Oyster Mushrooms — Cluster 1
by Bear_Music

Comment by SJCarter:
Interesting shot. I think the lighting is a little harsh, causing you to lose some detail (especially given the mushroom's naturally light color). You've got good DOF and I like the composition (& border).

wide-skiff-ripples-IMG_0072.jpg
by Bear_Music

Comment by ButterflySis:
Very beautiful scene, bear. I love the comp and colors. I also like that you didn't try to oversaturate the colors like so many people do. Good job.

Fisherman at Dusk
by Bear_Music

Comment by Konador:

Originally posted by bear_music: lots and lots of neat image

I thought you said you didn't use any neat image? :)

Ubique: You are entitled to your opinion as much as everyone else is entitles to theirs. Some people may not have minded the pink, but just thought it was too overdone, or not done well. No need for profanities.

Oyster Mushrooms — Cluster 1
by Bear_Music

Comment by yehbah:
nice lighting, 8

dpcBorrego.jpg
by Bear_Music

Comment by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by rikki11: I personally think that the building is a tad too small. Foreground is good but the plant on the left is a bit distracting. I would love to see how the interior shots came out. Did you ever take long shots at an angle so as it isn't a straight shot elevation of the building?

Yeah, we had like 50 shots of this project. This was one of the "environmental" ones; we had others with less distracting plant elements. Unfortunately I lost ALL my portfolio, and all my negatives, in a basement flood while we were on vacation, some years ago. This is one of a few prints I scavenged from former clients as keepsakes. I have no interiors of this one, sadly. We shot a ton of them, I just don't have copies...

Fisherman at Dusk
by Bear_Music

Comment by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by ubique: Originally posted by lots of folks: "Too purple, too pink, blah, blah, blah ..." Bullshit. Why should every photograph exhibit colour fidelity? This is dusk. Dusk is evening. Evening is velvet. Velvet is this colour. I don't want to go over the top here, especially as Robert says it's a bit of a throw-away shot for him, but PLEASE have a look at a couple of Van Gough paintings ... do you imagine Vincent's colours and textures are high-fidelity?

Agreed, in principle but not int he specific instance; after all, I'm well-known for extreme color-throwing (I wish it were an olympic sport), but this is SUCH a botched-up job. I got no problem with the colors per se (they are pretty much what I wanted) but the execution is abysmally bad IMO.

dpcBorrego.jpg
by Bear_Music

Comment by Rikki:
I personally think that the building is a tad too small. Foreground is good but the plant on the left is a bit distracting. I would love to see how the interior shots came out. Did you ever take long shots at an angle so as it isn't a straight shot elevation of the building?

wide-skiff-ripples-IMG_0072.jpg
by Bear_Music

Comment by Joey Lawrence:
Wow, very simliar to mine!
Except of course I was probably sleeping, I took mine at sunset.
*Hisses at the daylight

where be dis
by Bear_Music

Comment by Rikki:
I would probably opt for no cars as well if I were the architect. What I would probably recommend in this photo is a person so there's a sense of scale for the building. The smooth curves compliment the repetitive columns as they vanish down a point. Great!

Message edited by author 2005-07-24 03:03:24.

Fisherman at Dusk
by Bear_Music

Comment by ubique:
Originally posted by lots of folks:
"Too purple, too pink, blah, blah, blah ..."

Bullshit. Why should every photograph exhibit colour fidelity? This is dusk. Dusk is evening. Evening is velvet. Velvet is this colour. I don't want to go over the top here, especially as Robert says it's a bit of a throw-away shot for him, but PLEASE have a look at a couple of Van Gough paintings ... do you imagine Vincent's colours and textures are high-fidelity?