Duotone Self Portrait
by SharQ

Comment:
Nice. A few things I might have wanted to avoid is the blown highlight on the forehead, and the glasses frame through the eye. Very expressive, though.

Black & white H2O
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
Nice idea. I like it, though I think it could benefit from some contrast enhancement and some unsharp mask. Also, the table appears to be tilted to the left. This might be the result of barrel distortion, though. Still, nicely done.

Lower Lance Cove LoRes.jpg
by orussell

Comment:
Let me say first off that you've got a good eye and this site definitely has possibilities.

The main issue I have with this photo is the time of day that it was shot. While it is possible to have a good landscape photo durning midday, here the harsh, direct light is preventing you from getting a good, dramatic range of tones. Most landscape shots are taken early in the morning or late in the afternoon when the light is a bit more dramatic and moody. As it stands the colours are a bit washed out, and not as rich as they would be in a more diffuse or lower light. The shed and the area behind it are in partial and full shadow, and I find this somewhat distracting.

Compositionally I think this might be improved slightly by either including a lot of the dock in the foreground, or none at at all. As it is, the dock is bright and it leads my eyes over to it, and yet it's cropped enough that I can't get a good look at it. Pulling back and including more, or moving the camera up and to the right and cropping it out would be better I think.

The partial reflection on the water is another slightly detracting aspect...A change of light and/or a the use of a polarizing filter would even this out somewhat.

Still, nice shot. Add some dramatic clouds in the background and you've got a winner. Do you live around here? If so, perhaps do a locational study and shoot it under a variety of times and weather conditions and see the differences that you can get in the shot. The spot is certainly worth it.

Sunrise Spectacular
by andrewlr

Comment:
Likewise Andrew, congrats. Great shot. Looking forward to seeing more of your stuff in the future. Cheers.

The Colors of Light
by kellymcg

Comment:
Although I didn't get a chance to comment, this was one of my favourites this week. I thought it would do better. The composition is fantastic...I wanted to know what was going on inside! Well done.

Colours of love.
by derek

Comment:
Nice...good take on a contemporary cliché. The soft focus works very well.

Wash Colors Separately
by scab-lab

Comment:
Nice primary shot. The texture in the towels brings out a nice range of tones. Great example, too, of how a good border can help. Nicely done.

Loves Me, Loves Me Not...
by Kaz

Comment:
Great hi-key shot. The slight overexposure is more than compensated for by the simplicity it brings. Very nice...

Green .... and a wee bit of brown
by agwright

Comment:
Very sharp, clear shot. Great DOF. The composition might have benefitted from croppin gthe leaf on the far right, but a matter of preference more than anything. Great, and good luck.

Scoops of color
by justine

Comment:
Hmmm...nice and sharp. I think, though, that a portrait layout might have seved the composition a bit better. Good shot nonetheless.