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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
7/31/2008 4:29:45 AM
Ugh!
Those WHO have good luck are those who make their own.
Jeez! Go back to clicking the shutter and leave the keyboard alone, Sue!
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Photo By: Chelsea Burke
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
7/31/2008 4:28:14 AM
Nice catch, RM! Patience gets you those kinds of shots.
To paraphrase someone, Those you have good luck are those who MAKE their own.
To borrow from my mother "Homemade is always best." 
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| Photo By: Chelsea Burke
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
7/30/2008 5:19:14 PM
Nice job here, Matt! The only thing I could see to maybe improve it would be a longer shutter speed to silk out the waves a little bit.
Not that I could take this image. My hindsight is 20/20 and is an exact science. :-)
Glad to see you're still around. How's life? We finally made the big move to Colorado and are loving it!
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| Photo By: Matt Hardy
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
7/30/2008 5:11:51 PM
An excellent shot made delightful by the fly. Good planning, buddy! All those hours of fly-training finally paid off! :-)
JK! It is a marvelous photo. Surprised to see you shooting dSLR? New equipment since last we saw each other?
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| Photo By: jeff lynch
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
7/30/2008 5:09:12 PM
What a wonderful portrait! I like how you've given him/her space to look into. You know how in the middle of the night the dog will suddenly stand up and start staring into the darkness and you suddenly start thinking about every chainsaw movie you ever saw? :-D
Good job, Jeff. Hope you are well. We've finally made the big move to Colorado and are loving it!
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| Photo By: jeff lynch
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
7/30/2008 4:49:06 PM
Hi there!
Interesting rework. It does indeed have an ansel adams feel. Thanks for taking the time.
Please explain the process! Straight b&w converstion in photoshop or what?
SueO
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| Photo By: Sue O'S
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
6/13/2006 4:02:01 AM
Oooooo...
Nice!
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| Photo By: Mary Sue Hayward
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
5/31/2006 9:29:20 PM
Michael, so very sorry to hear about your car and your neck. Sometimes these things happen for a reason but it sure as hell is inconvenient until that reason becomes clear!
I don't recall if I did so already, but I want to thank you very very much for the article you did on using the gradient mask. It has been such tremendous help to me! I'm glad the images are available for it again.
www.usefilm.com/photo_forum/14/836401
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| Photo By: Michael Kanemoto
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
5/26/2006 4:38:40 AM
But did He get the toaster oven? Or the free iron? Those linens get a bit wrinkly after all...
Funny take on the sign and a thoughtful presentation using photography. Nicely done, Paul!
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| Photo By: Paul Lara
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
4/12/2006 3:31:16 AM
How about "Primordial Beastie!"? As good a name as any, I suppose.
Nice capture. Fantastic detail in the wings. I'm a bit distracted by the brightness of the stem but thems the breaks when shooting something as... eh hem... "flighty" as this.
Bad pun, I know...
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| Photo By: Jim Christensen
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
4/7/2006 2:39:01 PM
I kinda wish for a little more definition in the wings, but I love the crispness of the head and the catchlight in the eye. He was really beating it if that's the blur at 1/125!
Nice, Jeroen.
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| Photo By: Jeroen Wenting
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
4/7/2006 2:36:21 PM
What Hugo said! The DOF really makes this a unique and attractive image. Nice job.
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| Photo By: Jeroen Wenting
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
3/19/2006 5:10:54 PM
Nicely seen. Cleverly done.
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| Photo By: Mark Sherman
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
3/15/2006 11:38:38 PM
Neil, I think this is my favorite of the series. Nice, nice, nice.
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| Photo By: Neil Niamh White
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
3/15/2006 11:34:51 PM
Black fur is truly a challenge to capture, but you've done a fine job here. Also worthy of kudos is the catchlight. The glare off the nose is a tiny touch too eyecatching, but hey, that's natural light for ya! Especially with a dog would wants nothing to do with photography and everything to do with playing.
Nice job, Toni.
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| Photo By: Toni Petersen
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
11/28/2005 5:18:06 PM
I really like this one. Moody and contemplative. Good eye for seeing this.
If you wanted to change the mood somewhat you could also consider a "Portrait" crop, placing the table at the 7:30 position. It would relieve the "negative" space on the right which, imho, is not necessary.
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| Photo By: Matt Hopson
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
11/10/2005 6:42:40 PM
Well, how cool is that! I tried to figure it out before I read your "About" and I had a heck of a time with it! It's marvelous to have a photo that makes the viewer search the details. I love it. It's going into my favs.
Thanks for posting it.
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| Photo By: John Loreaux
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
11/10/2005 5:02:21 PM
This is so amazing.
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| Photo By: Rose Hooper
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
11/10/2005 2:10:27 PM
oh, man, the bokeh! Perfect selective focus too. Right at the heart.
Wish I had seen this earlier. Nice Job, Eric! Good to see you're shooting!
Hope to see you in chat sometime soon. Thanks for stopping by and commenting on "Exiting". You're right about the blackness. I think the photo would benefit from a little crop!
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| Photo By: Eric Goldwasser
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
11/2/2005 5:27:31 PM
Surely those are flame retardant cattle!!!!
Fun image, Neil! Good job!
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| Photo By: Neil Niamh White
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
11/2/2005 5:24:40 PM
Even tho I know it's the sun, it does rather look like the initial blast of a nuclear explosion! Funny and scary at the same time!!!
And yes, the pairing of nuclear bunkers and solar nuclear fission is an appropriate one.
And to think I opened this image expecting to enjoy a nice sunset shot!!! Thanks for helping me view this photograph in an extraordinary way.
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| Photo By: Neil Niamh White
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
10/27/2005 4:56:25 PM
Nice job, Mark. I can almost feel the fur. Marvelous texture.
I have 3 cats, and I love shooting them. I can just imagine the reaction you got after the shutter click: the eyes slowly opened and you received the feline version of "What the devil are you playing at? I'm trying to sleep here!!!"
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| Photo By: Mark Peterson
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
10/9/2005 4:57:44 PM
Fantastic from you as usual, Jim!
Have you also considered a portrait crop for this image? It too would make a lovely composition!
However, as I say, fantasic just as it is.
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| Photo By: Jim Christensen
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
9/14/2005 9:15:21 PM
LOL! Good answer, Steve.
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| Photo By: Bob Jarman
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
9/14/2005 5:00:06 PM
Croly Hap, Jim! This is marvelous!
The horizon "feels" crooked although I'm sure it isn't, but image is magnificent! Nice job!
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| Photo By: Jim Christensen
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
9/14/2005 3:55:30 PM
Yanno, I should read other ppl's comments before I post my own. Someone said to put the horizon in the center and I was saying move it away, which you've already addressed! And someone else said get rid of the bottom. Guess my thoughts aren't original! heh heh heh
But I repeat, leave it as is; it's beautiful!
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| Photo By: Kim Culbert
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
9/14/2005 3:52:22 PM
Oh! Say it ain't so! Summer can't be over yet!
I love it, Kim. Very nicely done! For some reason, I especially like the reflecting hints off the water. You've captured them beautifully without blowing it out.
If I had to say something critical (since you've marked this image "CO"), I'd say you could probably get rid of some of the foreground and take the horizon away from that center area. You have a nearly solid line which almost appears as a dividing line.
In fact, if you wanted to make this seem like a medium format shot, you could crop from the bottom to get a square and the composition wouldn't suffer at all.
However, if it were my photo, I'd leave it exactly as is. Be proud of this one!
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| Photo By: Kim Culbert
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
9/7/2005 1:46:07 PM
MS! This is splendid! I agree with Kim about the eyes being just a little soft, but since you only notice if you're looking for it, it's not a problem.
If I was trying to describe to a city kid, what a dragonfly looks like, this is what I'd use as an illustration. It defines it perfectly, with the vivid "alien-ness" of it and the primordial backdrop of the horsetail reeds.
And aesthetically, it's gorgeous too!
Nice job.
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| Photo By: Mary Sue Hayward
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
9/6/2005 7:37:17 PM
Beautiful PS work on an already fantastic image! Nice job!
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| Photo By: Kim Culbert
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Critique By:
Sue O'S (K:12878)
9/3/2005 6:34:31 PM
What a creative view! Nicely captured; good job!
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