[Rodcunha]

April 8, 2014 at 4:16 pm

Probably a creative decision coming from you Mark but to me looks a tad under exposed. Great conversion though.

Nice job.

[Rodcunha]

April 3, 2014 at 11:38 pm

Thanks for the comments guys.

It has been a while since I’ve done some street photography so quite rusty at it and it shows.

What I like about the 2nd shot is that the young lad has a hard rock t-shirt too. Thought it was a nice thing, probably staff but it caught my eye.

Critique is greatly appreciated.

[Rodcunha]

April 1, 2014 at 10:38 pm

Very nice captures all of them, each has it’s own appeal.

If I was to choose favorites, I’d choose Nr. 3 and Nr. 5 though. Great job on all and very nice B&W processing too.

Regards,

Rod

[Rodcunha]

April 1, 2014 at 9:36 pm

Very good image. Love the way you composed and processed the shot.

It raises questions as to what is happening there.

Is he protecting the dog? Is he protecting someone from the dog?

This particular image doesn’t tell a story for me, it let’s you tell the story. Great shot, love it.

[Rodcunha]

March 20, 2014 at 10:40 pm

I quite like it Brendan, you can clearly see the concentration on her eyes.

Good Job.

I was sick as a dog in bed on Paddy’s day, couldn’t even get a shot of my legs if I wanted. :-(

[Rodcunha]

March 20, 2014 at 10:35 pm

A nice moment and a priceless expression. Good captures on both cases of a beautiful little girl.

[Rodcunha]

March 20, 2014 at 10:34 pm

I like the black and white conversion on this and I think the subject is interesting however has clami said the perspective could be better, in terms of composition I’d compose it differently too, the main subject is too small in my opinion. I would like to see him closer to the lens or with his full body in frame. That’s just my personal opinion and taste though.

For a first post this is a pretty solid effort in all aspects.

Look forward to see more of your works.

[Rodcunha]

February 11, 2014 at 10:40 am

This is an absolute cracker of a shot that shows the strength of mother nature.

[Rodcunha]

February 11, 2014 at 10:38 am

Beautiful sunset! Great colours.

[Rodcunha]

February 11, 2014 at 10:32 am

Great first attempt. I like the way you composed the shot starting at the top left and finishing at the bottom right, creates a nice depth and flow.

I’d just straighten the horizon line because it seems a good bit crooked.

With the winds we’ve had recently I’m not even sure if a mountain would be steady so the tripod did well. Another trick is get a plastic bag with stones and hang it of the tripod.

[Rodcunha]

February 11, 2014 at 2:03 am

I tend to agree with John there. I think the background colour is too similar to the jersey, I’d probably keep it to yellow or something.

Like the composition and the lighting/mood though.

[Rodcunha]

February 11, 2014 at 1:59 am

Some really great processing skills going on there.

Beautiful shots, if I have some trouble focusing! ;-)

[Rodcunha]

February 11, 2014 at 1:58 am

Hi Julia,

I quite like the second image. To get a really good action shot you’d (at least I would) normally take a good few shots. The second shot seems pretty well composed but there are a couple of things I’d try to do differently. I’d use a long lens and/or separate the model a little more from the foliage to create depth of field. The focus also seems a teeny bit off to me.

The first shot seems like you’ve underexposed significantly and then tried to rescue it on selected areas and applied saturation, it seems too much to me. You might want to try to bring the whole image back a little in camera raw and then work less on the areas you want to give more emphasis to.

Hope this helps.

Rod

[Rodcunha]

February 10, 2014 at 1:57 pm

I agree with you that I’d rather not have the lady there, I have another crop with more floor which I now think I prefer to this one because it places the main subject centered and one reflection above and below. I’m on the fence with this though.

[Rodcunha]

January 20, 2014 at 3:02 pm

Just to add my 5 cents to the discussion, now that I’m a full time professional (it is my sole income after all) I sometimes tend to value more the opinions of people that know a little or sometimes nothing at all about photography or composition than some photographers.

I explain…

Some photographers get stuck with the rules, I’m guilty of it myself at times. Sometimes I find my mind drifting to thirds, ratios, spirals, etc… but sometimes image that break all the rules work just as well as those who follow them all.

Photography (for me) is a conjunction of several factors and composition is just one of them. Subject, light, environment, mood, colour all play a role in how appealing an image is.

Then you have the whole discussion of beauty is in the eye of the beholder which I’ll leave for later. :-)

Thanks for all your comments guys.

PS: Ohh I guess this was just to say to Peter not to refrain to comment or critique any of my pictures, I value everyone’s opinion so long as it is constructive. It is the only way I can grow is if you give me your honest opinions.