neat concept, though, very spacey sort of feel to it.

I agree with Mike Scott - I think this is very refreshingly different, as wedding 'photos go.