Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I only comment on list shots :-) Op 13-nov-06, om 22:43 heeft G Hopkinson het volgende geschreven: > Well those competition photo critiques are certainly rolling in ;-) > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > G Hopkinson > Sent: Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:07 > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: RE: [Leica] competition photo discussions: snapshot comments > > Good for you Alastair. AusLUG is leading the photo critique. > Marty? Anyone else in the Antipodes ready to unlurk? > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Alastair Firkin > Sent: Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:12 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: [Leica] competition photo discussions: snapshot comments > > Yes, Nile sunset is a beautiful image, great record and would > probably sell to travel agents and companies who cruise the Nile: go > for it > > Image 2 not waiting for red is a fine abstract "painting" sort of > indigenous in its effect: we could find an Aussie version in the red > centre > > Image 3 Halloween in the city is a reasonable capture of a willing > subject, but too centred with little attention to the "drama" in the > scene for me: good control of exposure > > Image 4 beachoiler is a good capture of a humorous moment, well > separated from the background to keep it non-distracting but you know > where you are > > Image 5 too much photoshop for me, but it would be a fine painting ;-) > > Image 6 Messy scene with little story or focus. > > Image 7 Nice portrait but the white sky is distracting to me above > the wall: tighter crop perhaps > > Image 8 Beefcakes: need to move in closer and eliminate some of the > distraction from the action > > Image 9 foggy morning: nice control of exposure, certainly gives a > foggy feel of peace, but I'd prefer a little less of the featureless > sky, but Helen likes the way it drifts into the distance. Very nice > graphic composition > > Image 10: foggy 2, nice graphic image, but I don't think you needed > the whole of the 15mm's width: I would have cropped in a bit more on > the left hand 1/3 of the image > > Image 11 70's wedding: nice portrait improved by time and by the > lovely way the lady is looking at the camera. Images obtain > credibility by getting old > > Image 12 wedding 2. Nice portrait, strange environment for a portrait > from a wedding: is she wedded to GMH? Nice tonal control and DOF. > > Image 13 Colourful record shot of a big seahorse, more dramatic > because of the artists work than the photographer's > > Image 14 ruins: beautiful scene, but it is really hard to make this > more than a record: more dramatic shadows perhaps, more focus on > details and less on the overall scene: a beautiful record > > Keep them coming > > On 08/11/2006, at 13:19, G Hopkinson wrote: > >> Folks, recently there seemed to be a number of posts supporting the >> idea of discussions and critiques on the comp images during the >> month. >> >> While I claim no professional judging expertise, I thought that I >> might choose the first image and see if a discussion thread >> develops. >> >> >> >> Disclaimer >> >> Its not my image, nor do I know the poster. However they have >> inadvertently included equipment details in the caption. >> >> OK here's the link to the first pic, just chosen because it is the >> first. >> >> <http://contest.leica-users.org/main.php/v/current/nile2a.jpg.html> >> >> Here's a few of my thoughts to maybe kick start some discussion. >> Feel free to disagree. >> >> Traditional effective travel type pic. >> >> Normal balance 1/3 2/3 water sky we might mostly use. It works for >> me in this one. I'd almost be thinking about a crop to place the >> boat right on the lower left thirds intersection. Or is that too >> predictable? >> >> Lovely warm sunset colour. I'm not sure regarding the cloud >> colours. Looks almost like a graduated filter effect. Maybe I saw too >> many Cokin ads growing up. >> >> I think that the exposure is just right as presented. >> >> >> >> Lovely pic in all. IMHO. Would be very nice indeed on the wall. >> >> >> >> OK guys and guyettes, go ahead and tell me I'm a goose or add some >> different comments >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Hoppy >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >