Husky Cropped
by bennettjamie

Comment by FromDaRock:
The eyes should be sharper.

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by bennettjamie

Comment by obscurity:

GoodWood Main House Reflection
by bennettjamie

Comment by obscurity:
I like how this took me a minute to realize what this was. I thought at first it was from one of those fisheye lens attachments. I like the distorted look of this myself, but not sure how others here would feel about it

Looking Up cropped
by bennettjamie

Comment by obscurity:
I like this one with the vivid blue sky in the background. Interesting tilt to the photo too

Shining Through
by bennettjamie

Comment by bennettjamie:

Originally posted by dtremain: Look at just the top 1/2 of the picture, then just at the bottom 1/2 - do you see how much different the feel is between the two? And nothing really ties the two together. This leaves the viewer feeling dissonance and probably with a tendency to dislike the photo. The bottom half has some great lighting and glow in the hanging moss. The top half not so much. I really, really like the bottom 1/2 of the picture - you've got some good things going...

I totally agree, needs to be cropped for sure. Thank you for the tip, very helpful!

My Self Portraits 6047.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by obscurity:
Very pretty

Shining Through
by bennettjamie

Comment by dtremain:
Look at just the top 1/2 of the picture, then just at the bottom 1/2 - do you see how much different the feel is between the two? And nothing really ties the two together. This leaves the viewer feeling dissonance and probably with a tendency to dislike the photo.
The bottom half has some great lighting and glow in the hanging moss. The top half not so much.
I really, really like the bottom 1/2 of the picture - you've got some good things going...

Black and White Bridge
by bennettjamie

Comment by bennettjamie:

Originally posted by sjhuls: For landscapes you really need to up your aperture. 4 is really meant more for portraits and when you need to have a fast shutter speed for photographing wildlife. I would take it to around 8 or higher. Also the lens you are using isn't wide enough to get a good dramatic landscape (not sure if it really mattered on this one since you seem to have fit everything in the photo). As a rule on landscapes you shouldn't place your horizon (in this case the bridge) right in the middle of the photo. With a shutterspeed as slow as 1/100 you should be using a tripod to get your photos sharp. If I was taking this picture I would have upped to aperture, and upped the ISO so that my shutterspeed would be faster. Sorry it probably seems I am picking the photo apart. It really is a nice pleasant picture. Just giving you some tips for the future.

No, please pick it apart! lol This is exactly what I wanted! So thank you so much. You are very helpful, and will help me to get better shots in the future. I will try again with your advice and see what I get...Thank you again!!

My self Portrait 1.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by obscurity:
Very good photo of you

Beautiful Bride
by bennettjamie

Comment by obscurity:

Originally posted by bennettjamie: Thanks! This was taken a long time ago....I needed more light on the brides face for sure...and although a lot of critique's were that I shouldve cropped out the window, I loved the light coming through, so thats where it fell off in the challenge I believe...

This is one of my favorites so far. Still looking at your portfolio