Floral Time
by boyte1

Comment:
Very nice composition... Time is evident for sure... the lighting is also excellent... - setzler

Long time ago
by hilmarsig

Comment:
This is an excellent landscape idea that shows how time leaves some things behind... I think this composition could be a little stronger if you remove some of the foreground and bring the old barn lower in the frame... the tonal range is also a little flat... maybe some level and contrast adjustments would bring that up a bit also... nice work :) - setzler

falling
by sum1undercover

Comment:
this is a really neat shot... it's one of the first I have seen on DPC where I thought the lack of focus really added a great element to the photo... excellent work... - setzler

daydreamer
by magnetic9999

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi mag...

Anita certainly is a beautiful model and I always enjoy seeing the photos you produce of her.

I really do like the high key lighting on this shot. Her lipstick stands out in the brightness, so the exposure is perfect. The bright lighting gives her skin a beautiful and soft milky tone that looks like something I want to reach out and touch :) The wrinkled background also makes this photo quite inviting... The look in her eye.. the unbuttoned sweater... the theme is quite seductive and intriguing.

This shot, and all of your portrait work is excellent as usual... I don't feel qualified to really critique your photos. I like to use your portraits as examples by which I judge others...

Keep up the great work :)

John Setzler

Simpler Times
by crabappl3

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Crab...

The challenge is nicely met here with the 'from above' view. The composition is fine. The exposure looks just a tad on the flat side though. Looking at your settings, I would assume that the image may be underexposed by about one stop or so. A slightly longer exposure (one more stop using 1/400" or so) would possibly increase the saturation on the red in the photo quite a bit. The red awning is showing up some amount of noise and i'm not sure where that is coming from. It could be underexposure, but more likely from post processing on the hue or saturation channel.

This image looks more like a 'per chance' photo than something that you planned... Understanding that, I believe that a different time of day may highlight this scene a little more. Planning for the bicycle rider had to be impossible, but a slightly longer exposure on that issue to create a little motion blur with the rider could have created a really nice piece of eye candy in this photo...

Keep up the good work :)

John Setzler

Life Span
by dsidwell

Comment:
wow...excellent theme on this 'time' photo... beautiful exposure and the choice for black and white was a good one :) = 10 - setzler

Dinner Time.
by ebuelna

Comment:
beautiful lighting and composition... great shot :) = 10 - setzler

...keeps on flowing.
by Warp

Comment:
excellent long exposure... i love 'soft' water... great shot :) - setzler

Elgin 1912
by goodtempo

Comment:
I have a slightly older version of this watch.. I would love to compare some photos with you sometime... nice shot :) - setzler

Another Time
by Gringo

Comment:
this is a beautiful shot and i really (personally) think this would make an incredibly strong black and white or sepia toned photo... great work :) - setzler