Bluff 6
by LeeD

Comment:
This isn't my favorite shot out of the bunch not bad though it is a little overprocessed the sky and leaves are what show this.

Green on Black
by LeeD

Comment:
great shot I really love the color and softness of it. Love the reflections and the steps on the tree.

Come Again Some Other Day
by jpochard

Comment:
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I like the softness in this photo it works well with the subject, her expression is priceless for this moment. The light is good it cast nice soft dramatic shadows on her face. The muted colors work great too, now with that being said.

Her arms are distracting from her face and look too big for her. Along with the shadows under them are extremely harsh. The highlights really hurt here as well; they take away from the somber mood.

Over all I would say this is a just above average photo, around a 6 or 7. You can tell you put thought into it and that is great. Keep up the good work.

Nick

1937 (Southern Right Whales became a protected species)
by docpjv

Comment:
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The timing on this photo is great, I really like the capture. One thing that really bothered me is the overwhelming blue in this photo. I love the water coming off the tail but in the background it’s too much. I am not sure what would have helped break it up, especially since it looks like you’re at an aquarium, maybe even darkening it would have helped.

Good sharp subject the only complaint I had was the color not that it was off but what I stated above. The angle is great, but a little more room on both sides would be nice but it didn't hurt it very much.

I hope all this was helpful let me know if you have any questions for me. Sorry it didn’t place higher this is really a good photo.

Nick

cemented
by dragonlady

Comment:
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Great idea, I like that you put effort and creativity into this photo.

You did a good job with the composition. The texture of the sand is outstanding. I would have liked to see this in landscape instead of portrait. with the cement I would do one of two things, I would either smooth the sand to give it a hardened look or what would look even better is to use more of a side light to give longer shadows. Don’t forget one of the photographer’s best friends is a reflector in this photo it would have helped soften the shadows under the hands.

Color is great for this photo it really gives a cold feel to it which really works for this.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions on anything I said hopefully this helped. Thank you.

Nick

High Flyers
by Heavy

Comment:
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Usually I start off by telling what is wrong with the photo but there is very little here. So I will start by telling you what I think would have made this photo better.

The placement of the subjects is good but I would prefer that you give a little more room above the top plane the cropping is just a tad to tight. The smoke does a great job of leading you eyes good use of it. The red and white work well with the clear sky.

I believe that it would help to see a little more of the planes as well. Maybe just wait a second till they turned more. Over all this is a technically good photo I would say well above average.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions for me thanks for your time.

Nick

Happy Alone
by Joey Lawrence

Comment:
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I really like the empty swing in the background. One of the distracting elements of the background is hoe it goes from the shadow of the tree into the bright sunlight. To really emphasize the aloneness I think I would have had her not smile, but have her looked a little more depressed. The chain in front of her face really gives an isolated and caged feeling along with the empty swing.

One of the lighting problems I see is you lose all detail in her left eye and her hair, her right shoulder is a little bright. My two suggestions for the shadow for her face is either get rid of it or what I would do is use it. Cover her eye with her hair and have her look down to give a gloomy feeling to the photo.

With it being b&w it coveys more of a depressing feeling. The blacks in this photo are supper rich, but the whites suffer here.

So to conclude I want to say she has a really great smile but it doesn’t work with the shot. I think going for an isolated feel here would work better. Or if you rotated the angle so she isn’t stuck behind the chain. I like you taking a chance here sometimes it works and sometime it doesn’t.

Foward Movement
by jseyerle

Comment:
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The first thing I see with this photo is the overwhelming background In sports photography it usually doesn’t hurt to use a shallow depth of field but it does hurt this photo since there is a lack of action in the subject. Using the motion blur is alright here but it would have help to give something else in focus to show that it wasn’t just camera shake or something like that. Maybe include other aspects of the sport.

The lighting here has some problems as well, there seams to be a good amount of overexposure in the photo most noticeable on his shoulder. A larger aperture would allow you to keep a slow shutter speed along with increasing depth of field.

I like that you gave room in the frame for the subject to move but giving him a reference point something he is running to or from would help even more.

I hope what I said was helpful feel free to PM me if you have any questions. Thank you.

Nick

Lost Love
by genghis

Comment:
The first thing that stands out to me is the desat color looks a little off. the shadows bothered me too but I dont really know why? The rose pedal would be better if it was a deep red this may just be my screen. The top left corner looks a little blown out. Good subject placment

Cymbals
by Cutter

Comment:
I imagine the lighting was a pain. There are some hard shadows in here and you lose detail in his jacket. I like the angle and how you filled the frame with it. I might experiment with a longer shutter speed to give a litle motion to his hands. i would say this does a good job conveying a jazz atmosphere. would look great as a set of prints each featuring a diffrent part of the band I think.