Portrait of an Artist
by e301

Comment by nova:
Man (ma'am) that hand-shadow is HUGE! 7 from me.

The War of the Woodies; victors and vanquished
by e301

Comment by KHolt:
a lot going on. The focus is so shallow that it doesn't keep the viewer in the photo for long. You almost have to struggle with the photo to work out what is going on. (I suppose this could be a good or bad thing). Not sure what that big blob in the top left is either!

The War of the Woodies; victors and vanquished
by e301

Comment by GT350:
I like the use of repetition with variation of poses. I like the depth of field as well.

The Birds! The Birds!
by e301

Comment by posthumous:
I have a wonderful book called "Understanding Exposure" which gave me a great overview of what can be achieved with different apertures and different shutter speeds. On the cover is a photo of flying pigeons. Their wings are a blur as they surround a little boy. They are pure motion, pure energy. Clearly, a slower shutter speed was used. This allowed for a smaller aperture and thus plenty of depth of field. Therefore, the birds standing in front of the boy are as perfectly focused as the bird standing on his shoulder.

You, on the other hand, have frozen the birds completely. You have stolen their energy and forced us to meditate upon them, to ponder the miracle of flight. In this way, the photograph is like a prayer. And despite your relatively large aperture, plenty of these birds are in tack-sharp focus, though the buildings are in a lovely state of fuzz. I chalk that up to your skill as a photographer. It's all part of your role as Mr. Freeze. It's all part of your role as prophet.

Two great photographs. One is a photograph of a boy. Yours is a photograph of birds.

And btw, it doesn't scare me. Not at all. But I see very well that some would be afraid. People are often afraid of prophets.

The War of the Woodies; victors and vanquished
by e301

Comment by littlegett:
I really don't care for the dof on this. To me, the whole image has no apeal, and doesn't crave to be looked at deeper. Can't see it 'next'. Other than that, there is some potential for constrats and such.

Lynne and John
by e301

Comment by boysetsfire:
This is the first time I have seen this image, brilliant. I really do admire your vision.

nick

The War of the Woodies; victors and vanquished
by e301

Comment by cogerox:
I bet you just walked into the art store and took this, didn't you?

The Violin Lesson
by e301

Comment by Bear_Music:
I just caught up with this; what a pathetically low score for a borderline sublime image :-( Into my faves it goes...

The War of the Woodies; victors and vanquished
by e301

Comment by emayner:
The focus is too soft and it lacks DOF, but a great idea.

The War of the Woodies; victors and vanquished
by e301

Comment by hotpasta:
great image and title! great choice to go b and w 8