Natural Repitition
by Someamateur

Comment by neophyte:
Nice rhythm, lighting(flash) seems a bit harsh.

Natural Repitition
by Someamateur

Comment by HeiSch:
lighting is a bit uneven

Father and Daughter Portrait
by Someamateur

Comment by SaraR:
A nice photograph for your album, but little tyo hold the attention of strangers who don't havethe same emotional tie.

Natural Repitition
by Someamateur

Comment by sherpet:
Rhythm everywhere.....

Lochiel, South Australia
by Someamateur

Comment by atupdate:
Mike,

This one is a little too dark to really evaluate. The lines from the clouds and road look pretty good and naturally lead my eyes to the horizon. After bumping the brightness with curves, you may want to clone out the road sign.

Tim

Message edited by author 2007-07-23 18:21:20.

Floral Art
by Someamateur

Comment by atupdate:
Mike,

The strong point of this image is the composition. Moving the center of the flower off center makes this composition work. Like your Leaf Veins image, the hot spots from the light end up being the focal point of the image. More so with this one as there is very little color to grab the viewer's attention. This one may be a good candidate for converting to black and white. Then you could clone out the bright spots and bring up the contrast, making the center of the flower the natural focal point.

Tim

Leaf Veins
by Someamateur

Comment by atupdate:
Mike,

I like the color and composition of this image. The primary issue is the lighting. The hot spot on the upper right tends to draw my attention and hold on to it. The eyes naturally look for a place to rest and hone in on. When an image is primarily a pattern like this one, sometimes it is better not to have a resting place or focal point and allow the eye to wander through the image. However, the "catch light" effect of the hot spot I mentioned provides a focal point and it takes away from the overall effect of the image.

I would suggest that you clone out the hot spots and send this one to the printer.

Tim

Edit: Typed to fast.

Message edited by author 2007-07-23 07:16:07.

Polinisation
by Someamateur

Comment by atupdate:
Mike,

There are two things working against this image. First the light is primarily behind the flower, which makes the flower look flat. Second, the crop on the left side is a little tight on the flower and leaves the bee dead center in the image. If there was more space on the left, the flower would have acted as a stronger leading line to the main subject the bee. More space also would have moved the bee off center and more towards the classic rule of thirds position.

Tim

Floral Art
by Someamateur

Comment by crayon:
of the 4 you posted, this particular one caught my attention because of your composition. it's nice. i like the way the petals unfolds away from its center. just be careful with the top-right corner - the brown (table top?) and the light reflection isn't very appealing.

Floral Art
by Someamateur

Comment by UrfaK:
I think dodging and burning and either bringing out the colour more or completely taking it away will help.. reminds me of one of my own actually