Joy Ride
by jenarom

Comment by mcmurma:
I love it! 10

Joy Ride
by jenarom

Comment by bamaster:
I like the idea here... although I feel it would be better balanced if the third photo was taken a little further away. Like the first photo is a 3/4 view of the car, the second was a profile, and the third the back 3/4 view. If that makes sense. Best of luck!

Joy Ride
by jenarom

Comment by boyte1:
How FUN! 10

Joy Ride
by jenarom

Comment by whitetiger:
Interesting photos. Very clear, considering the difficulty in catching moving objects with a digital camera. The lighting is very consistent among all three shots too. Nice job.

Joy Ride
by jenarom

Comment by Anachronite:
great composition and capture of emotion... a touch faster shutter will help capture the motion....

What?
by jenarom

Comment by emagen:
Aparte de que el modelo está divino, esta es una de tus mejores fotos. Está lo máximo!

Wilting Away
by jenarom

Comment by dsidwell:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

My comments below are intended to my own interpretation of your work. I suppose my main goal would be to simply enhance your desire to look at your photo in a self-analytical way.

Interestingly, I was given your photo to critique, even though I've already posted these comments below:

"Through what I think is exceptional lighting, you've captured the wilting of this flower in its beauteous decline. The lighting is just so vital in this shot, and you've done it so well. Thanks for creating an image I enjoy looking at over and over. It makes my thoughts go beyond the flower and to the realms of other things like striving, tragedy, the temporary nature of beauty, and more. It's what a really good photo should do. 10"

So I am already impressed with it! Your lighting works wonderfully here to help you build a sense of mystery and awe. This is a flower that is perhaps past its prime, yet you are able to show me that it is still full of beauty and wonder despite its aging. As I said below (and above, now), this is what I give 10s for. You make me think beyond the photo and into other realms. This is not just an image of a flower, it is an image of decline and grace and age and beauty all at once.

I see no fault in your cropping or in your composition. The DOF is fantastic, too. I'm sorry I can't offer more in the way of "things you could do better." This is just a magnificent photo: the kind to which I aspire! It will fit in nicely with your other excellent work.

Best of luck to you!

-David

Wilting Away
by jenarom

Comment by giraldo:
I think a closer crop and using the rule of 3's to offset the center would have worked great.

Wilting Away
by jenarom

Comment by johnny_justjohnny:
really really nice, better than most flower photos, aged objects are real compelling. ten for you.

Racing Against Time
by jenarom

Comment by briphoto:
First, for anyone who didn't find this appropriate for "Time", I can't agree. This photo is perfect for "Time", in a much better way than any photos of a clock, watch, etc.. This is an excellent example of panning in photography, which is not always so easy. Very nice colors, focus (though focus not perfect), and lighting (seemed near perfect, but, were you using a polarizing filter on your lense? Seems like some glare could be eliminated). This is only my opinion, and I'm not an expert photographer, but, I didn't like the crop. I don't feel it added anything to the picture, it only subtracted the rear of this car, which, in my opinion, makes the car look slower, not faster. It still leaves an impression of "racing against time", and I think this is an excellent shot! I think you got a lower score (5.1684?!) than you deserved. I noticed alot of voters gave this 3's and 4's, I'm surprised. Oh, I forgot to say that this is your critique club critique.

Message edited by author 2003-04-06 17:48:30.