Reaching for Spring
by admart01

Comment:
Cool..... a top 30. Very good comp. nice effect w/detail in the shadow.

"Spinning Colors"
by crystaldm

Comment:
Can't think of a more appropriate presentation - the diagonal composition for this form makes sense. I think the color is good, has a dense quality with no apparent loss of detail - a bit more brightness would have been received better. fyi - 7

Fleeting
by elee3009

Comment:
fyi - 7 I enjoy the nearly subliminial shadow subject, offset with overpowering arch. graphic - very good & interesting foto.

Cola War
by sher

Comment:
cool, I love this... looks like no diets sold here - Tab, Diet Rite Cola. A great view, well made.

Winter Puffs
by admart01

Comment:
I said a 7, mainly for colour - beautiful & gorgeous winter browns, but white balance is off - your blacks are not as black as they could be. (are you using photoshop? - click that black eye dropper in curves or levels on a dark area) The primary winter blossom suffers from a softness and subsequent lack of detail. This lens should be so sharp it will make your eyes bleed - hand held in this light may not be an option for camera shake. I think dof is good, but another half stop or so will help sharpen and define your primary bloom without much effect on the background, especially since you are also using some background blur technique. Consider raw - and process in 16 bit as far a you can, you may see slight tonality improvement. I think this crop is awkward, I would have played with a perfect square for this composition.

candy stripes
by crystaldm

Comment:
your portfolio has some interesting studies and good subjects, I like the found object black feather the best and this is another. The rendering of selective desaturation on the depth of field is an obvious choice & the right design decision. Your color off desat on the background works for this, and is arresting, but I think the effect usually is employed too strongly and think so for this one too. An option might be to fade the selective color gradually, still keeping some, maybe just a slight amount of color. The fade would still keep the drama of your intention to isolate and enhance the character of the strong floral stem, but provide a more engaging and subtle color transition. Very good eye for subject.

Fool's Paradise
by RKT

Comment:
An accomplished lesson of isolation - disassociation/reassociation of form - perfect method. An evocative title. a favorite.

• Untitled •
by Bear_Music

Comment:
reflected water surface.... a cautious approach but good.

Urban Repelling
by Strikeslip

Comment:
fyi 8 - Enjoy this workman on the job.

Another on the same theme by -
blad

Blue Heat
by k4ffy

Comment:
looks like a gas burner detail.....

GAS BURNER COLLECTION

Message edited by author 2006-04-12 22:09:07.