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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
1/7/2004 9:33:50 AM
It's generally a good idea to get the horizon level in landscape/architecture shots. Also, you have got some perspective distortion (the buildings are leaning back) which results from using a wide angle lens pointing up. Try shooting from further off and use a telephoto lens to avoid this, or else get in close and use the effect creatively.
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| Photo By: Bill Mitchell
(K:51)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
9/4/2003 9:44:28 AM
I do not think this is a good landscape as such, but I feel it is an interesting shot as a semi-abstract, and I like it in that way.
As a landscape it lacks a point of focus and a sense of depth.
If you could return to this location, it would be good to try to approach the subject from different angles. For instance, if you moved to the right of where you are standing here, you could see the pipelines progressing across the frame and that might add a sense of depth. If you could shoot from a slightly higher position, that would also help.
Another thing you might want to try is to get deeper shadows to add some more structure to the lines of pipes.
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| Photo By: Musabah Almarar
(K:866)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
8/11/2003 6:01:02 AM
It is a good use of symmetrical composition.
The dark foreground could be cropped away as there are no features in it.
The tall tree on the left could also be cropped away. At the moment this tree distracts the eye from the cathedral.
To keep the composition symmetrical you would then need to crop a bit off the right hand edge of the picture.
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| Photo By: Alexey Sapa
(K:27174)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
7/23/2003 4:36:10 AM
The centre of the photo is cluttered, with the tree half hidden behind the house. Better to have separated these objects.
In the right hand half of the image, there is little of interest except the small hut. The hut adds nothing, partly because it is half out of frame.
The railway lines have the potential to lead the eye into the image, but this is not exploited from the angle that this picture hss been taken.
You should explore this scene from different angles to make better use of the various features. It has a lot of possibilities.
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| Photo By: Orazio Minnella
(K:49417)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
7/3/2003 10:10:01 AM
I think you should get the feet in the photo. The shadow is a bit too extended; it would be more impactful if you could clearly see the whole of it. Finally, it is slightly off vertical.
But a great concept, I hope you get the chance to take such a picture again.
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| Photo By: ilana peled
(K:79)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
7/2/2003 6:34:15 AM
Good pose and feeling of anticitipation. It is slightly let down by the bush growing out from behind the boy's torso.
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| Photo By: Rachelle Biggs
(K:628)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
7/2/2003 6:19:04 AM
Good development of an abstract image from a real-life situation.
I notice some lack of focus and some pincushion distortion at the right hand edge of the shot. This could be eliminated by using wider angle and stopping down a bit.
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| Photo By: David Rogers
(K:1082)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
7/2/2003 6:12:12 AM
Very eye-catching. It might give a more dynamic feel if you shot slightly from the front of the bike. This side-on view is a little flat in my opinion.
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| Photo By: Kamil Caban
(K:406)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
7/2/2003 6:10:19 AM
Very good colours. I feel that some more blue sky above the parachute would help the image 'breathe' better.
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| Photo By: Samir Agic
(K:382)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
6/27/2003 10:00:54 AM
Good technique overall.
I like the composition however the pose of her right arm is slightly awkward.
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| Photo By: Andy R.
(K:74)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
6/25/2003 9:29:43 AM
Although this is an everyday subject the lighting, focus and composition are just right. I like it very much.
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| Photo By: Iwona Roslonek
(K:393)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
6/25/2003 7:34:41 AM
I find the stuff in the background in the right hand side distracting. It would work better if you cropped in tighter to the prow of the boat, and lose some of the empty foreground.
The red gives a nice splash of colour.
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| Photo By: Hayri CALISKAN
(K:16195)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
6/25/2003 6:56:16 AM
Contrast range is rather wide, resulting in blown out highlights and featureless dark areas. Use of an ND grad filter would help with this, but shooting directly into the sun is always going to be a problem.
The horizon is not level. This is usually considered a failing in landscape shots.
However, there is definitely the makings of a good image here, with the texture of the sand ripples highlighted by the lighting, and you should go back and try it again if you have the chance.
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| Photo By: Chris Nichols
(K:7068)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
6/25/2003 6:11:11 AM
It would be better if you got the roof into the shot or else cut it out entirely. Having just one corner of it is a bit distracting. I also think the tower would work better in the left third of the image, rather than the centre.
The pastel colours are nice.
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| Photo By: RAY CHARLES
(K:2731)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
6/25/2003 6:01:54 AM
This is a good idea and speaks well to the brief, but to my eyes the focus on the frontal rings is not sharp and that is a flaw in this picture.
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| Photo By: Ed Tardy
(K:-6)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
6/25/2003 5:46:28 AM
The head of the adult sitter is lost in the dark background. If you could shoot from a higher angle you would get both figures properly sillhouetted against the bright water.
The tripod is an intrusion in the mood of the scene and could better have been removed.
The figures would balance better if placed in the left third of the image. Photographer needs to move to his right.
Lovely light, though. As you live in Istanbul, perhaps you can try this shot again another day?
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| Photo By: Hayri CALISKAN
(K:16195)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
6/24/2003 10:27:06 AM
In my opinion, the tree to the left is somewhat intrusive and you could have done better without it.
A tighter crop onto the head would solve this problem and emphasise the subject of the photo (I assume escaping strands refers to the hair.)
A slight blip of fill flash might have brought out more detail in the figure.
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| Photo By: Kim Taylor
(K:2816)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
6/19/2003 10:25:03 AM
This I like very much because you have caught the moment of their enthusiasm. But, the figures are a bit dark against the sky. Perhaps a bit of fill-in flash would have helped.
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| Photo By: Asis Sanyal
(K:296)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
5/21/2003 10:19:38 AM
For me, the picture would work a bit better if the tree and road were all moved to the right a bit. I feel there is a bit too much blank space to the right of the tree. Maybe there was something out of sight in the left, which you needed to avoid.
Otherwise, exposure and so on - spot on - and I love the clouds.
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| Photo By: Felipe Rodríguez
(K:9200)
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Critique By:
Richard Milner (K:1653)
5/2/2003 6:10:38 AM
In my opinion the area to the left of the image is dead space with nothing going on.
To cure this, you could have the subject looking into the right of the image, and move the frame that way and include some more of interest for her to look at. Of course, it depends on there being something worth looking at.
Alternatively, as this is a portrait, get a bit closer in to the subject.
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| Photo By: swanie chung
(K:28)
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