DANCING WITH LIGHT
by Coley

Comment by adine:
The effect seems creates movement in the still object. Is it the texture of the dancer that makes the light points? or did you create that with the application? The placemnt of the dancer is interesting - why have more black on her right. I'd almost put more space for her to "move into" or balance the sides exactly.

DANCING WITH LIGHT
by Coley

Comment by TerryGee:
I see some major problems here. Did you resize this? In the ballerina there are blocks. That usually occurs when the image was resized improperly.

DANCING WITH LIGHT
by Coley

Comment by Mick:
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Message edited by author 2006-05-05 14:39:40.

Night Tree
by Coley

Comment by Neil:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Hits: This is a good night shot; the subject is well exposed (and not overexposed as often happens). The texture of the tree shows very well, and the colors seem right. It's good you chose an off center composition for this.

Misses: The key interest in the photo is the network of branches at the top of the tree. As mentioned, the textures work well, and there's a nice "branching out" feeling. However, aesthetically, it seems to end too abruptly. I think it would work better if you could have gotten more of the branch area of the tree and include a little less of the trunk (assuming your flash would cover it). Perhaps a vertical format would help.

Ideas: One thing you could have tried which I think would have made this really a "stop and analyze" type of photo is a little trick, but legal. What if you were to flip this upside down? I think it would look pretty cool, and there's no rule against it. Maybe next time!

Regards--Neil

Roadkill Inhibitor
by Coley

Comment by admart01:
Who wrote this sign? ;) Good find, a little less of the overexposed sky would help

Roadkill Inhibitor
by Coley

Comment by garlic:
good sharpness

Reflections On The Present
by Coley

Comment by HeatherJ:
wow....I love it...the way this was set upand shot is great .....Haunting

Reflections On The Present
by Coley

Comment by soccerdad:
Great composition, complete to the camera in the lower corner. I've got to tuck this idea away and "borrow it" when my daughter gets older

Night Tree
by Coley

Comment by inspzil:
This photo has a lot of depth. I don't think the negative space in this photo is working to enhance the subject. I think if you'd have cropped some of that off, you could've gotten we viewers closer to the subject and even added more depth to the photo.

Night Tree
by Coley

Comment by Konador:
I like the use of negative space, very effective.