River Work
by Tuckersmom

Comment:
This a great example of high key. I usually see it done in black and whites but this coloring really adds an old almost poverty like feeling and I think it brings out more detail. I see nothing wrong with this really. The best I can come up with is I would MAYBE crop a little tighter in the left hand side but it would be a shame to cut off any of the whole boat so thats a tough call. I'd also probably clone some of the trees into the open blown out sky area. great photo!

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by notonline

Comment:
you did a wonderful job in post processing. didnt go too far. thanks for adding the original. its nice to see the difference.

Message edited by author 2006-05-30 09:36:20.

A Portrait Of A Portraitist
by Krisby

Comment:
i gave you a seven apparently but the weirdest thing about this for me is the blue hands. like zombie hands. lol. not sure if thats lighting or just from holding that pose too long but its off putting.

edit for spelling

Message edited by author 2006-05-30 09:31:45.

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by Krisby

Comment:
Id like this better if the blurry girl were cropped out entirely, i love the left side though all the way up to the white space before the blurry girl.

Footballers
by Krisby

Comment:
possibly a tiny bit too much contrast on the people. And maybe if the roof were a tad darker it would balance out the photo. otherwise very nice.
just realized there is a distracting line under the roof on the upper left hand corner. is that from post processing? perhaps a mistake? just wanted to point that out.

Message edited by author 2006-05-30 09:27:18.

Down the stairs
by Krisby

Comment:
I love this one. the guy being blurry is a bit distracting but even the blown out sky works well with this one. the women are in fantastic focus. great capture.

Soft Tulip
by Ben

Comment:
I like the placement of the flower in this one. I also enjoy the amount of blur in MOST of the shot but would prefer even more blur on the out of focus flower so my eye wouldnt be quite so drawn to it. since i can still see the shape of it it makes me want to see more. Hope I make sense. lovely color, lighting, and focus on the foreground flower though. ;)

Bluebell Path
by Ben

Comment:
this is exquisite. ive seen it a couple times in the pick your favorite thread. its awesome, the ONLY criticism I have is the big blurred leaf in the upper left hand corner is distracting. great work!

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by Shaman

Comment:
A slightly larger depth of field would have helped here. i assume thats why her face is focused but her chest is not. if all of her was focused it would look better to me but if thats what you were going for than just ignore me. you can see by my self portrait im usually a fan of shallow DOF myself. the background could use a little neat image too. its has good potential though. i love the lgihting

Toronto Night
by pidge

Comment:
the buildings are perfect. i like the left side of the sky alot, if the lower right corner of the sky had the same smoothness and darkness as the rest i think id like it better. the stars work in this one though. they are nice and sharp. good work!