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Critique By:
James Martin (K:171)
8/22/2004 3:33:55 PM
Sara,
I'll be the first "other" to disagree with you. The bride IS in focus, at least from the waist up. With this shot I see a very average, classic and common composition.. taken just a bit off the norm.. and made interesting again. The effect/filter-induced blur help draw the eye to the bride's face and graceful shoulders, while the pitch angle adds a bit of interest.
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Critique By:
James Martin (K:171)
6/20/2004 4:29:29 AM
Tom,
I love this sign. I think Hugo is really on to something, and I just wanted to further his thought. Perhaps if you pumped the blue sky up a bit, to make it feel a little heavier and more important.. it wouldn't feel so out of balance. A good circular polarizer should do the trick.. or five minutes in PS.
Still a strong showing..
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| Photo By: tom rumland
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Critique By:
James Martin (K:171)
6/20/2004 4:03:09 AM
The bigger question is... why an orange? The even bigger question is.. why no vodka with the orange?
everything is pretty much in a single plane and level from the lens perspective. It really lacks any point of interest, other than the orange. What is a perfect orange doing next to a rusted piece of active rail?
But, I kind of like it too. Maybe it's the pure orange next to all that oxidized iron and dirty gravel. ??
Jim
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Critique By:
James Martin (K:171)
6/19/2004 12:03:22 AM
Tom,
As usual, your post shows a keen eye and an excellent mental picture that execute well together. Top drawer stuff..
Jim
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Critique By:
James Martin (K:171)
6/18/2004 10:23:42 PM
Christine,
WOW!! That's a great shot for a $10 toy camera! Excelent eye! Great job..
Jim
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| Photo By: Christine Campbell
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Critique By:
James Martin (K:171)
4/26/2004 8:55:21 PM
Grazie, molto apprezzato. _ io soltanto desider per pił luce.
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Critique By:
James Martin (K:171)
4/19/2004 10:07:25 PM
Tom,
Yeah, I was kinda pissed about it.. this angry looking little Bluebird was sitting there in the branches like a mounted ornament. I got the camera all setup (it's an old Russian job... so it takes a few moments to check everything and get it just the way you want it) and then just as I was getting everything focused in.. the little bastard took off.
I was mad, but that's the way it works.. if it were easy..
Long story short, the focus was actually set to capture just the bird - and everything else blurred by the shallow depth of field. I think it would have been great.. don't you ;^P
OH well.. maybe next time..
Grain was a result of pushing the film a bit too much for the light conditions.
btw.. I was so angry at myself for fouling the shot that I retired the old Fed camera. It now sits on my desk as a reminder of how awesome but slow can be a huge pain in the butt.
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| Photo By: James Martin
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Critique By:
James Martin (K:171)
4/19/2004 3:53:10 PM
Hugo,
I can't make up mind; which of these shots do I like the best? Its hard to tell. I like the harsh angle and the depth of the 'Visa to Iran I' but the colour and composition of 'Visa to Iran II' is clearly better. Either way, great work. You have an interesting eye.. keep em' coming.
Cheers,
Jim
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Critique By:
James Martin (K:171)
4/7/2004 5:36:19 PM
Christine,
I dig the over-saturation in this photo. The chrome effect amplifies the feeling and mood of the piece. Very nice...
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Critique By:
James Martin (K:171)
4/7/2004 11:51:38 AM
Tom,
I know it looks like a guitar, but it isn't. I snapped this off while standing in the back of a tractor trailer. ..but the blurring turns this into a sort of blot-test.. it's easy for your mind to draw conclusions to eliminate the unkown.
Christine,
Thanks.. it's just a goofy little picture.. I've got tons of shots like this one. You know how it is. You burn most of a roll on a subject, and just need to waste a few shots so you can eject the roll. My standard practice is to guess at the programing, and then (without even looking through the lens) let the camera take the shot. My wife refers to this as "monkey photography" ... but I've developed a lot of rolls where I appreciated the monkey shots more than the ones I took the time to plan. It's a lomo kind of thing.
Jim
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