PICT2121.JPG
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by SJCarter:
Technically this is a very good shot. Aesthetically, it doesn't really appeal to me. The horizon line is almost exactly correct (only very very slightly off on my monitor), the focus is dead-on, and the chocolate/sepia tones are very appealing. It's just the subject matter... It's almost as if there were something on the wagons, it would be great; but since there isn't, it leaves the viewer wanting (and not in the good sense). Sorry, to be a downer, but I think there is a lot to be gained from this shot - exceptional tonal quality, sharpness, contrast, etc. :-) As a matter of fact, personally I think these are the types of images that we learn the most from. :-)

lilacexplosion3.jpg
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by SJCarter:
This is awesome! I even like the border (which is saying a lot for me!). Beautiful symmetry with a realistic base. Very cool.

Chihuly Walkway
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by SJCarter:
So you're the one with the Chihuly stuff! I remember these shots well now. Cool! Glad I got back around to these - I thought they were very interesting.

This one in particular is unique in that it provide a great spectrum of color and shapes/lines, yet is confined to a finite space. Kind of ironic actually, in that I expect it to be completely free-flowing, yet it is confined by these man-made boundaries. i like it a lot and think it speaks to its viewers on a variety of emotional levels. Good job.

EDIT: Uncanny sharpness/focus - great capture!

Message edited by author 2005-08-30 21:06:53.

Woman Ashamed of Her Own Nakedness
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by SJCarter:
Is this you? Whether it is or not, I must reiterate what I said before... This is a GREAT shot. VERY underrated in my personal opinion (I scored it an 8). I love the fact that the blindfold is the "color" of sin - red and that it hides the model's face from the perceived "sin" of the shot. I just thought this spoke on so many levels, it was extremely well thought-out and presented. I have to agree that the lighting is really the only short-coming of the shot. I wasn't exactly sure what it was keeping me from scoring it a 10, but that's it. Maybe a tad bit more contrast and dodge/burn brush (although I'm not trying to sound like a preacher for Heida and/or Joey - although I truly admire their talents!). This was a seriously great shot - took a lot of courage and fortitude to stick by, but in my humble opinion any qualms about it were shallow minds and the far too accepted anorexic viewpoint of beauty. In all honesty, it reminded me of a modern-day Renoir.

Flowing From the Old to the New
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by kylh:
A little too creative....
nice border?

Flowing From the Old to the New
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by stam:
Nice Idea and lighting and the frame is a nice color

Flowing From the Old to the New
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by jonasval:
First. I don't like the border but that's just me. Your WB is off I think you should have made correction to the colors. And a bit more contrast would have helped alot.

By "D"awns Early "L"ight
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by Canadian_eh:
good job~!

Flowing From the Old to the New
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by photobug5050:
Nice concept. May have been really good if you just poured realy milk from the old into the new.

By "D"awns Early "L"ight
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by DottieD:
pretty colors