[Holdit]

September 30, 2014 at 11:53 am

Thanks for the feedback.

For the sake of background, the location was Farmingdale Airport, NY, on Memorial Day, with lots of visitors. The Thunderbolt was within the area where people could wander about, and so there was a lot of distracting “stuff” that I didn’t want in the picture. I would have liked to get closer in on the cockpit as you say, but I was restricted to ground level and couldn’t quite get enough of it clearly, so I settled for getting as much of a clutter-free view of the aircraft as I could. Unfortunately, that ruled out getting the whole thing. As it is, I’m not mad about the composition either (I never even noticed that I’d “cropped the prop” until you just said it. I bet I could have included it too) but I do like the detail and the plain background.

I was luckier with the Skytrain – it had just returned from a display flight and I snapped it just after its engines were shut down, and while it was still in an area inaccessible to visitors.

[Holdit]

September 8, 2014 at 9:25 pm

They’re all cropped, particularly #1, which was a candid shot taken against the background of an open patio door, which I wanted to get rid of as it was a distraction.. #2 was high ISO alright, taken indoors. That purple tint in number 3 might be a Picasa “enhancement”. I’ll have to look at the original again.

Paul

[Holdit]

September 8, 2014 at 9:12 pm

Thanks. She’s actually very relaxed in front of a camera and just poses automatically.

Good point about the lighting. #1 and #3 would have been taken at about midday. I’m pretty sure #2 was with flash.

Paul

[Holdit]

July 26, 2010 at 11:23 pm

#1 is terrific. Exudes personaility and great colours.

[Holdit]

July 13, 2010 at 10:10 pm

I like it a lot – it looks like a painting to me. I’d flatten out the slope though, or is that just a trick of the eye?

Paul

[Holdit]

July 13, 2010 at 9:56 pm

Maybe it’s because of recent events, but it seems to me that it might make a good poster for a road safety campaign. Remember Donald Pleasance in the “Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water” safety ad from way back? It made me think of that.

Paul

[Holdit]

November 25, 2009 at 11:16 pm

I wouldn’t have thought so. Anyway, babies like bright vibrant colours so you could say it would be appropriate.

Paul

[Holdit]

November 22, 2009 at 11:33 pm

Definitely B&W.

[Holdit]

November 21, 2009 at 12:33 am

Some of these guys display a problem common with re-enactors: they’re far too well fed for the period they’re re-enacting. :)

BTW why is it that so many “German” re-enactors pick SS uniforms?

Paul

[Holdit]

November 21, 2009 at 12:22 am

Interesting picture, but I think the backround is a little too busy and the second cup of coffee is a bit of a distraction. Nevertheless, it’s an image that attracts the attention and definitely doesn’t elicit a “so what?” response. I like how the cigarette points almost agressively at the viewer.

Paul

[Holdit]

November 21, 2009 at 12:17 am

Number 4 works best for me and seems the least processed. Lovely warmth to it.

Paul

[Holdit]

June 15, 2009 at 11:35 pm

43

“Youth is wasted on the young….”

[Holdit]

April 28, 2009 at 11:16 pm

I agree about the smile, but it’s a nice pic all the same. I like the use of shadow. Interesting take on nudes too – pregnancy and aesthetics (and, dare I say it, sexyness?) are not mutually exclusive.

Paul

[Holdit]

April 28, 2009 at 11:12 pm

“Watch the one in the air, folks, that’s the one that cut my mickey off last time…”

[Holdit]

April 22, 2009 at 11:23 pm

“Typical, I climb Everest, and there’s no bloody snow.”