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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
4/28/2004 6:52:25 PM
Teunis, you have taken some really splendid shots of the flowers that must have started blooming this spring in hol;land, I like this one because you have used some very strong lead in lines of a variety of colours which really grabs the viewer.
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| Photo By: Teunis Haveman
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
4/19/2004 7:28:12 PM
Teunis, this is a really thoughtfull and well taken shot-I love the DOF and the composition is excellent.
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| Photo By: Teunis Haveman
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
4/19/2004 7:14:37 PM
I'm really impressed with this Phil, your composition is really good-the soft curves at the bottom of the shot give this a good foreground in what could so easily have been a flat image. I also think your exposure is spot on and must have been tricky to calculate given the shadows and bright snow.
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| Photo By: Phil M
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
4/19/2004 7:08:47 PM
Rog, this is a superb travel shot, well framed and composed-it stands out because you have gone for a simple composition with contrasting and striking colours. the light is good, the angle is good and i feel like i am standing at the scene myself it draws the eye in so well.
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Photo By: Roger Williams
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
4/18/2004 6:02:11 PM
Gerry, your macro shots are some of the best i've seen, I espeially liked the sunflower image, that is a really good shot with so much depth as well as strong foreground interest. I like this shot bit i find it less graphic and strong as your others, perhaps because of the nature of a wild growing plant. Your studio images have the edge on this.
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| Photo By: Gerry Pacher
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
3/13/2004 1:54:51 AM
Phil, this is indeed a really well executed shot and definitely post card material. Your information is a welcome addition as you clearly understand what it is that you are photographing. I do think that this will always be just a postcard type shot though, which is fine-its technically and aesthetically flawless, but the shots that the photo library that i supply get really excited about are these sort of places taken in rarer, moody light, or with still reflections from the water. If you can get thesew shots, I and everyone else and his dog, would be dying to see them!
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| Photo By: Phil M
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
3/12/2004 7:12:51 AM
a well lit shot Roger that fits the format very well. Thanks for the advice on the films-I think you may be right,although metering in the snow was hard the film choice could have been adjusted to suit the conditions-point taken, just glad my shots bring wales to a part of Japan! how do you find that xPan you use? how big can you enlarge the panoramics and how do you accurately judge where a Neutral density grad needs to be placed?
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| Photo By: Roger Williams
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
3/6/2004 1:36:15 AM
Roger, so glad you like my shot of the Helvetia, I know i've been surpassed by Sarah but she's really rubbing it in somewhat, so thanks for your support mate, it kept her quiet for a couple of seconds! Like you I'm a big fan of those portraits by that chap from Byron Bay (also called Roger). I think one of his secrets is that he does crop tightly on his subjects face but also, you never feel like his subjects have posed-they look entirely relaxed and natural in their surroundings. I'm no expert on this-I can't do it myself, but I think if you used some B+W film and caught some side lit faces that gave some texture to the face you'd have some really top notch portraits your self-use an 80mm lens. And no more posing people-take one when they pose then another sly one when they relax again-that'll be much better than the one they think they've just starred in!!! Regards, Alex
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| Photo By: Roger Williams
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
3/6/2004 1:10:48 AM
Roger
Really impressed with your portraiture-you have quite a flair for this, in fact these are the only portraits I have ever felt compelled to linger on and study. This shot aint bad either but apart from the reflection, the rest is not as interesting. I know Byron well (I think my girlfriend has already been on at you about my uncles bakery-the Oz Bakehouse!!!)and i know you can get some superb sunrises-some of that early morning colour is missing in this shot i feel. Do you have any of the light house-thats what i focused on when i was there but my dawn vigils ended in failure-thick cloud out to the east, so next time hopefully-then back in time for breakfast and a fresh loaf of Uncle Eddie's bread!!
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| Photo By: Roger Cotgreave
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
3/4/2004 1:18:23 AM
I like the compoition here because there is so much beautiful reflected light in the sand it needs to be seen, the wreck is a visual anchor that is perfectly placed amid a scene of unprecedented colour. I am as impressed with your ability to gauge the exposure so well as i am with the excellent composition.
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| Photo By: sarah cowman
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
11/28/2003 1:02:09 AM
This is the best shot you havre posted inthis series, I think, great composition-this is very simple and uncluttered whereas the others are full of distracting elements-this is excellent.
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| Photo By: Snehendu Kar
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
11/28/2003 12:58:50 AM
I thnk that this is grerat, it's very creative, the shadow lines are a visual attention grabber and the attitude etched in the girls face is really captivating. I admire this sort of work because I cannot, for all I try produce it myself.
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| Photo By: Amber and Renee
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
11/26/2003 5:10:08 AM
Roger, thanks for taking the tme to critique my shots-I really appreciate the feedback. I like this shot you have here-it is a good overview of what could be a very interesting study of a Japanese(?) industry. When this guy stops, your pics could serve as the only testament to this man and his life's work. So yes, move in closer on the signs now you have this overview, capture him at work and show us the results!
Cheers
Alex
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| Photo By: Alex Hare
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
11/26/2003 5:01:14 AM
Teunis
great shot-these moments are rare and you have grabbed a very well composed and striking image of this natural event. You have so many good shots, and Im not suire what camera you have, but I think you would benefit from one that can let you use filters-a poloariser here would have brought the colours out more making it all the more polished a professional looking. just a thought mind.
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| Photo By: Teunis Haveman
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
10/17/2003 11:40:42 AM
Teunis, lovely shot-the timing is especially good-the sun is very effective, so much so that the wind mill itself could be a phot on its own. Maybe an idea for another time. Thanks for adding me to your friends list, and thanks for all your feedback on my images.
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| Photo By: Teunis Haveman
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
10/16/2003 4:36:11 AM
timing, lighting and composition is all there, but the foreground seems a little ouit of focus and distracts from what ius an otherwise superb photgraph
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| Photo By: Lorenzo CORIO
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
10/16/2003 4:34:49 AM
great idea, and well executed
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| Photo By: Barry Walthall
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
10/16/2003 4:33:17 AM
good shot, try it at dusk/night...??
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| Photo By: Wim Swyzen
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
10/16/2003 4:29:56 AM
good travcel shot,
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| Photo By: Anupam Nath
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
10/16/2003 4:25:48 AM
lovely shot, imagine if you could get yourself up the other side and photopgraph the clouds around you and cascading down the hillside...
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| Photo By: Samuel Robinson
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
10/16/2003 4:23:56 AM
This sort of shot is hard to make interesting-the leaf has to be perfect and the background (water)has to be interesting. You have succeedd on both fronts-I think this is a superb photograph.
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| Photo By: Fred Strømme
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
10/15/2003 2:47:55 AM
Ken, this looks really good and works well. there was a simlar shot by another member and the water was dark which I felt was uncomfortable to look at-it had a sense of forboding to it-that winter was coming. With yours, yes the leaf is a sign that weinter is coming but it is also bright and uplifting image at the same time and I think it is therefore better.
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| Photo By: Ken Norcross
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
10/14/2003 2:27:43 PM
great sky and good exposure to get the grasses so sharp. I imagine you were lying pretty low for this shot!
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| Photo By: Bob Trebor
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
10/14/2003 6:05:01 AM
A superb example of landscape photography-timing, lighting, composition and all the technical qualities required are evident here.
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| Photo By: sarah cowman
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
10/7/2003 4:33:32 AM
Sol, You just need a point of interest in this field-it doesn't have to be the cliched person wearing a conical hat, it could be a dash of colour, a cart, basket or a animal. As it is the image is a perfect representation of rice fields in good light, but ultimately without anything eyecatching.
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| Photo By: Sol Lugtu
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
10/7/2003 4:30:56 AM
very good, very effective-significantly you have retaoined every sinew of detail in the pencil's from top to bottom.
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| Photo By: Kaj Nielsen
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
10/7/2003 4:28:20 AM
I find this aesthetically appealing, but I much prefer the work you do that is a faithful reproduction of the landscape, not a digitgal remix. I have no idea what the intention of this shot is so it may be that it serves a different purpose than exhibiting any true representation of the scene(s).
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| Photo By: Michael Busselle
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
10/7/2003 4:20:09 AM
I know that most images of this scene just show the heads of the animals involved and that this is something different in this respect as you show whats going on, so to speak. However, I have to say I don't think seeing a pair of lions 'going for it' in rather plain lighting conditions works as well as a tightly framed shot of theie heads in bathed in warmer light. this is an encouraging sight for the perpetuation of African Wildlife, but for me it is not the best way of portraying it.
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| Photo By: Alptekin Kutlu
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
9/19/2003 12:36:43 PM
All sunsets/rises, however stunning in themselves need more than the sky to make them a winner. you have found some beautiful light, but i think you need to look for a strong composition to compliment it, whether it be forground, such as the valley and hills below (use a ND filter) or a strong silhouette of say a distinctive tree, such as palm. in this respect i agree with Mors, great light, just needs a little more in the photo its self.
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| Photo By: ClaÜdia Garza
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Critique By:
Alex Hare (K:698)
9/5/2003 12:16:29 PM
yes avilable light only-though i must have used two or three films on two seperate games and this was one of the very few that i feel captured what I wanted to portray about provencal life.
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| Photo By: Alex Hare
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