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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
2/17/2003 6:25:08 AM
Thanks Paul, Mary Sue and Andy. This was shot indoors this past weekend. Part of a large basket of spring bulbs I recently gave my wife. The daffodil picture I recently uploaded is from the same group.
The lighting here is from a nearby window. I am blocking the direct sunlight with my body and shooting almost straight into the blossom so the light is pretty much coming from all around but mostly through the petals. I had to do some colour correcting to get rid of the strong purple bias of that light.
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| Photo By: John Charlton
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
2/17/2003 6:12:50 AM
Technically, I think this is brilliant. And the idea is great. I only wish the model's face showed more joy. She looks like she's only going to put up with you for a couple more frames, and this whole [look good while I pour rain on you thing] is starting to wear thin.
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| Photo By: Kristupa Saragih
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
2/16/2003 8:24:49 PM
Thanks for the comments. I realized after I uploaded this image that I made it 660 pixels wide instead of 640, so it got automatically resized and lost a bit of its sharpness. C'est la vie.
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| Photo By: John Charlton
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
2/16/2003 8:55:54 AM
Nice light, nice framing. You captured this moment perfectly.
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| Photo By: Lynn Moore
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
2/16/2003 8:20:59 AM
Interesting idea, but I find the result creepy.
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| Photo By: Brendon Cordero
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
2/16/2003 8:20:08 AM
Having grown up St. Lambert, this image of Five Roses is very familiar to me and is a delight to be reminded of.
I find however that the building in the foreground, although it adds a level of three-dimensionality, distracts greatly from the subject would like to suggest it be cropped out.
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| Photo By: Jean-François Dupuis
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
2/15/2003 4:43:19 AM
Thanks for the comments. I think I agree with fellow Canuck Maggie that this rose feels a little boxed in. I wasn't sure about the framing but thought I'd give it a try anyway. Maybe I'll post another version that doesn't treat this flower so much like a captured specimen.
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| Photo By: John Charlton
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
2/14/2003 6:19:23 AM
Outstanding. This photograph reminds me of when I was a child; of how I used to sneak a flashlight into my bed and read under the covers. My hand on the on/off switch, ready to fake my being asleep should my mother look in on me. Dead batteries must have been the result on more than one occaision. Thanks for sharing this delightful image.
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| Photo By: Hayri CALISKAN
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
2/3/2003 6:41:34 AM
Too many algorithms for my liking, but interesting all the same. What happened to http://www.usefilm.com/showphoto.php?id=104710&redo=please
I thought the comments left there were diverse, interesting and well intentioned.
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| Photo By: andrew davis
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
2/2/2003 4:02:23 PM
Just came across this little article entitled: The little camera that couldn't: Kodak's disc camera gets the ax.
http://aroundcny.com/technofile/texts/disccam88.html
What I hated about these cameras was that I was supposed to get people to part with their hard earned money for these things as part of my job as a camera salesman back in the late seventies, early eighties.
I always thought it was modern technology gone wrong. But hey, look at the picture above and tell me that any camera can't be a good camera in the right hands.
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Photo By: Stephen Rogers
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
2/2/2003 9:15:24 AM
I love that you got this out of a disc camera. I hated those cameras. Maybe I was wrong. This photograph has a great sense of presence. The toning is perfect.
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| Photo By: Stephen Rogers
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
2/2/2003 9:12:38 AM
The hot spots on the top mushroom and the water reflection in the lower right are the only things I can suggest for improvements to this otherwise outstanding image.
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| Photo By: dave jones
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
2/2/2003 8:55:51 AM
Wonderful view of this castle. I really like the saturated colours and the three dimensional wrap around light. I particularily like the foreground and think it would be a mistake to crop the grasses out. The tree branch on the upper left on the other hand, I find a bit heavy handed compositionally and suggest it would be better if it didn't come so close to touching the corner of the castle. That said, it also adds to the 3D feeling which makes this picture stand out from thousands of others which I'm sure have been taken of this subject.
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| Photo By: andrew davis
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
2/2/2003 8:45:40 AM
I love this. Photography is the only medium that can do justice to such an intricate interplay of shadows and light and you have done an excellent job of capturing these elements here. The textured wall is the icing on the cake.
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| Photo By: Afzal H Mohamed
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/22/2003 4:23:28 PM
Too bad about the flash, but I'd say you did okay without it. The monitor at the front of the stage and a bit too much air at the top of the photo can easily be cropped out.
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| Photo By: Roland Strandberg
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/22/2003 4:18:51 PM
Great shot Robert. I really like the post processing you've done here. It really reinforces the gritty, dirt between the teeth feeling of soccer.
Holding my hand over the person walking leisurly towards the camera I can't help but think this could have been a truly difinitive sports photograph without that element. Still, top marks on this one.
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| Photo By: RoberT .
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/22/2003 4:04:26 PM
Very nicely done Sarah. Love the contrast between the sand and the sky. I think your exposure is right on the money.
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| Photo By: sarah cowman
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/21/2003 4:27:38 PM
If ever a photo of a banana could be elevated to the glamour category then this is that photo. But perhaps you should be more careful posting such an intimate and erotic portrait. Next time, post it with the nudes.
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| Photo By: Uncle Frank
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/21/2003 4:12:03 PM
Bloody Hell John. No wonder you went blind.
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| Photo By: John Barclay
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/21/2003 4:04:18 PM
Stunning. I take it that an exposure on the moon like this is basically a sunny 16 shot. At a 1/15th of a second, what f stop would that make your telescope?
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| Photo By: Moises Levy
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/21/2003 3:53:44 PM
LOL
I'm sorry I mentioned it. My sight and hearing may be fading, but I still know how to use a ruler and perhaps now we have discovered the real problem. John, maybe it's time for some reading glasses.
Seriously, the image is tilted 1 degree down on the right. Not that it matters. The photograph is perfect the way it is. In fact, I put the image in PSP and corrected it and I like this version better. I'd hang it on my wall in a heartbeat.
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| Photo By: John Barclay
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/21/2003 9:04:50 AM
Thanks Sylvia and John. John's metering technique is spot on. I didn't use it here as I was shooting a whole roll with this technique and was able to meter normally throughout. But if you are going to give this a try in the middle of a roll, changing your shutter speed is probably a faster way to go and as John says, less liable to screw you up when you forget to change the ISO back after your done.
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| Photo By: John Charlton
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/21/2003 8:59:32 AM
Don't you hate how small they make those bubble levels. Maybe you should invest in a regular grade construction level from your local hardware store. Like you need something else to carry, eh?
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| Photo By: John Barclay
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/20/2003 7:38:37 PM
Great abstract. Imaginative use of histogram.
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| Photo By: Wayne Harridge
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/20/2003 7:14:41 PM
Wow. Great stuff! No cropping going on here folks. Just a man who knows how to use a great camera really, really well.
Enough with the compliments. John; your horizon is off although balanced out nicely by that dramatic sky.
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| Photo By: John Barclay
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/20/2003 6:53:37 PM
I love it. The composition is extremely strong from top to middle to bottom and back again.
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| Photo By: John Barclay
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/20/2003 6:46:32 PM
Way to go Steve!
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| Photo By: Steve Chong
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/20/2003 6:45:22 PM
This is a great shot. Being able to previsualize any picture is half the task of making great photos. In this case, you completed that task in spades.
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| Photo By: Gary Watson
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/20/2003 6:36:57 PM
I'm no expert when it comes to studio lighting, but I know what I like. In this photo I really like the colour combo. The orange, green and blue.
I would prefer a more pedestrian arrangement with the open flower not rammed into the upper right corner although I have to admit you've got my attention. The bottom half of the frame with the out of focus areas seems disposable. Maybe that's were the lighting doesn't work.
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| Photo By: Alex Avilov
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/20/2003 6:34:06 PM
Nice picture of a jumble, I suppose. Gone is the soft light and warm tones of Window Light. http://www.usefilm.com/showphoto.php?id=103057
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| Photo By: Cheryl Jacobs
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