mill.jpg
by dragonlady

Comment:
Yes! Both these new photographs of the mill are terrific, but this one is my favourite. I think this is a perfect composition and crop! And that, when combined with the lovely lighting and shadows, has produced a dramatic result. I also like the gradient in the sky, and of course the beautiful, functional architecture.
I tried my patented "tilt test" on it. That's where I tilt my monitor until all the shadow detail is swallowed into black, and then I back off and look at it from about six feet away. The image is thereby reduced or distilled into a high-contrast caricature of itself, and if it still looks good, then it's a worthy and durable work from a graphic point of view (I read once of some art critic who did the same thing with paintings by squinting through slitted eyes; sounded absurd, but it seems to work).
This image suggests southern Europe to me ... somewhere on the Iberian Peninsula, I'd have guessed, if I didn't know better. Very nice work!

Remodel
by Germaine

Comment:
Your portfolio contains several of these beautiful architectural detail shots. Doors, windows, stairways ... and always with some little human or at least unexpected touch (like the closet doors visible through the window here). The effect is very appealing. There's also some very clever composition and framing in this charming architectural series.

cirque de soleil
by whiteroom

Comment:
Oh, that's wonderful. Looks like he's teaching her the hokey-pokey. This one's got that charm we were talking about ... it looks good at first glance, but look a bit closer and it's better than that.

with understated grace, 6:56 pm
by mycelium

Comment:
For 1/10 sec, it's a beautiful composition! That's meticulous work even if you had 1/10 day. And it's nicely processed, too. I liked it at first glance, for the grand forms and textures; it has an epic look to it. And I liked it on reflection as well, for the wealth of interesting detail that rewards the closer inspection. Best 1/10 sec work I've seen!

Gadget guys
by Gunnsi

Comment:
A classic moment. There is usually a little cluster of nicotine addicts huddled outside the door of many public buildings, desperately and pathetically feeding their habit. These gadget guys are the next wave, and for the same reason ... we will soon banish cellular phones from use in enclosed public spaces, because we will have had enough of intrusive passive phone calls. So the cellular addicts will have to gather outside the door in desperate, defensive little groups. There won't be a turf war over doorsteps, however; the smokers will all soon be gone, one way or another.

This is a terrific example of good street photography; clever, candid and steeped in allegorical possibilities. (Nevertheless, some poor soul will still tell you that you should have cropped differently, or taken the shot from a different point-of-view, or on a Tuesday. Bah!) Bravo! 8.

Hangin' Out
by secondglantz

Comment:
Wonderful and unusual candid portrait, filled with joie de vivre and charm. 7.

The Chinese Tunnel Workers
by Robot-Fotomat

Comment:
Sparkling good casual portrait. The sweet little feminine smiles are a wonderful surprise on a couple of guys who dig tunnels for a living! But this photograph has more than novelty value; it has genuine charm. Very fine work. 8.

Sorrow
by Caltrop

Comment:
Very fine, evocative image. It takes both vision and courage to see and capture the emotional potential of what is on the face of it a prosaic collection of commonplace objects. The handling of the light is perfect, and everything else - composition, exposure and processing - flows from there. 8.

Runaway Bride
by pitsaman

Comment:
A remarkably beautiful, lyrical image. Pretty girl cavorting through long grass ... 19 people out of 20 (me included) would have produced a ghastly cliche with that set-up. You didn't, which indicates how good this photograph actually is. 8.

Slit
by JPR

Comment:
Or perhaps you were thinking of something else?