mikemorrellNL

Hi Kamala, 

I still think it's a stunning image! So no negative comments from me!

But close up, I do see some signs that your editing is not perfect. PM me if you want any more detaills.

Kind regards,

Mike

Gorgeous, Stunning, @Kamala! Congrats!

+ 1 for previous comments. I also like the lighting and color harmony.

Wonderful detail!

I'm not a regular or any way good bird photographer (though I sometimes try 😉) but wow, I'm in awe of this photo! 
Based in Europe, I'd never heard of or seen the 'Cardinal' before.
I of course love the color and sharp detail you've brought out at 600m.

But I especially like the 'story' that this photo tells wonderfully: a beautiful songbird battling wind, snow and freezing conditions. Even its 'body language' (head down, body low) is completely consistent with 'the story'!

I've spent some 15 minutes being absolutely entranced by this photo! Thanks too, for including the ISO data. It's just nice to see the focal length and settings you used to capture this.

FWIW, the longer I look at this photo and let 'the story' sink in, the more I can imagine some kind of 'symbolic' association with the photo. In the sense that sometimes you just have to do your best to 'weather the storm' (or get through unfavourable conditions).

For me, this photo is 'technically excellent' (color, sharpness, focus, DOF, etc.) but more importantly it tells a story, has drama and 'action' (snow and weathering it).

Many thanks for sharing this!
Mike

Hi @theofanis700, many thanks for introducing me to the gallery 'funny' via this photo!

Agree with @krpradu. Great composition. The children add a lot to what otherwise would only be "a nice sunset"

Beautiful! The light in the foreground, misty background and delicate colors give the photo an artistic quality. As if it's a painting.

A beautiful (and creative) image! The light (background and '3-D modeling' of the model) is superb. I like the 'dynamic' movement of the mode's hair.

FWIW, one of my 2 daughters is a professional dancer,  so I've viewed and taken many 'dancing/jumping' photos over the years. What I really like about this photo is that the model really doesn't look (to me) as if she's just 'jumped'.  Her face and arms look relatively relaxed and her legs could well be part of a dance movement.

The 'story' for me is of a 'suspended' dancer who is perfectly at ease with this. 

In any case, a powerful image!

Wow! As a sax player, I love this  photo! Not only because it's of a sax player but because of the 'story' it suggests to me: a sax player cycling out to a location by the sea to 'blow his horn'.

I really like your whole composition, especially:

- the position of the sax player's head spanning the horizon

- the ship (and foreground foliage) in the top left panel

- the vague suggestion of land in the background of both top panels

- the 'gestalt' idea of showing enough of the bike without needing to show the whole bike

- the great light and wonderful contrasts produced by this

Other than gushing over this photo, I humbly suggest that the (to me, rather 'tame' title "Sea Side Review" doesn't do full justice to the energy, dynamics and 'zest for life' that this photo projects. But I fully accept that you consciously choose your title.

I would hang a print of this photo on my wall at home. Not just because it's a sax player (there are thousand of pics - including a few of mine - of sax players) but because it's just such a wonderful photo.

If it's OK with you, I'd like to post a link to this photo at my (international) sax forum.

I'm really looking forward to viewing more of your work at PN. In the meantime, I've also 'stalked' you (in a positive way!) to track down your Instagram feed and website.

I'm looking forward to following your work on all your channels!

Best wishes,

Mike

Hi @john3baxter,  I'm not a macro photographer but the 'thumbnail' of this photo really jumped out at me! I really like the way that the pattern on the background texture of the curtain and the plant in the foreground echo each other. Great composition!

I'm not a landsape photographer or an avid lanscape viewer.  But I really do like this photo!  The  rolling hill (left) leads down to the trail that lead viewers through the layered hills to the magnicent backdrop of the high mountain and clouds, 

Many 'landscape photos' these days suffer from over-saturation and/or over-sharpening. For me, it's a true delight to see a well-composed 'landscape photo' with natural colors.

Through your photo, I can imagine myself being there. My compliments!