[SI] Favorites Comments
Russell D.
this 'cuz I'm chompin' at the bit. So here goes, keep in mind, just my
uneducated opinion. Heck, sometimes I even change my mind.
BEST_1_Troy_Piggins.jpg - Gorgeous landscape. I hope I would have had
the sense in a setting like this to shoot vertical. I think the natural
tendency would be to shoot horizontal. Awesome picture. One of those you
can spend time exploring.
BEST_2_Troy_Piggins.jpg - Birds on Rock. This one doesn't do much for me
for some reason. The birds are cool but I think they get kind of lost in
the mountain. Were these pictures taken in Australia?
BEST_2_Troy_Piggins.jpg - Uh, it's a Piggins macro. What more need be
said. Well, maybe intimidating in the original size. No wonder my wife
hates those buggers.
BEST_Walter_Banks_1.JPG - Bird on Branch. There is something odd with
birds posture. The picture is OK in a field book sort of way. Maybe a
bit too centered.
BEST_Walter_Banks_2.jpg - This is a bit on the drab side. The
composition is nice but it just kind of sits there.
FAV-Biker-TonyCooper.jpg - Biker Portrait. Very nice. I like portraits
like this too. Well, done. Was he aware you were taking the picture?
FAV-Fountain-TonyCooper.jpg - What makes this picture for me is the way
blue is all through this picture. It ties it all together. This photo
itself is a bit busy but the blue makes it work.
FAV-WateringCan-TonyCooper.jpg - Those guys got the blues. I like this
but I thing it would have been a bit more "comfortable" from a little
higher perspective, not looking up to it.
FAVE_TimConway.jpg - Flowers and wall. Nice composition. It would have
probably worked a lot better a few hours later if that is a west facing
wall.
FAVE_TimConway2.jpg - Sunflowers. My daughter asks me why I take some
many pictures of sunflowers. I just like them. I like these to but also
wonder what later light would have looked like.
FAVE_TimConway3.jpg - Autumn Geese. Nice. Very pleasing scene. I think
I'd crop the half a goose on the left.
FAV_Bret_Douglas1.jpg - Hummingbird. Fabulous. Can't even quibble.
FAV_Bret_Douglas2.jpg - Cheerleader supporters. If it wasn't for the
"Pick Jesus" dude it would be pretty boring but he makes it.
FAV_Bret_Douglas3.jpg - Macaw Eye. Superb. Your EXIF is missing. What
lens did you use? Did you crop this much? Very abstract and yet not, if
that makes any sense.
FAV_Paul-Furman_0035226.jpg - Spider Web Abstract. The colors are just
cool in this. It's a funky picture and I like it a lot.
FOM Elliott Roper.jpg - Self Portrait. There are interesting elements to
this picture. The mirrors are cool. Wouldn't want to be standing there
when that bulb lights up.
Favorite-Savageduck-01.jpg - Auto Hood and Pipes. Nice I like the tones.
I like the composition. Would it be nice to be able to go to a car show
and be by yourself so people aren't all over in you pictures?
Favorite-Savageduck-02.jpg - Auto Light and Hood. I like the composition
of this on a lot. The whole look of the picture is sorta funky though.
I don't dis like the look, it just different. It borders on being
distracting, like an overdone HDR.
Favorites-Savageduck-03.jpg - Seaside Rocks. I like this though it seems
a bit over-saturated. I really like all the textures.
FoM Elliott Roper Barse Ackwards.jpg - Upside-down boat. A nice picture,
I think. I find the upside-downedness to be a bit disconcerting. What's
the point?
FotM_BobCoe_1.JPG - Dad and Girls on Beach. I get the green but it is
just distracting for me.
FotM_BobCoe_2.JPG - Gulls on Beach. Again the color is sort of
bothersome. I'd like to see the original colors.
FotM_BobCoe_2.JPG - Library. Nice photo. I like your idea. BTW, who
paints their walls that color. Good grief.
FotM_MarthaCoe_1.JPG - Kite at Beach. Cool. Nice capture.
Jim Kramer 01.jpg - Black Hawk. Very nice. Great focus on the eye.
Jim Kramer 02.jpg - Red Hawk. I like the first one better but this is
very nice as well. What's the story? How did you get so close?
LonelyPetal3.jpg - Lonely Petal. I really like this photo. The colors
and textures are great. Awesome exposure. Well done.
MarfaCourthouseUplook_1554.jpg - Marfa Courthouse. Very nice. A great
example when "centering" the subject works. I like the perspective.
SI FAV Alan Browne 2.jpg - Pepper and Rice. I like this but can't help
but wonder what it would have looked like at f/22.
SI Fav Alan Browne 3.jpg - Leaf Macro. Very cool. Great photo. Fractals
in nature.
SI Fav Alan Browne 4.jpg - Leaves on ground. More fractals. This is one
of those pictures that tells a story and it makes my back ache just
thinking about it. Nice photo.
SI favourite runner 1.jpg - Bottom half of runner. Interesting concept
but I think that a slower shutter speed would have made it more interesting.
SI favourite runner 2.jpg - Racing Foot. Now yer talkin'.
SI favourite sunbathing.jpg - Bacon. Just doesn't do anything for me.
bowser_fav-1.jpg - Farm stand. Nice. Nice leaves, nice light. This is
one of those scenes where I would try to remember to go back about seven
in the evening and see what was happening with the light.
bowser_fav-2.jpg - Autumn Bridge. Wow, great location. I like this a
lot. The lighting is cool. Nice stream. Should I bring my fly rod?
bowser_fav-3.jpg - Cheerleaders. What can you say, it Cheerleaders? At
6400 ISO. Cool.
dogEvaRun20D_8289r.jpg - Dog. A blurry, out of focus, grainy dog. But
the dog is loved.
fav_mjwyllie.jpg - Karate Kids. The little girl off in never-never land
makes this photo for me. Maybe it's the contrast of the two kids. Fun photo.
jasmineStrandB_40627.jpg - Jasmine Plant. Nice idea but it needed to
shot at about f/2 to blur that background to a green cream.
SI_Solomon_Peachy_Fav_1.jpg - Masked Face. Sorry, just doesn't do much
for me.
SI_Solomon_Peachy_Fav_2.jpg - Wet Mutt. Quite the "expression" on that
dog's face.
Well that was fun. Thanks everyone for sharing your photos.
Russell
tony cooper
>FAV-Biker-TonyCooper.jpg - Biker Portrait. Very nice. I like portraits
>like this too. Well, done. Was he aware you were taking the picture?
No. He never noticed that I was there.
--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
Troy Piggins
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> BEST_1_Troy_Piggins.jpg - Gorgeous landscape. I hope I would have had
> the sense in a setting like this to shoot vertical. I think the natural
> tendency would be to shoot horizontal. Awesome picture. One of those you
> can spend time exploring.
>
> BEST_2_Troy_Piggins.jpg - Birds on Rock. This one doesn't do much for me
> for some reason. The birds are cool but I think they get kind of lost in
> the mountain. Were these pictures taken in Australia?
Both of the above were taken on a recent trip to New Zealand.
The first is Franz Joseph Glacier, the second was taken at
Kaikoura on the east coast.
> BEST_2_Troy_Piggins.jpg - Uh, it's a Piggins macro. What more need be
> said. Well, maybe intimidating in the original size. No wonder my wife
> hates those buggers.
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Thanks for your comments, Russell. Not just mine, but for taking
the time for a detailed critique of everyone's. IMO that's what
this is all about.
--
Troy Piggins
Ofnuts
<snip interesting comments on photos>
Stupid question: where are the pics? (looked in recent posts tagged
[SI], and even looked up the names on Google)
--
Bertrand
Savageduck
Ofnuts
thx
--
Bertrand
Bowser
"Russell D." <r...@sfcn.org> wrote in message
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> I like to make my comments before reading others, so I better get at
> this 'cuz I'm chompin' at the bit. So here goes, keep in mind, just my
> uneducated opinion. Heck, sometimes I even change my mind.
>
>
> bowser_fav-1.jpg - Farm stand. Nice. Nice leaves, nice light. This is
> one of those scenes where I would try to remember to go back about seven
> in the evening and see what was happening with the light.
By 7PM it was pitch black, but I tried for the "golden hour" and nothing was
in the right position. This was as good as I could get on this scene.
Sunlight kills the scene due to shadows and excessive contrast, so cloudy
days worked best here.
>
> bowser_fav-2.jpg - Autumn Bridge. Wow, great location. I like this a
> lot. The lighting is cool. Nice stream. Should I bring my fly rod?
Can't say, never fished. Truth is, I haven't fished anything since I gave up
deep sea quite a while ago. It is a nice spot, though, and very accessible.
>
> bowser_fav-3.jpg - Cheerleaders. What can you say, it Cheerleaders? At
> 6400 ISO. Cool.
Hell, everyone likes cheerleaders. And ISO 6400 on the 5D II is simply
amazing. Shoot RAW, apply a little NR, adjust white balance and tint, sink
the blacks and voila: sales! All I need to figure out next is how to make
money.
JimKramer
>
> Jim Kramer 02.jpg - Red Hawk. I like the first one better but this is
> very nice as well. What's the story? How did you get so close?
>
The first is a male Harris Hawk. The second is a female red-tailed hawk.
I went to a falconry exhibit put on by the "local" Agriculture department 80
miles away. Turns out the guy who owns the birds lives about 7 miles from
me; at some point in December I hope to photograph them hunting with the
birds. As for getting close, it's pretty easy when someone is holding the
bird. :-)
-Jim
Alan Browne
> SI FAV Alan Browne 2.jpg - Pepper and Rice. I like this but can't help
> but wonder what it would have looked like at f/22.
Thanks. f/22? Not much more DOF, I think. Anyway, I'll be revisiting
this composition as soon as I have time and I'll re-shoot at f/32. Nice
thing with studio strobes - they punch up easily.
> SI Fav Alan Browne 3.jpg - Leaf Macro. Very cool. Great photo. Fractals
> in nature.
Thanks, Yes, the fractal aspect did come out well as it did in a
predecessor of this image from a few years ago, also for the SI:
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/25250889/original
>
> SI Fav Alan Browne 4.jpg - Leaves on ground. More fractals. This is one
> of those pictures that tells a story and it makes my back ache just
> thinking about it. Nice photo.
Thanks, Not sure I see the fractals here. Was a failed attempt at
catching a lot of leaf movement but the great gust of wind never
happened (of course it happened before I put up the tripod and mounted a
pol and dug out a 3 stop ND).