Day 7 BW IMG_0074-elephant.jpg
by JerseyGenie

Comment:
Nice image Jeanne, very nicely converted to give the high contrast and very dark background. I like the framing as well.

Jack

DAY 8. B&W. aLi & katee ..
by roz

Comment:
I like the photos but when I look at the collection I see something else. To me this looks to tell a story that is more fractured and fleeting. (I'm not saying that about you or your family of course, :-))Part of the reason for that is the reduced opacity of some of the pictures which look like memories fading away. Really powerful technic. I agree with Jon, you really are a master at collages and story telling, which is a wonderful gift.

Jack

Blackbird Day 5
by Katmystiry

Comment:
THis one is really nice Kat. I like the simplisity of the shot, the DOF and the lines of the cattails all pointing up toward the subject, very dynamically placed. I also like the background trasnition (darker area down to lighter area) occurring 1/3 down and complimenting the placement of the bird. ONly wish is that it was a tad sharper, you dont have the metadata but I'm wondering if you shot this pretty wide open may have affected your clarity a bit. Only one nit-pick, the small reed on the bottom L corner just sticking into the picture. Great shot overall though.

Jack

The American Southwest
by Cutter

Comment:
WOnderful shots, man you must of put on some miles :-)

Jack

Oh...to Soar!
by DrAchoo

Comment:
Congrats ona great set of images and the red. Terrrific job, Jack

Sunrise Waves
by hotpasta

Comment:
Congratulations on a fantastic set of images and on your blue, definately deserved.

Jack

path.jpg
by dewdodesign

Comment:
I agree w/ Melanie on her comments. The other thing I'd add is the postioning of the horizon line in mid-piture is very static and tends to leave the viewer saying "is this aout the sky or the land, sky or land??" I'd crop either up or down to have 1/3 sky and 2/3 ground for example.

Jack

flower2.jpg
by dewdodesign

Comment:
Agree, nice image, very nice colors, nice mix of very warm colors. I'd consider cropping down to just above the plant, you get rid of a lot of distracting bright areas that don't add anything to your main subject.

Jack

Pianista di piano bar
by Rino63

Comment:
Great capture, very moody, great detail on the main subjects. An interesting variation may be to crop down from the top, removing the bright lights and even some of the light on the picture and really focusing on the two main subjects.

Great shot though, Jack

4
by mia67

Comment:
Nice shot, great dof and bokeh, the challenge here was the lighting looks quite harsh with strong shadows and many bright spots on the leaves and in the background which takes away from the shot.

Jack