Swallow (PAW 7/52)
by HarveyG

Comment:
Let me tell you what I like, and I think it's all there deliberately: I like how the bird has room to look into, how the stick is about one third from the right, how the darker area top left balances the bird at right, the catchlight, the focus, the processing which looks a little more relaxed, the iridescent glow of the feathers, the scruffy look from a bird well into the summer season. Lots more than JABS.

In and Around Balboa Park Week 6 - Allex
by Ann

Comment:
Beautiful lens for a portrait, and well focused. Can't be more than few mm DoF, but is exatcly where it needs to be and works beautfully to focus the attention to the eyes, to bring the rest of tha face and hands together yet to separate the background, also helped by the different color.

05/52 - the lean brothers leaning
by mitalapo

Comment:
Interesting angle to take a natural shot like this - you must have been sitting in a stroller and pass by unnoticed ;-). The lines of sight for the 3 guys nicely bring together the three boys, and the contrast between the thin faces in the background and the round face of the filmer separates them again. I like the overall result quite a bit.

IMG_4149-555-entrance-800
by sfalice

Comment:
Here's a true oddity again. Watch how the fire escape constrasts to the masonry work. Great find. I'd try to open up the shadows a bit.

06 - Oil at a Slant
by ursula

Comment:
Tough picture to comment on. I like how you positioned your focus diagonally across the frame. The combination of colors works well, but I think that the larger oil bubbles are a little big, as is more evident from the overhead shot.

Taroko Gorge
by ciaeagle

Comment:
Beautiful location, but almost impossible to capture correctly, even on a cloudy day like you apparently encountered. I lime the way framed it with the leaves at the top, the leading line of the road, the diagonals from the mountains all work in favor of the picture. The branches at the bottom do not add much.

2625
by pixelpig

Comment:
Amazing how you turned a completely boring picture into an interesting, beautiful composition. I really like the result, and would have never even believed there was any value in your original. Not just value, a true jewel!

MOP_7531
by MattO

Comment:
What amazes me in your sports shots is the quality of light you manage to capture: faces well defined, shirts well-exposed, no harsh shadows and exposure overall spot-on. And thanks to your long lens a nice separation from the background.

Nice view, boss (6/52)
by Kroburg

Comment:
Hoover at eye level, great shot with very effective DoF. I like the diagonal composition, and the effective use of the golden ratio, With the first square formed by Hoover and the second one by the background. Best Hoover shot so far, I think.

the unknown_2785
by mariuca

Comment:
The way the curtain is defined is what I like best in this shot. Great lighting in the top left corner, and also on the metal parts on the box. Strong and simple, and maybe worth simplyfying even further. The lighting quality in my view gets lost towards the bottom right where it looks like you had to dodge quite a bit to get more or less even light. You could do away with this, and I am also not sure if the wall adds enough to keep it.