[Solus]

February 7, 2012 at 6:53 am

They’re all very good, I prefer the window pictures … the last one is my favourite. Well done.

[Solus]

July 11, 2011 at 10:07 pm

Terrific looking image, I’d love to see it printed.

[Solus]

May 2, 2010 at 11:14 am

Both look good to me, I prefer the colour one though. Nice images.

[Solus]

April 18, 2010 at 10:47 am

They’re all great but 4 is exceptional, fine art at it’s very very best.

[Solus]

April 18, 2010 at 10:44 am

Lovely work, all of them, well done.

[Solus]

April 18, 2010 at 10:39 am

The waterfall in the 2nd one adds much to the composition.

[Solus]

April 18, 2010 at 10:36 am

Two nice images, and hard to choose between them but I prefer the 2nd one only on account of the sun peering out over the island. If you had taken it from Balscadden, I wonder would you get a shaft of sunlight running across the sea to reach the shilouette of the island? Anyway, two fine pictures they already are!

[Solus]

April 14, 2010 at 8:00 pm

Both are gorgeous, great use of the setting in each.

[Solus]

March 9, 2010 at 10:20 pm

Madra Rua wrote:

Terrific sky you got there.
Show’s us that sometimes you an fire straight into the sun and get lots of great detail anyway.

I wouldn’t worry too much about the barrel distortion. A little curvature of the horizon seems quite natural :wink:
But I would be concerned that the whole image seems to be out of focus or very soft.
This might have happened during the resizing for the web.
You should check that. Always sharpen your images after making them so small.

Thanks indeed for your kind comment.
In fact the horizon did annoy me too, and to my eye it looks better now it’s adjusted a little.
The focus point is on one of the clouds which might account for the perception of softness.

My workplace overlooks this scene and they’ve offered to enlarge and hang a print.
Not sure how it will look, we’ll just have to wait and see.
Thanks again for the feedback and critique.

[Solus]

March 8, 2010 at 11:45 pm

flynny wrote:

Barrel distortion is when the shot has a slight “curved look” to it.
It’s noticable on the horizon of shots such as yours where the horizon is slightly curved,
Certain lenses seem to cause it more then others(don’t ask me why).
If you are using Photoshop it’s Filter >Distort >Lens Correction, in here you should see a slider for “Remove Distortion”.
Hope this helps.

Thank you again.
I found this also: http://www.gilsmethod.com/how-to-correct-barrel-distortion-in-photoshop” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;, which I think is for CS3 users
I’ve got Elements 4 which only has a tool for straightening images but it’s improved the horizon.
Elements 5 and onwards has the more sophisticated tool.
Appreciate your help.
Regards, Mike.

[Solus]

March 8, 2010 at 11:23 pm

flynny wrote:

Nice image,
The horizon needs some attention,
There is a bit of barrel distortion and it’s leaning a little to the left.

Thanks for this feedback. What’s barrel distortion, and how do I fix it?

[Solus]

February 4, 2010 at 9:23 pm

Number 5 for me, graphic and abstract at the same time, fabulous!

[Solus]

January 26, 2010 at 10:15 pm

I like the highlights on the third, for me that one stands out as the best.

Two is a nice composition, but perhaps a little too dark: it works as an abstract if that’s what you were going for.

The rest are nice, not bad at all, but to my eye they seem to lack a certain ‘energy’. Apart from number three, they all seem to lack drama.

Photos aren’t ‘mysterious’ just because the girly bits are darkened or in shadow.

Generally, the figure looks a little too ‘posed’, static, and uncomfortable.
She looks a little tense. I would have liked the figure be more fluid and free flowing.
Don’t try to ‘force’ the work, wait for the image to emerge from the interplay of energies and creativity in the session.
Build up relationships with models, the more you practice the easier it will get.

[Solus]

January 16, 2010 at 6:54 pm

miki g wrote:

Great to see a photo without snow in it. :D I like this. It’s a nice relaxing scene. The colours and reflections are nice. I just feel the branch on the far right is sort of intruding somehow though.

Thanks for the comment Miki, yes, no snow … and taken back in the time when there was plenty of water in the country too.

[Solus]

January 16, 2010 at 6:52 pm

Paul Wh wrote:

Nice shot alright, real colours, a little bit on the snap shot side but dont take that in a bad way still looks good.

Appreciate your feedback and kind comments Paul, thanks.