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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
8/23/2006 5:32:50 AM
Roger - I have no real religious view regarding fisheyes. I guess the acceptance of distortion has more to do with how good it looks and does it work as an artistic piece. I don't know if every one appreciates the challenge in visualizing either very wide angle work or fisheyes or even panoramas. The real point is how do YOU like it.
Cheers - John B who is not as frequent at UseFilm as he would like to be
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
8/18/2006 5:01:00 AM
If this were taken in Los Angeles...there would be half a pick-up truck on this side of the tracks! Very well done sir.
John B
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| Photo By: Hugo de Wolf
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
8/18/2006 4:58:09 AM
Ian - this is the sort of thing that could give a man on drugs a bad nightmare! Cool..
No, where did I put that bottle a pain killers?
Very nice work for a slarti.
JB
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| Photo By: Ian McIntosh
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
8/17/2006 2:08:31 AM
Ian, you and I are probably at opposite ends of the light intensity spectrum. There is no moisture here to filter it, no clouds and no soft plants to eat it either. If I know I will be out in it all day, it really is a good idea to wear a long sleeve shirt and hat. I swear you can feal the light pressing down on you. And yes, I do miss the softer light much of the time.
John B
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
7/28/2006 3:11:16 PM
Details - details require time and thus skill. Quite by accident, I myself shot some restaurant art last week. I guess I must post it now. Well composed and the flower is justt hesort of detail that tells us about the food inside!
JB
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
7/28/2006 3:06:59 PM
Roger, your continuing series of curiosities (for us) from Japan are educational and entertaining. It takes time to see the nuances of a culture and you bring us these almost every time. I found it interesting that they have slanted they eyes of the pig. Do Japanese pigs actually have asian eye lids? Sorry for not commenting (or posting) more but I have been traveling on business and by the time I get home, bed seems more attractive than the computer. Cheers and thanks once again.
JB
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
7/20/2006 5:13:58 PM
Your horizon in the sand is tilted. The shadow is out of focus and there are an even number of visual objects. At least the fabric under the hourglass is not wrinkled!
Wow 2 Phill's and 2 Eric's in one short time.
Okay who pushed who to post?
John B
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| Photo By: Phillip Cohen
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
7/20/2006 5:10:02 PM
I love it! The exteme tilt does let you concentrate on the lines and textures you wanted.
Makes an interesting image outa boring building!
Two Goldwasser images in such a short time!
I am blessed.
JB
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
7/20/2006 5:07:13 PM
Baltimore! No wonder I haven't seen you in such a long time. 'Course with my new job I seem to be in town only about 30% of the time and my posting rate has gone to near zero. Nicely balanced lighting on this one!
John B
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| Photo By: Eric Goldwasser
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
7/12/2006 4:02:26 AM
Excellent. Enjoy your fantasies. I enjoy your images! John B
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
6/26/2006 1:07:39 AM
Classic! Thank you for sharing.
John B
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
6/26/2006 1:05:19 AM
Certainly is an unusual effect. My only complaint is the fence. I think it would have been a stronger image had you walked up and shot over it. Still its a striking image. Cheers
John B
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
6/25/2006 3:42:11 AM
I like the presentation with the "keeper" dominating the smaller almost shots. Chill Riley, in a few years this will all make sense, or not.
Cheers - JB
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
6/25/2006 3:38:41 AM
Karen - been there but missed the pics due to too many drinks with umbrellas! Nicely composed and well exposed considering the constrasty light.
Cheers - JB
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
6/14/2006 2:58:32 PM
As in life, its always a compromise. Shooting raw does permit you to maximize the potential for an image. I say potential because not all of us are as fluent with image processing as we would like to be. I do have one friend here who is struggeling to get his raw images to look as good as his jpegs. The problem is in his head and frankly most people do much better. The down side to raw is time and space. Time to move/process files and space. If you don't own 100's of Gb on your hard drive you will soon! All that being said, I shoot jpeg under "normal conditions" and raw when ever I feel uncertain. Whatever, dont forget its just a hobby and enjoy it!
John B
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| Photo By: Roger Williams
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
6/14/2006 5:05:10 AM
Whoa- are the polar ice caps melting, has dog lain down with cat? Roger has gone digital (partially for now?) Roger I love this sequence. Your ability to lean out nearly directly over is stunning evidence of how the buildings there must be laid out. Were you to do the same from my office you would see yourself behind unattractive fencing looking at a big street and then a railroad track. I like yours better. Enjoy and post. we love 'em.
John B
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
6/10/2006 3:36:24 AM
Sad about the beer. 25 years ago a fire fighter friend of mine had to work in a liquor store. Had to pull the racks down to get at the fire behind the walls. Said all that good liquor being destroyed almost made him cry. Very good action shot, like the low perspective. JB
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
6/10/2006 3:31:53 AM
Okay Roger, whats with the bunny ears? Wish my son would work as hard at cooking!
Sory to be so scarce...too much work. JB
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
6/10/2006 3:29:20 AM
Very nice - I dont know about the cloud. Could you have gotten lower down and closer to the goa? The idea is to keep the tree from going over the bar a bit. cool!
JB
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
5/29/2006 5:05:43 PM
I agree with Miles. On the other hand you got lucky (or did you wait) for a boat to fill the water space. The perspective of the gargoyle makes it appear it is looking at the Tower and that adds to the image as well. Good luck and thanks for sharing.
John B
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
5/29/2006 4:55:10 PM
Good morning Don. I hope you got closer for those really interesting rocks than this image. It set the stage well but frankly, the tree is a stronger element. You may have taken another shot just to the right of this one. That would seperate the tree from the totem poles a bit and that would make it a stronger image IMHO. I love the good capture of the stone earth texture in the foreground. Looks like you had fun and I have another location to visit!
Cheers
John B
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
5/27/2006 12:36:24 AM
You are going to meet a tall thin man with black hair and black eyes...He will speak Japanese! He will not make a fortune but he will love you sincerly.
So much for my gypsy blood!
Good capture of a culture Rog
John B
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
5/26/2006 5:21:46 AM
Thank you Fabiola. Your comments are kind. The boy had been traveling and gotten ill. His illness made him relax in front of the camera.
He IS beautyful. He is my son. Thanks again.
John B
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
5/26/2006 4:03:31 AM
Very nice Don. Nicely balanced. Cheers
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
5/18/2006 8:08:09 PM
You need a break from reality? Then may I suggest
www.worth1000.com
cheaper than drugs or fine whisky
cheers
JB
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
5/13/2006 12:02:14 PM
Bill - yes I did get to the other site as well but those images are on another card and I will have to get to them later this week. I was there at sunset the night before but the conditions were not great. Did you get to the sunset crater site? Very cool abut hard to shoot. Thanks for stopping by. - JB
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
4/30/2006 5:46:30 PM
I may be putting too much into my read on this image Roger, but I think this is first time I have ever seen human level 'hate' in the expression of an animal. Snarling dogs are just animals but this is something else. Its a rare image that usefilm should be very proud of hosting.
John Bohner
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
4/30/2006 5:38:14 PM
Michael, I think you have done a wonderful job here. You have really captured a pair of different emotion states and when you mix that in with the wedding knowledge, it make for a rather somber image. The use of black and white does lend a tone to the image as well. The groom looking down at her hand really adds to the "not your regular wedding shot" flavor. Very good, I like it. Now shall we take odds on how long they stay married?
John B
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
4/30/2006 5:32:43 PM
Good morning Roger. Strange - I have abeen away for awhile and when I opened my friends foldern this B&W jsut jumped out. There is still a place for B& W ! You images continue to force me to adjust my expectations of what Japan and Tokyo must be like. More open space and greenery than I imagine. This is a compelling image in that regard. Keep up the good work - John B
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Critique By:
John Bohner (K:8368)
4/22/2006 5:30:15 PM
Sorry to not comment recently Roger, I have been too dang busy with work. I like this image and I am still trying to "be content with less than the whole thing". In this case I would add, Don't be afraid to fight gravity. Not every thing has to stand straight. Cheers. John B
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