Tower.JPG
by Temperpolk

Comment:
Yes, this show's a good eye. A tough exposure, dark in the alley, and bright out around the tower, the sky ended up blown out. This looks like another case where shooting at a different time of day could make a difference. Mid day with bright, harsh, overhead direct light is normally not great for photography :-)

red.JPG
by Temperpolk

Comment:
Yep, totally oof, blown highlights, and a very distracting and unflattering background :-)

Florence.JPG
by Temperpolk

Comment:
This is a nice scene. The buildings make for a nice line across the image. That line seems pretty centered though. Sometimes centered works, but as a rule, you want horizons, or lines like that away from the center. this is another case where even a minimal amount of editing could make a difference. I did a real quick 'edit' to this, hope you don't mind, to show what I mean.

just a quick rotate, crop, some levels and curves and NI and smart sharpen.

Farol.jpg
by Temperpolk

Comment:
Looks like lots of noise in this one. A lot of blue can do that :-) It would help to know your settings. Did you shoot with a high ISO? I think this is a case where it is hard to get a good shot with a plain, featureless sky. Also, looks kind of snapshottish with the cut off buildings and stuff. If you look at cool light house images, they normally include some of the surrounding scenery.

Agueda.jpg
by Temperpolk

Comment:
It does seem to have a tilt :-) Not enough to seem purposeful, or 'artistic', but definitely noticeable. Yeah, it is a nice scene, but just doesn't really strongly stand out and peak one's interest. One thing I'd like to point out, that really doesn't help for this specific photo, but in the future, you've caught that person walking up the street, try taking a couple more shots, see if you can catch them in different positions, maybe something would stand out more, like if they had taken a few more steps, and were into the bright area, they might be more prominent and add some interest factor.

edit to add- about the tilt, that is something that in this case, could be fixed in the edit. There looks like there is plenty of room here, you could rotate and crop to straighten up.

Message edited by author 2007-06-02 03:33:30.

Bugsy.jpg
by Temperpolk

Comment:
That's a good looking cat. I like how you've avoided the classic mistake of shooting down at animals (kids too) and you've gotten down close to his level. The lighting looks kind of harsh though, like onboard flash. Onboard flash is notorious for being hard to work with, often times seeming harsh and un natural, many people try to avoid it, unless using for fill. Much better to use some kind of controllable light, or available natural light. Also, the focus point seems to be a little off for this type of shot. When shooting animals or people, generally you want the eyes to be sharp, here, the sharp point appears to be on his nose and brow. Kritters can be really difficult to get good shots of :-)

"Come hither, hither pretty Fly..."
by DrAchoo

Comment:
Wowsers!!! What a phsycadelic macro! An awesome photo, but it makes me think of a bad acid trip, man!!! :-) Anyways, a technically well executed shot, looks cool and definitely got a strong reaction from me. Nice job.

RBI
by EricMGB1974

Comment:
Outstanding photo! I really like how you've got the shallow dof on foreground baserunner. It makes him a prominent element of the scene, yet the eye is drawn strongly to the hitter (helped nicely with the great leading line of the chalk baseline). And great timing on the shot with the batter and ball. All tied together excellantly with a great title. Great storytelling in this image. I also like very much the choice to go b/w. I think it gives the photo a kind of 'classic', 'timeless' quality. Great job!

Smoker in the Rain
by alexjack

Comment:
A very interesting and daring experiment. I'm not sure how the voters in general will receive this, I kinda like it. Kind of a 'dreamy' feel. A good composition. It catches my attention and holds it. Nice job.

hear-say
by chele

Comment:
This is cool photography! For me at least, very interesting and highly engaging. Great point of view, invigorating colors. I feel extremely drawn into this image. Nice job!