Sunrise at St Peter's
by ladpupmoe

Comment by Neuferland:
A very nice idea, the colors are a bit dull and there is too much darkness across the bottom for my taste. A tighter crop and just a little more adjustment on the brightness and contrast would have really made this shot pop. A 5

Stonewall
by ladpupmoe

Comment by ronners:
[Critique Club]

The choice of subject, and use of the lead-in is good. From a purely compositional perspective, I think that you are too close to the wall. I'd like to have seen the bottom of the wall through the whole shot. Alternatively, a lower angle focussed entirely on the boundary of the wall and pavement would have worked well for this challenge. The jagged lines of the telephone lines are a distraction here.

Because the nearest part of the wall is softer than the rest of the photo, my eye tends to be drawn away from it - and toward the telephone pole, which has no discernable detail and jagged edges (compression may be to blame here though). It would have been a better idea to have used a smaller aperture than f/8 - did you use program mode? - to achieve a much deeper depth of field and keep more of the wall in focus. I also have a D100 and use aperture mode almost exclusively as it gives me much more control over the outcome of the shot.

The light seems quite harsh here, given the hard edged shadows from the wall, and there is subsequently a large luminosity range between the sky and shaded part of the wall. The exposure on the wall is fine, but you have a completely white sky. The only effective way to remedy this in this situation is to take two exposures - one for the sky and one for the wall, and blend them later.

All in all, a good idea which is spoilt by the telephone poles and blown out sky.

Message edited by author 2003-11-16 21:51:47.

The Cat Who Saw Red by Lilian Jackson Braun
by ladpupmoe

Comment by Mireh:
soso

The Cat Who Saw Red by Lilian Jackson Braun
by ladpupmoe

Comment by neenee1999:
Now this is cute, simple yet very very imaginative, good job

The Cat Who Saw Red by Lilian Jackson Braun
by ladpupmoe

Comment by vrphotos:
try placing the background further away, So I see the cat, not the material in focus.

The Cat Who Saw Red by Lilian Jackson Braun
by ladpupmoe

Comment by Neil:
I like this, but I think it could have been improved. not cutting the tip of the ear (if cropping off something or showing something partially, make it big enough to show its intentional) . I'd also like to see an exposure (difficult, I know) that shows the cat's fur or at least "texture".

The Cat Who Saw Red by Lilian Jackson Braun
by ladpupmoe

Comment by MrsFuzzButt:
How'd you get the cat to cooperate? Very good shot... and a great book to boot.

Sunrise at St Peter's
by ladpupmoe

Comment by dsidwell:
This might work better with a tighter crop on that tower, but I love the clouds the light,and the mood.

The Cat Who Saw Red by Lilian Jackson Braun
by ladpupmoe

Comment by amsmyth:
clever actualization of the title - the fold of cloth lower left is a distraction to me but a small one and the expression is delightfil

The Cat Who Saw Red by Lilian Jackson Braun
by ladpupmoe

Comment by rickhd13:
would have been all the better if you found a siamese to shoot...rock on Qwill