What do you think about my pictures?
miche...@my-dejanews.com
about my outdoor photography
http://www.mwpartners.com/michel
I am not a professional photographer, just hobbyist.
All critics are welcome, the goods and the bads!
greetings from Belgium, Europe
Michael
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Pieris Berreitter
I think many of these pictures are excellent; I wish I had the eye for
lighting that you do. I've always worked in color, and seeing art like
this makes me wonder if I shouldn't be shooting B&W. Some of the best
pictures here would look quite ordinary in color shots.
I've always been one for giving as much information as possible about
a photograph.. I know this is not "industry standard," but I always
enjoy having at least a clue as to how a photographer exposed a shot.
Just my preference.
Also, I usually "surf" the web without loading images automatically.
None of your images have ALT tags, which can be especially beneficial
to "intelligent" search engines that attempt to index images. Also,
none of the images are titled, so I have to refer to the URL when I
ask a question, like how did you get the grain effect on the picture
of the man's face, at p3.htm? I really like that picture as well as
the one that follows it, p4.htm (the pathway).
I notice that on some images the jpeg compression color-banding really
shows (p6.htm and p15.htm are most noticeable). This is a 22K image,
it could probably be bumped up to 30 or even 50K to get rid of the
banding. On the other hand, you may be doing that on purpose to foil
duplication.
Finally, a question for you: did you use PhotoCD scans to digitize
these images, or some other method?
The pictures are great, and surely you are being humble when you call
yourself a hobbyist.
-Pieris
jive...@pacific.net.sg
miche...@my-dejanews.com wrote:
> Please visit my site and tell me what you think
> about my outdoor photography
> http://www.mwpartners.com/michel
> I am not a professional photographer, just hobbyist.
> All critics are welcome, the goods and the bads!
> greetings from Belgium, Europe
>
> Michael
>
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>
Hi Michael
I like your pics though they come out rather dark on my monitor. A few small
comments for improvement (IMO)
I like the seascape with the rocks in the foreground. Only the sky is a bit
bland. Perhaps you could burn in the sky a bit.
Your pic of the white church over the grass. I find the fence in the
foreground disturbing. Either remove it from the picture or perhaps find a
slightly different angle where it becomes a more prominent part of the pic.
The portrait of the man with hat is very good. Only I find the background
slightly disturbing with the granular effect. Perhaps moving the subject a
bit further away from the wall would have diminished the granularity on the
wall. It is for me as if the wall competes a bit for one's attention.
The pillar and old chair. I see the intention but I find it does not quite
work, though not sure how you could have improved.
The cat with leash outside shop. Same comments as above.
Man resting with sea in background. Not bad but perhaps some cropping would be
better. I find the right side with little interest as the sea is calm. I would
crop some out there and make the picture not quite so long on that side.
I really like ur pic of the telephone booth. The booth, the child and the
pidgeon are all centres of interest which help keep the eye inside the
picture.
Woman reading on the beach. Very good, but did you notice that white patch on
the left. Looks like a plastic bag or something. It bothers me a bit and could
have been removed before pressing the shutter
Rgds
John Iversen
jive...@pacific.net.sg