Cottage by the Winter Marsh — Herring River
by Bear_Music

Comment by ubique:
5.051, and 64% of votes were 5 or less! I do not have words to express my dismay at this outrage. So I will use instead the immortal words of John McEnroe: "You Cannot Be Serious!"

Waiting Out the Snow
by Bear_Music

Comment by MichaelC:
Appears that you have over-used a filter, but if this 'as is' then it's a great shot

Hazy Afternoon — Brant Point Light, Nantucket Town
by Bear_Music

Comment by Gallatin:
Beautiful capture of this lighthouse.

Hazy Afternoon — Brant Point Light, Nantucket Town
by Bear_Music

Comment by Skip:
this looks like it would be a nice place to shoot. just wish you had come at a more interesting time of day (morning or late afternoon), and that you had chosen a perspective that made use of the unique architecture of the lighthouse. as is, this comes off a bit snap-shotty (ie, uninteresting, except to document that you've been there). good luck!

Hazy Afternoon — Brant Point Light, Nantucket Town
by Bear_Music

Comment by ahaze:
Nice, but doesn't wow me.

Neon Bowls
by Bear_Music

Comment by messerschmitt:
are u sure about the crop?
but its different and still has a certain appeal

No Indoor Plumbing
by Bear_Music

Comment by petrakka:
i think this is underrated. good post processing too.

Cottage by the Winter Marsh — Herring River
by Bear_Music

Comment by ubique:
This is a truly beautiful photograph, in the style of an Andrew Wyeth painting. It is a wonderful, restrained architectural study for two reasons. First, it showcases the elegant simplicity of this rural cottage, and cleverly uses just a part of it to do so. And second, it effortlessly establishes the perfect harmony of the cottage with its environment. And of course, it's a terrific photographic work even without the architectural considerations. No choice here for me ... it's a 10.

"Das Boot" -- ("The Boat")
by Bear_Music

Comment by Bear_Music:
The idea was that the boot would emulate a conning tower rising from the sea, that the snow would emulate the wake surging over the hull, etc. Thus the angle; it closely duplicates an angle in the movie. I had hoped the horizontal band of snow would "suggest" a stormy sky.

Evidently, it didn't work.

Robt.

"Das Boot" -- ("The Boat")
by Bear_Music

Comment by Neil:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

Exposure: This is a well exposed B&W with good tones. You can see good texture in the snow. (There is a small band of it that looks like it may be burned out, but there's enough texture in most areas so a few small areas are not a problem. Though flat lighting makes it easier to shoot in the snow, flat lighting means there's no added "drama" or interesting shadows.

Subject: This could be more interesting, perhaps even a more "military" style boot evoking imagery more similary to the movie.

Composition: The composition follows the rule of thirds. I think it looks better, however, to crop out the band of snow at the top of the fence--that competes for attention. I also think there might have been more interesting angles to approach this from--perhaps including a bottoms up view (which might mean than any boot would do).

Hope that helps!

Message edited by author 2005-01-19 12:16:38.