Buner Sans Flame
by Lonz

Comment:
Interesting shot, I would have liked to see the grill arms(?) sharp, and for a centered composition, it would be better to have more symmetry, the very high contrast, bright areas on the UR and LR are distracting. 6

Jack

On Stand-By
by Jas

Comment:
Very nice compostion, good lighting.

creatore del cappuccino
by tate

Comment:
Nice lighting, good tones. Very sharp

Coffee Brewer
by Omni

Comment:
Very nice lighting

Arizona Wild Flowers
by psart

Comment:
Better compostion that the other ones, imo, still needs some work on your border with the partial flower on the bottom. Beautiful light though.

Jack

Arizona Landscapes
by psart

Comment:
Hi Dennis, thought I would offer a few thoughts about your shot. I like the processing, I've got a few like this on here as well. You've done a nice job with htat. From a technical standpoint your photo looks well exposed, good color (maybe just a hint of a blue color contrast which often happens with a bright sky like you have), and nice and sharp. from a compositional standpoint there are a few things that don't really work for me. First the cactus is dead center and tends to become a "hard stop" keep ing the viewer trapped on one side or the other, a different pov and positioning the object at 1/3 on either side would help. Review the pictures in the "Rule of Thirds Challenge" to get an idea. You've also got some branches, leaves, etc on your borders that compete with your main idea. As one of my teachers once said "didn't do your border patrol". Anyway, hope this helps, keep shooting.

Jack

lensbaby2.jpg
by grigrigirl

Comment:
I knew these would be good!

say cheese
by PhotoDave

Comment:
He's got that "embarassed grin" look like you caught him doing something a bit, um.. uncomely. Really funny.

Jack

Lifeguard Station
by bdenny

Comment:
I really like the lighting here, the warm, early morning side lighting is very nice, compliments the blue of the water and the sky. I think the picutre may be a bit too complicated though, as I'm havaing a bit of trouble identifiying the main subject. It appears that you were most interested in getting a shot of the tower and tree in the early am lighting and if thats the case then the walls leading down the steps tend to compete. Same with the signs on the R. I'd try to find a postion out a bit to minimize the ideas in the shot.

JMO, hope it helps, keep up the good work, you've got some nice shots in your portfolio.

Jack

Bill Matthews
by xXxscarletxXx

Comment:
I like this one too, looks like just on camera flash from a bit of a low angle with a diffuser of some sort. Is that how you did the lighting?

Jack