House of Sand and Fog
by noraneko

Comment by bsatttu:
Great job!! I love the lines.

IMG_Day1Mr.Orange.jpg
by noraneko

Comment by colorcarnival:
I'm no expert so I can only tell you what I would have done - whether it is right or wrong I am not sure. I love this! It is GORGEOUS. The eyes really pull you in. The detail on the fur is awesome. So the thing I would have done would be to cut off the part on the left, and just kept this as a face shot. Very pretty!

House of Sand and Fog
by noraneko

Comment by poser:
all I can say is WOW

House of Sand and Fog
by noraneko

Comment by KarenNfld:
I LOVE this!!!! Perfect title too (did you read the book, excellent by the way). I just love how the fence leads into the fog and to the house, perfect composition.

House of Sand and Fog
by noraneko

Comment by UNCLEBRO:
I'm not sure what your "safe" zone is, but i will go and check it out next!!!!
anyway, i like the picture.
we have some similar structures near me, it may just inspire me to go and investigate them again.
thanks for sharing.

PAD B&W Day 2 Untitled
by noraneko

Comment by Retroesque:
Super subject - don't like the grain so much, but the tone bothers me more. I'm guessing the dreadlocks are in real life black or brown, because I have children here at home that look like this - it seems really off to see them grey - but I have a bias so others who don't have kids who look like this may not be bothered.

House of Sand and Fog
by noraneko

Comment by Retroesque:
And I'm SO GLAD you did move out of your comfort zone. Excellent view point on that fence. I don't think I would have included the house in the back, just relied on the strength of the fence alone.

House of Sand and Fog
by noraneko

Comment by alexjack:
Very nice, I think you're on the right track, but I agree with others that said to go for it - I think it could use more contrast, and a bit of diagonal to avoid the long vertical line of the fence. Great job, Jack

House of Sand and Fog
by noraneko

Comment by sherpet:
Love the leading lines of the fence, in this really great image.....

House of Sand and Fog
by noraneko

Comment by bassbone:
Catherine - i really like this image a great deal. The repeating line from the beach fence -especially being almost completely black - really reinforces the idea that this scene goes on forever. Your choice of cropping works really well - closed in and tight - so that no unnecessary information is brought to the viewer. One thing I have seen with your B/W photos so far is a tendency not to kick up the contrast enough. B/W photos tend to have the full dynamic range from full black to full white. Muted tones can work on some images, but using the full range (pushing it a bit more than you already have in your first three entries) will create a more film like image.

Message edited by author 2007-05-03 06:31:02.