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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
2/1/2005 8:25:03 PM
Geraldo,
I am glad you took my comments well. I am very happy to receive your comments on my work - there is always room for improvement.
Regards, Martin.
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| Photo By: Martin Halley
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
1/28/2005 10:16:32 AM
A genuine photographic masterpiece.
If this really is the burial of Arafat, place this image with a major international photo agency as soon as you can, it is an important image.
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| Photo By: dhahi alali
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
12/28/2004 7:27:28 PM
Hi Bryan,
Another super shot from you. I'm not sure about the tennis ball / onion head though - it grabs my eyes' attention and won't let go.
Regards.
Martin.
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| Photo By: Bryan Jarmain
(K:11941)
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
12/28/2004 12:00:11 PM
I don't agree with Reza, I think you exposure is about right but I think the image lacks a point of interest. An old Coke can thrown in would have set this off nicely. If you have the facilities you could add one, the jarring effect would be most arresting. And yes, OK, maybe a little darker for a more moody effect.
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Photo By: Andre Christophe
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
12/28/2004 11:56:55 AM
I don't know anything about the C45 camera but if it has spot metering and a focus-lock you need to have applied both the to eye of this magpie for the best effect.
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| Photo By: Taco heikamp
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
12/28/2004 11:50:33 AM
Hi Bryan,
Thanks for the full sized crop. I think you are right up against the limits of the camera here, I can't believe that 8Mp will allow you to get any better than this.
May I suggest that you offer this image to Canon as it is so good at demonstrating the ultimate capabilities of the camera and DIGIC II that they might pay you a goodly sum for the use of it.
I look forward to seeing more of your work.
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| Photo By: Bryan Jarmain
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
12/27/2004 12:57:34 PM
That's a cracking good image. I'd love to see this fullsize. My effort, also hand held and "in the wild", is eclipsed by yours.
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| Photo By: Bryan Jarmain
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
12/21/2004 1:44:47 AM
Potentially a great photo. It just needs a little tweek to sharpen up the eye as the focus seems to have drifted about half an inch too far back.
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| Photo By: Valentinus Ignatius
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
12/15/2004 2:08:36 AM
For a Canon G3 this is a superb shot. Digital cameras tend to give butterflies (and dragoflies) a rather hard brittle, artificial look. This is because of overly aggressive sharpening.
As the others have pointed out, to be really interesting you need a different angle. Unfortunately this particular family of butterflies prefers to lie flat on the ground.
If you have any chalk grassland nearby go in June to August and try the skippers, they are very tame and always stand to attention when being photographed (see attached - a technically dreadful photo but shows what I mean about interesting angles).
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| Photo By: Peace
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
12/15/2004 1:46:20 AM
This one has only just lost it's tail.
We used to have these in our lawn (in a fromer house very close ot Box Hill) and when mowing the grass they could be seen scattering in all directions along with the odd grass snake or two and dozens of slow worms. They are very common here but very hard to see. We have had them living in our rockery and I have a couple of photos of one that we caught but never a natural photo - yet.
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| Photo By: naylor .
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
12/14/2004 11:49:56 PM
This photo is so "right" for this lizard. This is exactly as they are seen - for about half a second before the scoot away.
You must have masses of patience or have been extraordinaryly lucky with this shot. I've tried this creature on and off for several years and have not been able to get one in the frame - yet. There is a particular one that lives under a style on Box HIll but if I have a camera with me it is nowhere to be seen. If I leave the camera at home he is out sunbathing with not a care in the World.
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| Photo By: naylor .
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
11/15/2004 12:37:23 AM
A lovely portrait with masterly lighting but rather spoiled by the red bubbly bits in the top right hand corner. Take those out and you have something special.
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| Photo By: Liane Doxey
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
10/25/2004 12:02:59 AM
Sublime.
Makes me want to move to Virignia straight away.
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| Photo By: Dorothy Di Liddo
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
10/24/2004 11:53:18 PM
What a potentially beautiful photo this is. Such a shame that the main subject (the large sporophore)is out of focus. Had this been in focus it would have rated 7 because of the lovely composition and colours.
Normally, foreground focusing is considered critical but in this case the out of focus foreground leaves just add to the overall atmosphere.
If the fungus is still there it is worth taking again. This time pull the aperture down to f5.6 and use a mini-tripod.
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| Photo By: Stjepan Mikulic
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
10/17/2004 1:48:49 PM
Great idea, but it looks a bit static. I think you need to move the centre of the sunflower, off centre to get a more dynamic effect. Try a third of the way in from the left and a third up from the bottom.
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| Photo By: Chris Sieg
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
10/17/2004 1:42:34 PM
An excellent shot. The reflections of light on the wings make it work so well. A difficult subject to capture this well. A little cropping on the right and lower margins might make it even better.
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| Photo By: Ryan Greene
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
10/14/2004 4:29:03 PM
Barry,
I think you will find that if the foreground is removed (try it) the whole picture collapses. The only variation that works for me is as atached but this is not as good as the original.
Regards.
Martin.
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| Photo By: Ricard Bergström
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
10/14/2004 4:19:01 PM
Ricard,
This surely has to be one of the best photos posted to this website. A beautiful piece of work. Technically perfect in every detail.
Best regards.
Martin
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| Photo By: Ricard Bergström
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
10/10/2004 1:45:27 PM
A truly lovely photo. When you run it through PS I hope you will correct the verticals and the distortion in the cetral zone. It will then really be something special.
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| Photo By: Eren AYDIN
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
10/10/2004 10:21:59 AM
At our Camera Club we have an expression, "ABS" (Another B***** Sunset!) but in this case no one would even dare mutter the dreaded words.
Fabulous colours and a dramatic composition. A truly great photo. I would be interested to know how the purples in the sky were achieved.
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| Photo By: Noorvan M Prasetyo
(K:172)
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
10/10/2004 10:10:49 AM
A lovely shot. Shame about the footprint in the bottom left corner. Would a bit of judicious cropping have given it a lift?
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| Photo By: Lilywhite Lilith
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
10/10/2004 10:03:53 AM
A superb shot. A little burning-in on the back to bring out the feather details that certainly lurk there, would make it even better.
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| Photo By: Joe Stewart
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
10/8/2004 2:43:01 PM
If you have digital manipulation software (Photoshop, PhotoImpact, etc.) you could move the single eagle around (and even upside down and reversed) to really add clout and make it a three-way combat.
An excellent shot, superbly taken and just the right exposure. The rest of us just dream of taking this type of shot. This has to have tremendous commercial potential.
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| Photo By: Harry Eggens
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
10/6/2004 4:28:55 PM
A nice shot except that the background is too sharp and takes away from the subject. Try blurring from about half-way up the stalk.
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| Photo By: Teunis Haveman
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
10/6/2004 3:41:54 PM
Super subject.
Would this have worked better if the feather was at an angle (for dynamic effect). Then you can feel the wash of the sea. I tried it
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| Photo By: Art Wayfarer
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
10/6/2004 12:45:42 PM
A lovely, crystal clear shot. Lot's of depth of field (f22 surely!).
By the Way , it's not a wasp - it's a hoverfly.
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| Photo By: Daniel Alexandrescu
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