nicholasprice

In my humble opinion, this is your best image in this folder. My only minor criticism may have been out of your control - At a later time in the day the fence would have cast longer shadows across the otherwise empty bottom of the frame to produce for my eye a magnificent image

Your ?double exposed moon is much more successful in this image.

I make the assumption that this is a double exposure. I have never been able to get this technique right, and I fear that the process has caused you to overexpose your moon which shines agressively over your otherwise serene image like an angry midnight sun. This however may be exactly what you intended? I would prefer the image without the moon, as its presence detracts somewhat from the aesthetic luminescence of the buildings.

 

Would the image benefit from the buildinds being placed on the horrizontal? - I don't know.

This is an atmospheric image with good use of the available light. I was wondering how the subject would have appeared if you had used a wider angle lens to show the boat house in the context of its surroundings, is this part of a series?

Is the horizon in this photograph intentionally lopsided? If so, what was your meaning? I don't think it does anything for your crisp image. Why not crop to correct this "fault" and reappraise the image.

This image poses for me an optical quandry - at first the picture appears lopsided, but on closer inspection it is not. Is the hospital derelict as the beds seem abandoned?

The tight cropping gives a real sense of claustrophobia in this cityscape. This image contrasts greatly with the previous image in this folder (The Sky at Wight) which shows an expanse of empty land. Were these images intended to be a pair?

The absence of any obvious subject in this photograph gives the viewer a sense of the expanse and serenity of the English Countryside. The peace and solitude of a walk in the country perhaps?

I like the use of the trees to frame this image. Manhattan has been given a sureal dream like quality by the blue cast. What was the time of day?

I disagree with Eric,

 

If the Angel had been placed selectivly in focus with the same depth of field, then the cross would have become an unnesesary foreground detail. With a larger f-stop the similarly coloured cross, and statue would blend into one adding confusion.

 

I like this photograph, well done.

C. S. Lewis ?

Your biography states that you are still waiting for perfect light, I think the light here is dam near perfect!

I asume your title pertains to the quote from the film "Airplane" with regards to "Parking" and "No Parking" in various coloured vones!

 

Very subtle!

 

However despite the title this is a powerfully composed photograph that has real impact and a real sence of urban claustrophobia.

This reminds me very much of the mural "Springtime" by Jackson Pollock. The shadows of the windmills "dance" in a similar way.

In responce to Vuk's constructive critisism, I have attempted to re-crop the image. I'm not sure if it has made any difference. I think the problem is that I was not perpendicular to the plane of the door when I took the photograph. Maybe I will go back and try again. What do you think?

I don't understand Corey's comment, but I really like this photograph. Thanks for the technical information, and more importantly your honesty about the haphazard nature of this work. I feel inspired to have a go. I haven't tried to photograph anything remotely astronomical for over 12 years after a disasterous evening attempting to photograph a Lunar Eclipse. I didn't even attempt to photograph the Solar Eclipse that we had here in the United Kingdom in 1999. But when in Scotland next month I will attempt an homage. Thanks.

I think that Tim, Ken and Jeff miss the point of this image. If the lighting were more subtle, this would just be another run-of-the-mill, by-the-book portrait, rather than this interesting overexposed study, which to my taste has a real sence of form. Develop your own style. A photograph isn't good only if it follows well traversed convention, a good photograph can be "artistic" rather than "technical"! Both points of view are valid, and one form does not have to conform to the rules of another. I like this photograph, and your work in general.

The blurred, off centred photograph gives a sexy and vulnerable appeal to this subject. Many would underate the impact of this image. The harsher examples in the folder are in my opinion much less successful.

I know how you feel! I have three lesbian friends who I am in love with!

I like this abstract. Your bold black border has either intentionally or unintentionally created an intriging optical illusion. The border's juxtaposition with the paralell lines of the side of the building create an ambigyity as to how vertical the right hand border actually is! This phenomena works best when the photograph is viewed on the "Large" setting. - fascinating!

This reminds me of a very famous photograph by the much copied and admired Ansel Adams. His photograph was of course in black & white. Was this familiarity intentional? A great photograph all the same.

This photograph was taken at midday during a guided tour of the

temple of Karnak in Luxor, Egypt. Time was short. The camera was hand

held, as there was little scope for anything else, and the temple was

full to the brim with hundreds of tourists. Waiting for an opertunity

for a shot without the omnipresent tourists was hard enough, but to

bag one with only the timeless gentleman in the right of the shot was

remarkable. The exposure isn't great I admit, and it has been

suggested that the photograph was taken on an overcast day, - far

from it, the midday sun was beating down which is why the sky is

burnt out. I cannot remember, but I am sure I attempted to compensate

for this with my exposure, but with limited success. The difficulty I

think is in maintaining the detail of the heirogliphics on the lotus

columns. I would have loved this to be a better photograph, so I

would value your opinions as to what to do in the future when time is

so very much of the essence.

A wonderful candid photograph. Could you say anything about the subject?

My god, you are right! I will try and crop it differently in an attempt to correct the fault. The British Museum has a strict tripod policy, and time was of the essence in taking the photograph which shows an odd discrepancy between the very formal group on the left, and the casual group on the right. I like it anyhow, but I value your comment.

This is a great photograph - well done! I would like to know how long a lens you used, as either these chaps fly like maniacs or there has been a good deal of foreshortening.