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	Critique By: Joe Johnson  (K:8529)   6/26/2009 2:55:58 AM As CC, I'd say good expression, and she overwhelms any background - because her posture and expression are interesting. She's demanding attention. Still there's a lot there and maybe a crop would isolate things better. It's a classic 'A-frame' composition.
Photo By: Pablo Dylan  (K:61308)
	Critique By: stingRay part 2 .  (K:238276)   6/25/2009 8:36:29 AM Another beautiful portrait study of the lovely little Ebru my dear Aylin. I love the boldness of the crop/composition and the use of her tiny shoulder and arm with wisps of hair to frame her pretty little face. Gorgeous skin tones, excellent details and the gaze from her eyes would melt the strongest heart. Well done to you sweetie, another great shot. A great big HUUUUUUUUUG for you, a little squeeze for Ebru (for being a wonderful model) and as always my very best wishes to you all.......Uncle Ray
Photo By: AYLIN ATASAGUN  (K:13063)
	Critique By: Anindya Chakraborty  (K:12611)   6/5/2009 3:18:22 AM The clouds look ominous and the road takes viewer into the middle of the whole scene. you have done good pp to bring out the detail of the clouds. A very picturesque shot with great light....a very good picture indeed.
Photo By: Phillip  Minnis   (K:13535)
	Critique By: Gary Hill  (K:53446)   6/22/2009 6:31:15 PM Hey Avi Well Henri never seemed to shoot much in the way of modern architecture, as far as I know, and not so much indoors, and at his peak he wouldn't have had much in the way of fast film, and tripod or flash weren't his scene either. But if he had the gear available to him from the beginning, I reckon he might have gone for this type of shot. Also, the concept of street has been taken into a wider dimension, including walkways, stairwells etc. I think that's what I mean. Regards, Gary
Photo By: Avi    (K:67626)
	Critique By: stingRay part 2 .  (K:238276)   6/12/2009 8:52:53 AM This is such a beautiful creative intimate portrait study Kes. The finished composure/crop is bold and tight exposing just enough of the bride and her emotions. The mono tones are master class and the delicate soft focus is superb. Very well done to you my friend. I know you probably have your reasons but I do wish we could get to see more of you here on dear old UF. Great to see your name when it appears. Hope you and your family are all well. My very best wishes to you as always.........Ray
Photo By: Kes    (K:19764)
	Critique By: Anthony Lound  (K:6586)   6/12/2009 7:33:13 AM This is one of those fascinating, almost surreal, images which causes one's eye to explore, and to be confused as to the artist's intention. The focus is ambiguous. Yet, it's so beautifully-executed, one's eye flits between the apple and the crenelated tower in search of context and meaning. One small idea: the tree trunk at right might be lost, since the eye wanders to it uselessly. Bravo Rashed. Anthony
Photo By: Rashed Abdulla  (K:163889)
	Critique By: Olga-Eva Krajciova  (K:18874)   6/12/2009 10:58:23 AM For today my number one! I love the way how the whole image is composed, I like the real feeling and how documentary image it is. There is a sort of motion captured as well, and the train coming to the station bring s a bit of danger, mostly when I imagine how fast these trains usually drive. The red light on the left is a warning - this can be undesrtand in an easy way - just don´t step to the railways and do not drive, the train is coming...or maybe it brings also some other sort of message - which gives to the image many different sences. The whole image can seem seimple but so creative as well. best wishes Olga
Photo By: Nuno Milheiro  (K:441)
	Critique By: Brigitte R.  (K:24470)   6/4/2009 3:47:49 AM Very nice photoart... beautiful lines and colors. Well seen & executed. The dry-brush effect works nicely, however I would still like to see the original which I'm sure is equally as nice. 7/7
Photo By: Anthony Lound  (K:6586)
	Critique By: Anindya Chakraborty  (K:12611)   6/4/2009 5:51:29 AM Excellent color and capture....at first glance I could not see the hummingbird but then saw the beautiful little bird collection honey from the flower. Wish the right side of the flower was not cut, it would have enhanced the image even more. Beautiful.
Photo By: Arun Madisetti  (K:678)
	Critique By: Anindya Chakraborty  (K:12611)   6/4/2009 6:07:17 AM Interesting pp in this one, certainly make the image look surreal. The tones are beautiful, too and the softness really adds to drama depicted in the whole image. I like the tree in the center giving strong point in the image.
Photo By: luis pereira  (K:22552)
	Critique By: Panyakit Chaovamu  (K:1691)   6/4/2009 7:59:34 AM Superb infra shot....this should b one of the best infra shots. Background light provides a part of the trees a 3-dimensional look. Regards, Panyakit C.
Photo By: Valdis Dannenbergs  (K:-32)
	Critique By: Petal Wijnen  (K:50950)   6/4/2009 7:49:13 AM Fine architectural shot!!! Great in B&W, wonderful tones. Excellent POV/composition... the way you took this shot... at first glance the dome looks like a cone sticking out instead of going in... well done!!!
Photo By: Martijn Leensen  (K:72)
	Critique By: Anindya Chakraborty  (K:12611)   6/4/2009 10:19:58 AM Athens, Greece....read so many stories on history about them and dreamed as well when I was a child. This picture is very calm yet so much going in it. Does this reflect your mind? I like this poetic picture and you did well to keep in it bw. All emotions. best Anindya
Photo By: Olga Melissa  (K:20264)
	Critique By: Anindya Chakraborty  (K:12611)   6/4/2009 10:13:56 AM I like the expression on his face...very unique. I think there is some room for improvement in terms of tones in this picture. Tones seems to be bit flat to me. You have a wonderful portfolio Olga. regards Anindya
Photo By: Olga Melissa  (K:20264)
	Critique By: Olga Melissa  (K:20264)   6/3/2009 11:08:39 AM be careful with the line of the mountain, sometimes photoshop works miracles but you shouldn't overdo it.Don't get me wrong, I am not offensive, it is just a matter of taste.:) :)
Photo By: arijit(ratul) talukder  (K:5913)
	Critique By: Yamil Saenz  (K:12454)   6/3/2009 1:24:46 PM Re-posted. Brigitte R. wrote about ths image. Brigitte R. {K:20447} 6/3/2009 As if it isn't challenging enough to capture a bird perched so it looks perfectly posed in an image, plus to get it pin-point sharp - you even get them in the act of feeding in the wild! I am absolutely stunned by your consistantly better than perfect images! I sure hope that Audubon Society and others are looking at your work. Very, very nice! 7/7
Photo By: Yamil Saenz  (K:12454)
	Critique By: Dan Wilson  (K:20333)   5/20/2009 3:40:53 AM Great work here Tim, and congrats on the well deserved award for this shot. I hope your camera didn't get too wet. I love the lighting and also the lack of it in this shot and how the two together create a stunning and moody feeling and atmosphere to this shot. The colours and exposure here are stunning, well done
Photo By: Tim  Schumm  (K:28854)
	Critique By: ron shufflebarger  (K:493)   5/20/2009 2:29:52 AM nice tonal values. One looks at it and almost wonders if you could get rid of the tree line all together and just have structure, that it probably would be a more powerful image. The treeline, even though faint, distracts me and doesn't add anything---ron s.
Photo By: ANANDA NIYOGI  (K:4996)
	Critique By: Arup Bhattacharya  (K:3284)   5/20/2009 5:35:37 AM Lovely shot .. nice perspective.. allow me to share my thoughts.. personally I feel , inclusion of a single human figure in motion would make the whole composition look more lively..Once again .. this is never a judgment..its only my personal thought.
Photo By: Phillip  Minnis   (K:13535)
	Critique By: Dan Wilson  (K:20333)   5/3/2009 11:59:42 AM Wow Dave, another stunning shot. I love this freeze in time you have captured, the player look a tiny bit sad by the expression and looks to be deep in thought. I really love the slight bluring in his arm and hand, it really adds to the mood of the shot, and really gives us the impression that he is indeed playing his heart out. Great details and DOF, I think this in black and white is the perfect choice
Photo By: Dave Stacey  (K:138015)
	Critique By: Nick Karagiaouroglou  (K:126355)   5/3/2009 1:03:32 PM Very descriptive shot of not only the fantastic details of that fantastic city, but also of the special atmosphere that it has when under clouds. The colors and the shapes seem to merge with the presence of that muted light, which provides a special sense for the age and the meaning of Florence in its historical civilizatory role. I can't be really detached in this comment, since I was standing exactly there, at Piazza Michelangelo, trying to get some images of the city, but still the enormous DoF and the great details are above all suspicion here. The gradual and subtle increase of the haze toward the depth enhances the huge space of the image even more. Only as a question here: Could a bit more contrast do good? I adjusted the levels for that (attachment) but then the subtle diffuse light of the image became much weaker. So, which of both possibilities do you think matches better the view? I think yours comes much closer to that atmosphere. Cheers! Nick
Photo By: Dave Stacey  (K:138015)
	Critique By: Nick Karagiaouroglou  (K:126355)   5/3/2009 3:15:46 PM There is no "regardless of the shot being good or bad", Saad. Just as there is no "regardless of the chord being played well or false", or "regardless of the novel being written grammatically right or not". It is a good image for what it shows. I already told you about many other images of yours, where you try to impose "general truths" and things like that. First of all this is not the subject of photography. This is subject of social science, or of history, politics, philosophy, etc. The fact that photography can be a helping enhancement for the understanding of such matters is not for concluding that photography deals itself with such matters. For example, not a single of the images of mine that were used for my latest job for a flyer of an attorney office had anything to do with the content of their work. I didn't think about "lawyers" when I shot them. But I did think about good photography. Second of all, and this is my personal taste, about that, even if we accept for a moment the statement "regardless of the shot being good or bad", it is trivial what you are doing. What do you think that it is? Special? Does it bring anything to the already known values and points of view of humanity? Are you one of the few that has that point of view? Is that really so special? Almost the whole humanity would have the same point of view, Saad, so what do you expect? You don't get any comments about that from me because the subject is not worth it. It is not difficult for me, it is trivial. I don't sit and write about "couch-philosophy". There are more than enough "hobby-philosophers" here that will tell you how "good the subject is" etc, etc. This is like standing on the pedestal, saying that the earth is not flat but rather a sphere, and expecting everybody to break out in celebrations. Now, if that statement about the earth would be at least special, or subtle, or remarkable, or different, or aggresive, or demanding, or insane, or anything than the usual hyper-romantic approach that was already beaten to death, then I would get on that car and say what I think. But the way you do it is like repeating the songs of Bob Dylan with some new notes and expecting me to say that the music is yours where it is a cover version of a cover version. So I stay on the technical side until there is reason for going further. Cheers! Nick
Photo By: Saad Salem  (K:62210)
	Critique By: Saad Salem  (K:62210)   5/3/2009 3:07:20 PM Nick ,for the first three paragraph of your argue ,I have understand that you do not like the programs and software that enhances shots,that is OK ,for me and I could understand that,but I could tell you also that a monkey can not produce a simple kid story even if we allow him to mix words for say a million year,that is so very well understood too, but what I have said about the program is the true and very fair and correct statement,and it is exactly like saying it took hundred years of more than thousand man continuous work and effort to reach the perfection of your camera that you use now,to its present state compared to the first model of Canon, Photoshop is a very efficient program for correcting shots,for production of artistic shots,for mending badly shot photos to an acceptable one, photoshop for me is the tool that the old professionals equivalent of one month work in the dark room,and 10 to 15 exposure ,and then blending their negatives to produce one shot,with say two or three coworker and assistant, to be continued
Photo By: Nick Karagiaouroglou  (K:126355)
	Critique By: David .  (K:-569)   3/26/2009 12:46:01 AM Kinda hard to understand why this picture hasn't gotten more attention. Excellent landscape that I'd be hard pressed to find any fault with. Love the subtle combination of leading lines and S curve. Very good eye.
Photo By: Sei Tchiez  (K:71)
	Critique By: Nick Karagiaouroglou  (K:126355)   3/21/2009 12:22:23 PM It has a very "trainy" mood indeed, Andre, in the sense that cargo will not only follow the well known "photogenic" routes that appeal to the typical tourost, but it will follow many routes that have a different kind of photogenity than what appears to be "nice" to the lazy eyes of the monotonous "aesthetic rules". So, thanks to your good focus, I see the good details of the rail world as it expands to the depth between machines, vegetation, and rather "dirty" colors, if I can call them like that. There is also some kind of refraction-like effect on the edges of the objects on the image that suggests humidity just like after a heavy rain. It certainly adds much to the athmosphere. It makes it very very real. The composition is again pretty well balanced for me. I wouldn't add or subtract anything at all. Only a small idea about that. Do you also notice a more "closed" kind of view by cloning of the small piece of sky near the top left? (Attachment). Cheers! Nick
Photo By: Andre Denis  (K:61561)
	Critique By: Anindya Chakraborty  (K:12611)   3/26/2009 3:53:33 AM excellent street photography this! The street patten looks very nice and the position of the men in this picture also adds to whole composition in the frame ....overall an excellent street photograph.... regards anindya
Photo By: Linh Ha  (K:117)
	Critique By: Gary Dyck  (K:12708)   3/26/2009 7:05:14 AM Great shot, Rifat! I may have cropped a bit of the bottom off to de-centre the bird a bit, but that's more of a personal taste. Good sharpness and dof here. Cheers, Gary
Photo By: Rifat Icoz  (K:168)
	Critique By: Roderik Koenders  (K:2731)   10/6/2008 12:07:09 PM Hoi Teunis, Great shot. I really like the colour depth with the bright green of the grass, blue in the sky and warm tints on the mill. I don't know how much post-processing you have done on this picture but maybe you can enhance the colour depth by removing the slight red tint from the grass, that way it might pop even more? Just a thought though.
Photo By: Teunis Haveman  (K:36860)
	Critique By: Roderik Koenders  (K:2731)   10/6/2008 1:27:49 PM Ania, Great shot. I really like how you darkened the edges a bit to keep the focus on the two central figures. You have used the low depth of field very well, with the high aperture value. What ISO did you shoot at? I think you already darkened the sky a bit already, but I think it is still a bit too overpoweringly bright. Also the figure on the right draws my eye away from the main subjects. The composition is very nice though, with the big sister being protective of her little brother. I really love how you managed to get the trust of these kids to shoot them in this way. Is this a street photography shot or are these kids you know? If the former I would love to hear how you approached the situation and got your shots. I am experimenting with street photography myself a little, and it always makes me a bit nervous to just go and take picture of people :-).
Photo By: Ania Blazejewska  (K:24026)
	Critique By: Paul de Beukelaar  (K:19860)   10/6/2008 1:30:18 PM Hi Pim, I agree with Phillip about the pose of Janneke's leg. The previous B&W portrait was such natural and so excellent, but here I notice immediately what Phillip already clearly described. Another thing I notice is, however I can't read her thoughts, she was willing to pose but also she seems to be maybe bored and somewhat impatient. It is clearly visible from the tension seen around mouth and neck. Lighting however is really perfect, vriendelijke groet, Paul
Photo By: Pim de Ruijter  (K:1786)