rodo (b&w 2008 #11)
by nikolaos

Comment by ErikV:
I like the sudden transition between the sharpness of the rose and the way OOF of the background. Almost makes it seem like the rose is floating in mid-air.

concert crowd (b&w 2008 #12)
by nikolaos

Comment by Iraklis:
I like the way their heads come out to us and the stance and isolation of the woman. I like the stances of your other subjects as well, hand on head, taking a drag etc. The faces have come out perhaps a tad bit overexposed? None the matter, have enjoyed this image.

Message edited by author 2008-05-27 04:27:28.

concert crowd (b&w 2008 #12)
by nikolaos

Comment by Melethia:
I like the light, too - just gives us glimpses, not the full view of the people.

rodo (b&w 2008 #11)
by nikolaos

Comment by Melethia:
I don't see it as oversharpened at all, by the way. I love the way the DOF has caused the roses to float on a bed of light. Regarding the overly blown spot at the top - clone in some background from elsewhere in the shot if you'd like to tone that down a bit.

rodo (b&w 2008 #11)
by nikolaos

Comment by undieyatch:
Appears to be a wide open aperture on your zeiss 1.4 - a pretty dof, but I could see that it could be softer more natural without your imposition of an extreme sharpen. As mentioned, the unincorporated exposed white at the top is very evident in otherwise good tone.

rodo (b&w 2008 #11)
by nikolaos

Comment by trevytrev:
This has a "beauty amongst the choas" theme with the rose surrounded by a background that reminds me of storm clouds. Great lighting and tones!

train2.jpg
by nikolaos

Comment by RMarks:
Hi, like the color version more...nice compo and HDR ?
Richard

rodo (b&w 2008 #11)
by nikolaos

Comment by ivale28:
Couldn't tell what this was from the thumb. I love the texture in the background - almost looks like watercolour. And the full bloom over the dead one is a neat contrast. I like the way the background goes from light to dark - only thing I'd change is to crop out the really bright spot at the top of this shot - I find it distracting.

bridge (b&w 2008 #9)
by nikolaos

Comment by Melethia:
Nicely composed with the foreground trees and the couple on the bridge - gives a good sense of perspective and scale.

(b&w 2008 #10)
by nikolaos

Comment by Melethia:
The angle you chose framed him well, I think. A very nice slice of life shot. One thing you can try if you're trying to go unnoticed and want to shoot low - set the camera on the ground and shoot. You'll get too much foreground in some cases but you can also get some interesting shots that way. Or sit down, shoot from your lap.