princess underground
by nephiniven

Comment by Jutilda:
Awesome capture. I love it.

old movie star portrait
by nephiniven

Comment by howzitboy:
wow, soo many good shots on these pages and this is another one!! just look at his eyes, look at the skin tone, look at his expression!! just a perfect shot, all the mottled shadows and dark background keep your eyes centered on his face!! good job.

old movie star portrait
by nephiniven

Comment by citymars:
I like the mottled light. Great tones, the blacks are so deep. Highly romanticized portrait, beautifully done.

old movie star portrait
by nephiniven

Comment by nixter:
Beautiful tones and lighting, great processing!

shadow and reflection
by nephiniven

Comment by femalevsnature:
Absolutely fantastic, this may be the first photo I have seen w/a relfection and a shadow, well done w/comp as well!

shadow and reflection
by nephiniven

Comment by sevilduvarci:
this is really very cool, i love the way you captured both the shadow and the reflection.

Pierce the Sun.
by nephiniven

Comment by rosiehall:
Hi from the Critique Club

I like the spirit of this shot and it is a very good use of Black & White.
I think that improvement could be made by
1. having a straight horizon however you may not wish to conform to that rule and this may reflect your individualism
2. Move to your camera right and down so as to knock out the leaves near the sun and to the right hand edge. I think this would also lift the shadow off the chest of the guy on the right.
3. There is something not quite right with the sun it almost looks like two shots have been used and as there is no info as to how this shot was edited it is a little hard to say what you could do to improve it.

In general I like the shot. You did not make the most of the 200kb file size and may have lost a little detail in the shadow for it. Nice definition to the contours of muscle to guy on right which is why the shadow across the chest is disappointing.
The DOF is very good and the focus is just about spot on for this shot.
I think it is just a mater of a slightly different angle would have made a real difference to the overall composition and feel of the image.

I notice that you are intending to get a D70. Good luck, I am sure you will not be disappointed. Then you may enter a few more challenges. I am keen to see more of your shots
Good luck
Regards Rose

deauville shelter
by nephiniven

Comment by sevilduvarci:
the light here is awesome. i like the composition a lot, the contrast of that curve with the solid, straight columns is so interesting to watch. very well-seen, nice job.

Istanbul street scene
by nephiniven

Comment by smyk:
troooop bien. bravo. de la vraie photo :)

Pierce the Sun.
by nephiniven

Comment by smyk:
elle est incroyable cette photo. 5.8....ouais le monde sait pas de quoi il parle sur ce site des fois.