RayPA
Ignore It (It'll go away)
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If you'd like to participate in a critique thread and need some ideas about how to proceed with viewing images critically, you may find this thread helpful:
How do you look at photos
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Purpose
The primary purpose of this thread is to provide a forum where photographers can give and receive constructive criticism on one another's photographs. By setting up some basic guidelines we hope that this thread will provide a forum where the give and take of honest constructive criticism can help us become better photographers.
Guidelines/Ground Rules
The thread has very specific rules regarding participation. The one basic rule is that you cannot provide criticism on an image or comment in a critique thread unless you also have an image posted. To post an image to this thread you must be a participant. Participation in this thread is limited. Here are the guidelines and ground rules for participation:
• Participation in this thread is limited to 5 photographers
• Participants join the thread by posting their intention. You can simply reply with your intent to join by posting something like: "I'm joining," "I'm in," or just state your name
• Joining is on a "first come, first served" basis. The first 5 to reply become the participants.
• Please, only join this thread if you are able post an image within 24 hours of joining.
• Once the thread has 5 participants, no other photographers can join or participate in the thread
• Once the thread is full of participants all photographers will upload their image(s)
• Please abide by any thematic requirement (e.g., landscape, portrait, etc.)
•The number of photos for each participant is limited to one
• Photographers attach photos as thumbnails (no inline images or links)
• Photos should be standard screen resolution (72~90) and the longest side of the image approximately 10 inches in length.
• Photographers post their images supplying titles (if any) and other pertinent information (the amount of information should be minimal)
• Photographers can only comment on their own images and reply to comments only when everyone else in the thread has posted their comments on the image
• Every participant must comment on every photo (except their own—initially)
• Every participant must make at least two comments, one positive comment, and one constructive criticism (which is actually two positive comments)
• Once every photographer has commented then a free flowing discussion begins. It is at this point that every photographer can comment on their own work and reply to comments, ask questions, etc.
• The participants decide when the thread closes.
If you'd like to participate in a critique thread and need some ideas about how to proceed with viewing images critically, you may find this thread helpful:
How do you look at photos
You can also provide feedback on critique threads here:
Critique Feedback Thread
Remember: Please do not provide criticism on an image or comment in a critique thread unless you also have an image posted.
This thread is now active, please follow the guidelines if you'd like to participate! Have Fun!
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lynn
lynn
Yes, please, Ray.
And how was your birthday?
And how was your birthday?
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
I'll play too
Warren T.
Well-known
I'll play again
--Warren
--Warren
shiro_kuro
Charles Bowen
I'm in : )
raid
Dad Photographer
I want to participate here.
Raid
Raid
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
lynn
lynn
raid
Dad Photographer
jan normandale
Film is the other way
jeez... missed this one. That'll teach me to go to a Christmas party!
shiro_kuro
Charles Bowen
Warren T.
Well-known
raid
Dad Photographer
Gabriel: The writing on the red pipe makes this photo a street photo, with a colorful backdrop [landscape]. Nice catch.
Lynn: Your image has a feeling of depression attached to it. I cannot feel happy by looking at the image. Maybe this is the message. It is a fine image.
Charley: The image is wonderful. The reds in the foreground are beautifully caught with Velvia,and the chosen aperture let us focus on the foreground.
Warren: Your image nicely leads our eyes from the foreground and to the magnificent mountains. The time must have been a time when the light was harsh.
I may revist each of these nice images for additional comments.
Raid
Lynn: Your image has a feeling of depression attached to it. I cannot feel happy by looking at the image. Maybe this is the message. It is a fine image.
Charley: The image is wonderful. The reds in the foreground are beautifully caught with Velvia,and the chosen aperture let us focus on the foreground.
Warren: Your image nicely leads our eyes from the foreground and to the magnificent mountains. The time must have been a time when the light was harsh.
I may revist each of these nice images for additional comments.
Raid
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Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
The emptiness is hardly escaped here. You have properly used the "rule of thirds", with the top a grey, empty sky, the middle an almost-empty land, and the bottom dry soil with a whatever-you-call-those-in-English (can't remember right now; I'm sure there's a name other than "anchor").lynn said:
Don't know what the mood is, but it makes you wonder whether this is objective or subjective, for the logical composition denotes some "objectivity", juxtaposed to the "subjectivity" of the subject.
I like it. I hope you can get some more critiques rather than sentences on what it looks like. This is a very interesting facet of what I've seen from you before.
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
Gorgeous! That was my first thought when I saw this. A nice use of selective focus, Red as main subject, green as backdrop, with a hint of greyish blue just to finish off the geographical placement, or at least "culturally". Saturation tends to be used as a quick formula for "crowd pleasers", but the saturation is used with the subject and your point of view.shiro_kuro said:Leica M6 ,Fuji Velvia on a rainy day.......
Strong colors, yet a sense of soft light. Nice.
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
You've used the "Z" convention to place your elements, and there's a sense of harmony there. I'm going to assume that you tried to make the best of a difficult situation; the trees are "in the way" of the backdrop, which in this case is the snow-capped mountain, something that tends to be the main subject in this sort of shot, but the fallen, old branches are competing for center stage with the surrounding foliage.Warren T. said:Sorry for the delay
Here's mine.
--Warren
Which was your main subject, I'm curious?
Again, given what's being presented, you have done a good job of placing all the elements in the frame.
raid
Dad Photographer
Gabriel M.A. said:
Gabriel: Be patient; I stated that I will come back and comment more.
Raid
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
The colors of this cave are nicely captured, and they end abruptly at the right side of the frame.raid said:
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
It wasn't impatience, Raid.raid said:
lynn
lynn
Gabriel: Fabulous colours in this, wild, passionate - like that scratched message. I have a soft spot for "tender" graffiti and public declarations of affection.
The little lights in the background echo the red of the railing nicely, and that sweep of angles, and their collision on the right-hand side, is very effective.
The little lights in the background echo the red of the railing nicely, and that sweep of angles, and their collision on the right-hand side, is very effective.