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City Abstract
10/11/2005 05:10:19 PM
City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by noseprints:
wow! fantastic!
Jet Landing
08/03/2003 04:14:48 AM
Jet Landing
by Jak

Comment by PaulMdx:
Composition: I like the nice tight crop.
Technical: Reasonable focus considering. Looks every so slightly noisy, but that's only minor.
Meets challenge: I would really have expected to see no background, although your composition helps it.
Overall impression: Nice photo, it would have done better for a difference challenge.

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Jet Landing
08/01/2003 10:00:41 PM
Jet Landing
by Jak

Comment by Marjo:
Good capture. Love that blue sky, too. Airbus?
Jet Landing
08/01/2003 02:24:08 PM
Jet Landing
by Jak

Comment by Konador:
doesnt really fill the frame in my opinion, but that aside, it's quite a good shot. Looks a little grainy but perhaps thats from a tight crop
Jet Landing
08/01/2003 02:03:23 AM
Jet Landing
by Jak

Comment by nborton:
the jet is filling the frame from each of it's tips, but there is probably more sky showing in total area than the jet.
Jet Landing
07/28/2003 03:04:00 PM
Jet Landing
by Jak

Comment by StevePax:
The sky is a little grainy. Maybe NeatImage could have cleaned it up a bit?
Country Life 1850
07/08/2003 05:01:35 AM
Country Life 1850
by Jak

Comment by JPR:
Critique Club:

Greetings! There's not a lot of major comments I can make about this that haven't already been said by other people. I agree with all of them. This would have benefitted tremendously by being in black and white or sepia to give it an old look to match the scene and it would have been better to move in closer to make the scene less busy. I'm guessing that you took this passing through and felt awkard asking these people if they minded posing for a picture.

All in all, I thought this met the challenge very well and in an interesting way but the image itself isn't what it could have been if you had really stuck around and worked the scene a bit. Even as it is now, without taking another photo, I think it might benefit from a tighter cropping, if you didn't lose resolution.

The other question I found myself asking when I saw this shot is: would they have really had a pineapple? :)
Bird at Breakfast
07/06/2003 05:02:55 PM
Bird at Breakfast
by Jak

Comment by dsidwell:
Nice gull! But maybe I'm just gullible! This is one shot in which I think it may have been a better choice to put the bird slightly off focus, as it is a wild bird in a wild setting. Kind of. Well, I'm being nit picky. This shot has excellent lighting/exposure, nice details and is very engaging.
Bird at Breakfast
07/06/2003 09:20:53 AM
Bird at Breakfast
by Jak

Comment by autool:
His shadow tells m it is more like a late brunch. Nice shot, the contrast could stand being pumped up a bit. 8
Smithing For Fun & Profit
07/05/2003 08:17:46 AM
Smithing For Fun & Profit
by Jak

Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Composition - This place looks like you could take a ton of pictures. There is cool stuff happening, neat tools, interesting atmosphere. Great choice of subjects is what I'm trying to say. Unfortunately in a place like this you can't set up lights and stuff to maximize the potential of your photos. The first thing I noticed is that the lighting looks like flash lighting, a little flat looking. The second thing I noticed was the angle of the shot. Dead on, centered, eye level, and landscape oriented. I see this shot being more successful shot portrait, from a lower vantage point, keeping the smith and the stove and the anvil as the 3 major things in the photo. I don't think there would be so much worry about what is in the background that way. And I also think that you really would've emphasized the smith better. Perhaps while he was swinging the hammer too... but that's starting to ask a lot. The white shirt is not helping matters one bit either. Light colored is definitely better for contrast. White is just a little too strong.

Technical - I think the exposure is about as good as you could hope for considering the circumstances. I'm guessing this place inside was fairly dark. Much brighter and you blow his shirt out. It seems pretty well focused to me. There weren't a lot of post shot adjustments, so nothing to worry about there.

Overall - You've found a great subject Jak. I'd have like to seen a little more creative approach to portraying this though. I won't for one second tell you I'm an expert at this, but as soon as I saw this picture, I was searching for an angle and perspective that would make the focus on this craftsman stronger. And that's not to say that you didn't take this from all angles. It may have been the case where those pics just didn't turn out as good as this one. Sometimes I have good ideas, sometimes I should learn when to keep my mouth shut. If I could differentiate between the 2 at any given time, I'd be an expert and probably a better photographer. But I'll lay it out like I'm seeing it. If it helps, I'm smiling and happy. If not, I'm still smiling and happy with you cursing me from a distance. Take care and best of luck Jak - Bob
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