Golden Gate
by GeneralE

Comment by joanns:
Absolutely gorgeous! I love the light. The light in the foreground tree is incredible. The sky is a little grainy so I give you a 9

Exam Room
by GeneralE

Comment by BAMartin:
Critique Club Critique

(1) COMPOSITION (CONTENT) Well composed. The strong use of diagonal leading lines makes a very powerful composition.

(2) BACKGROUND I love the background that you have used, makes it look even more like an exam room. If the white paper/cloth has been completely smooth, it would not have added so much texture to the photo.

(3) CAMERA WORK ,TECHNICAL Exposure seems a little harsh to me. I am wondering if you use the on-camera flash? On first look I thought that some softer lighting would have made the photo better. On second thought, this reminds me of a horror film...and maybe the harsh light was intentional. It does add to the creepy feeling one gets from that scarey looking instrument in the upper left.

(4) DIGITAL PROCESSING ,TECHNICAL Good processing. I wonder how this would have looked in Black and White. That might have given it that feeling of being from an old "B" horror movie.

(5)MEETING THE CHALLENGE This photo does a very good job of meeting the challenge. I do not know what that instrument is, but it totally looks out of place in an exam room.

(6) MY OPINION ON THE PHOTO A very interesting photo. It tells a story, although a frightening one. Dr. Frankenstein anyone?

Golden Gate
by GeneralE

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Bizarre coloration, but cool! The clouds came out a little grainy and the tree in the foreground looks to be over sharpened, but the overall effect is just a little too cool to berate it too much. (Special filter?) Very, very cool! 9 Swash (I just had to take away a point for the above issues, sorry)

Golden Gate
by GeneralE

Comment by BadPigg:
This is awesome, near perfect.Has a Maxfield Parish look to it. I give it my first and only 10

Aqueous Humor, Vitreous Humor (Medical Humor)
by GeneralE

Comment by Jacko:
Ha ha if you're a doctor. lol. I'm not but I still find it funny. jacko

Golden Gate
by GeneralE

Comment by Diana:
so much color saturation, looks like a picture of a painting

Golden Gate
by GeneralE

Comment by emtcarrie:
love the depth of field at work in this photo...not too sure about yellow hue

Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by Swashbuckler: Paul, this does grow on a person and the lyrics help the sentiment along. I think I have a better understanding of this piece. Thanks for bringing me back. Were I given the chance to change your score, I think I would have bumped it one or two points. The sideways picture is supposed to be saying to us - This person is no longer here - right?

Right...I wanted a photo of someone in uniform, but the only thing I had handy was a photo of Isaac in his Halloween sailor suit when he was about 2.
Flowers are a traditional metaphor for Youth. He's fallen, as are the dead blooms.
I was undecided about whether to include the flowers or just the headless stems; the photo and frame were a (relatively) last-minute addition.
It was set up in a small box with some white tissue; shot it outside in bright sun (leaning it against my car).

Of course, if I could ever get off the soapbox for even one week I've now thought up some song titles which would make dandy photos, although I already gave the best one away in a forum post...hmmm...something about "loose lips..."

Thanks again for the comments.

Golden Gate
by GeneralE

Comment by cbonsall:
I'll be interested to see how this was doen without photoshopping.

Aqueous Humor, Vitreous Humor (Medical Humor)
by GeneralE

Comment by Benjii:
ok w'll humor U