Unexpected Visitor
by scalvert

Comment:
Quote:
"... I spent about 5 minutes on the setup and took 8 shots. If only they were all this easy! ..."

Mine all are. Is that why I average 5.6 & you average 6.3?

Tropical Inferno
by Cutter

Comment:
That's terrific. Love the confidence with which you cropped it at the bottom. Less really IS more.
That does actually appear to be smoke; was there a fire or are you just joshin' with processing?

School Study
by Cutter

Comment:
Beautiful photograph. It has that hint of the unexpected abstract that many of your best images have. Sort of a quiet sensory ambush for the unsuspecting viewer. I love that!
Interesting that there's more than one fish species in this wave; I'd have assumed it would be birds of a feather ...

Vacant
by JPR

Comment:
I looked at all your astonishing January 15th uploads, to select a favourite for comment. It's this one. One reason I chose it is that it has 7 comments before mine, and every one is from a photographer I admire, although for different reasons. What's interesting to me is that 6 of 7 commented on what you were doing in this image, and not on what you were saying ... the process, rather than the meaning.
I liked the process, too, but I loved the meaning most. This is all about mortality. And not just the obvious chair - also the tires (discarded at various stages of their potential lifespan), the aged planks of the floor, and especially the unidirectional shaft of white light; they're all deeply suggestive of mortality. This photograph recalled my late father for me.

Message edited by author 2006-01-30 18:14:52.

mill.jpg
by dragonlady

Comment:
Yes! Both these new photographs of the mill are terrific, but this one is my favourite. I think this is a perfect composition and crop! And that, when combined with the lovely lighting and shadows, has produced a dramatic result. I also like the gradient in the sky, and of course the beautiful, functional architecture.
I tried my patented "tilt test" on it. That's where I tilt my monitor until all the shadow detail is swallowed into black, and then I back off and look at it from about six feet away. The image is thereby reduced or distilled into a high-contrast caricature of itself, and if it still looks good, then it's a worthy and durable work from a graphic point of view (I read once of some art critic who did the same thing with paintings by squinting through slitted eyes; sounded absurd, but it seems to work).
This image suggests southern Europe to me ... somewhere on the Iberian Peninsula, I'd have guessed, if I didn't know better. Very nice work!

Remodel
by Germaine

Comment:
Your portfolio contains several of these beautiful architectural detail shots. Doors, windows, stairways ... and always with some little human or at least unexpected touch (like the closet doors visible through the window here). The effect is very appealing. There's also some very clever composition and framing in this charming architectural series.

cirque de soleil
by whiteroom

Comment:
Oh, that's wonderful. Looks like he's teaching her the hokey-pokey. This one's got that charm we were talking about ... it looks good at first glance, but look a bit closer and it's better than that.

with understated grace, 6:56 pm
by mycelium

Comment:
For 1/10 sec, it's a beautiful composition! That's meticulous work even if you had 1/10 day. And it's nicely processed, too. I liked it at first glance, for the grand forms and textures; it has an epic look to it. And I liked it on reflection as well, for the wealth of interesting detail that rewards the closer inspection. Best 1/10 sec work I've seen!

Gadget guys
by Gunnsi

Comment:
A classic moment. There is usually a little cluster of nicotine addicts huddled outside the door of many public buildings, desperately and pathetically feeding their habit. These gadget guys are the next wave, and for the same reason ... we will soon banish cellular phones from use in enclosed public spaces, because we will have had enough of intrusive passive phone calls. So the cellular addicts will have to gather outside the door in desperate, defensive little groups. There won't be a turf war over doorsteps, however; the smokers will all soon be gone, one way or another.

This is a terrific example of good street photography; clever, candid and steeped in allegorical possibilities. (Nevertheless, some poor soul will still tell you that you should have cropped differently, or taken the shot from a different point-of-view, or on a Tuesday. Bah!) Bravo! 8.

The Chinese Tunnel Workers
by Robot-Fotomat

Comment:
Sparkling good casual portrait. The sweet little feminine smiles are a wonderful surprise on a couple of guys who dig tunnels for a living! But this photograph has more than novelty value; it has genuine charm. Very fine work. 8.