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Chris, you achieved an interesting painting-like quality that visually sets this apart. Very nice -
Nice job. Jealous -
Nice job in a tough capture situation. been there! -
Both versions are nice. I do like how my eye is drawn to the lamp in the original -
london Bridges and Barriers
uptonimages commented on chris_hamilton29's gallery image in Architecture
Very nice colors, tones, composition. Moves my eyes around a lot, yet keeps them on the image. -
<p>William, thanks for the kind words and time taken looking over my portfolio. I do appreciate it! I must mention that for me the word "Leaf" refers to the maker of the digital back I'm using with the Mamiya. I've used leaf shutters back during a brief (and frustrating) attempt to work in 4x5, but not returned.<br> I am really impressed with your X100 shots. I've tried to get the kind of rich look you've achieved in my B&W shots, but not been very successful so far. I look forward to seeing where else you take your efforts there. I've noticed lots of photographers here producing nice atmospheric effects with long exposures, as you have, and I intend to explore that avenue more as well.<br> Regards<br> Tom</p>
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<p> I'm a week or so into being a member and am really enjoying exploring the site. I find the work here to be a cut above some of the other sharing sites I've seen and its been an easy task to find some sources of inspiration among the images I've browsed through.<br> I am a longtime amateur, now retired and with time and motivation to try to improve the quality of my work. I've been lucky enough to acquire some nice equipment over the years so I'm definitely not limited there. Most of the time these days I shoot with either a big Mamiya/Leaf 645 combo on a tripod or a much smaller Olympus OMD-EM1 setup. I'm obsessed with the incredible detail and range possible with the Mamiya as you'll see by the choice of subject matter in my portfolio. I have focused on various "scapes" over the years (land, city, water), but am finding street shooting more exciting now that I have time for it.<br> I intend to build my portfolio on PN slowly, and will put out images for rating or comment on a slow but regular basis. Thus far, I've found some of the ratings puzzling as I'm sure everyone does. I'm concluding that the main value of the ratings is to compare my own shots vs each other, rather than as an absolute measure of quality. Its interesting for me to know which images in my portfolio gain the most traction with PN viewers, as well as which images by others are most highly regarded.<br> At any rate, I've spent enough time online in the last week to conclude that getting more engaged here will be worth the effort, so I'll be looking for opportunities to do so. I will appreciate any comments and especially suggestions.<br> Regards to all who read this,<br> Tom Upton</p>
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Beautiful. I look forward to checking out the rest of your work. Very impressive! -
I agree with other comments - beautifully executed. A minor suggestion: consider a crop that cuts out the rock on the right bottom (distracting to me) and gives the whole image more of an uninterrupted lower left to upper right flow. -
Georgeous image. You've managed the sun angle and the fog/clouds beautifully to keep all the tones in balance and retain detail throughout. Amazing place too, wherever it is -
Very nice idea and the model's pose and expression during the jump (assume its a jump!) really elevates the overall image (no pun intended). -
Agree the people and their placement transform this from a tourist shot to a nice contemplative study. Well composed and executed -
Intriguing, but some of the light traces and reflections are puzzling. Not quite sure what we are looking at. -
I didn't see the color version, but this B&W version creates a nice mood. Very appealing. I might have tried to dial back the burnout on the sun, but perhaps this is what you wanted? -
A lot of interesting things are going on here, but the composition allows the eye to wander. Is there a crop that directs the eye to where you want it? -
Nice twist. Clever composition and use of focus. I like it -
I agree with the other comments. The blurring of the wave action is just right. I'll have to remember that. Overall you've taken a potentially mundane subject (cranes) and turned it into a sensational image. Nice! -
The cloud across the sun just makes this image. Fabulous. The darkened sky balances the image well. -
I'm glad you suggested viewing it larger. The smaller version appears a bit dark and blocked up, but the larger image fixes all that. Nice tonal range, contrast and composition. I still might go a tad lighter, but its really good -
Cool tree, but you might try shooting it again with less flat light. Cropping out the fruit partially in the frame could reduce distraction -
Nice tonal range and composition. It leads the eye well through the image. I like it -
The drum set overcomplicates the background a bit, but great color and action -
Good in every way! I could not improve it. Well done -
<p>Very interesting to read your post as I am sitting here doing <em>exactly</em> the same thing you describe: scanning hundreds of old negatives with an Epson V850. For what its worth, I gave up on the Epson scanning software and moved to Silverfast 8.5 -- far more efficient for scanning/correcting large numbers of negatives. Beyond that, I'll follow the tips that others have provided here.</p>
