• RoelHendrickxpanorama_fish_eye
    940 posts
    2 years ago

    Welcome to the Wednesday Comments and Critique (No Theme & No Brand) thread!

    We are dedicated to continuing the great tradition of this C&C thread because we are convinced that looking at, and talking about images is vital for better photography.

    Our tried and tested concept (15 years and running!) is a weekly "peer-to-peer" photo comments & critique encounter, in which you GIVE and RECEIVE.
    The idea is simple: you post an image and get critique on it, and in return give other people your opinion of their images, or vice versa.

    Any Theme, Any Camera, Any Style, Any Subject.

    We are still figuring out how to create the convenience of threaded view on this new forum. For now, let us agree that you post an image with a title and short explanation, and that all comments include the image as a quote. Replies to comments may or may not include quotes.

    THREAD GUIDELINES – THE SHORT & SWEET VERSION

    This thread does not care about brands. It’s not about the tool, but the image.
    Post one image that you would like to get comments on (exceptions: see below).
    Change the title of your post to reflect the image’s title.
    Look at the other images and give your comments on at least one of those.
    For comments, try to go beyond a simple pat on the back or a short dismissal.
    Do you like an image (or essay) ? Try to explain WHY it appeals to you.
    Negative feedback is OK (we all want to learn), but be polite and constructive.
    Try to explain why the image (or essay) does not appeal to you and how it might be improved.

    We will start with single images. Re-establishing our C&C for essays will be a next step.
    Please limit any individual contribution to a single image. This avoids confusion.

    The critique you give is vital.
    What was your first impression? What catches your eye about an image? Why? What do you like, and what distracts you? What would you change?
    Fiddle with the image in your head - composition, perspective, color balance, exposure.
    *It is understood that unless the original poster specifically states that they do not want an altered image posted that you are free to alter the posted image and repost it in a reply for C&C purposes (no use for other purposes!). That reposted image may remain permanently or you may remove it after a short period of time if you prefer. No copyright disputes here! * More general feedback is also welcome.
    Do you know something about taking the same sort of image that would make matters easier - share your own as an example in your reply.
    Encourage - it is a scary business putting your work up for other people to judge!
    And finally, here are some useful hints for navigating and familiarizing yourself with the forum mechanics of DPRevived:

    Unfortunately, there is no threaded view (yet).
    We can’t simply keep images and their related comments together like we used to.
    So please make clear about which image you are commenting.
    To do that, you may make good use of the “quote” feature.
    This allows you to keep the image in your reply. Excess content can be deleted.
    The “preview” button allows you to look at what you are going to post.
    There is a difference between the “reply” button that sits at the top of the forum, and the reply buttons under every post.

    A few threads in this new forum with useful navigation information:
    dprevived.com/t/how-to-use-this-site/387/ 
    and
    dprevived.com/t/how-to-embed-photos-into-your-post-directly-from-flickr/456/
    (this applies also, with modifications, to other photo hosting websites)
    and
    dprevived.com/t/how-to-quote/1014/

    Have fun and let’s stick together!

  • RoelHendrickxpanorama_fish_eye
    940 posts
    2 years ago

    Where Mike is now...
    Mike Fewster is currently in Napoli.
    I wish I was there too.
    It's a great, vibrant, pulsating city.
    This is an image from 5 years ago.

    roelh.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2833471203-6.jpg

    (From our second visit, last summer, I don't yet have processed images)

  • ChrisOlypanorama_fish_eye
    1576 posts
    2 years ago

    Land lines

    R4230057x1.jpg

    R4230057x1.jpg

    JPG, 3.3 MB, uploaded by ChrisOly 2 years ago.

  • ChrisOlypanorama_fish_eye
    1576 posts
    2 years ago

    [quote="@RoelHendrickx"]

    roelh.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2833471203-6.jpg

    Great light and those layers with various colours and heights contribute to very captivating shot.

  • minnievpanorama_fish_eye
    1933 posts
    2 years ago

    I just can't resist when these guys conduct Perch Wars. I am compelled to go spend time there. This image is flawed, I just don't know if it's fatal, I did what I could do to rescue it. I had bet on the egret winning the match and the blue taking flight. The great egrets have been winning the perch wars for the past few years, we'll see if the blues can make a comeback. And I am stuck about 20 feet further back than I was for the last Perch Wars, since my medical woes make that kind of risk-taking unwise.
    bb-2.jpg

    bb-2.jpg

    JPG, 805.7 KB, uploaded by minniev 2 years ago.

  • LindaSpanorama_fish_eye
    523 posts
    2 years ago

    SHADOWS

    shadows.jpg

    shadows.jpg

    JPG, 713.2 KB, uploaded by LindaS 2 years ago.

  • JimKassonpanorama_fish_eye
    1738 posts
    2 years ago

    Here's one that's not an abstract.

    _2X24272.jpg

    _2X24272.jpg

    JPG, 196.6 KB, uploaded by JimKasson 2 years ago.

  • OpenCubehelp_outline
    861 posts
    2 years ago

    dscf9402_$25_72dpi_web.jpg

    dscf9402_$25_72dpi_web.jpg

    JPG, 3.9 MB, uploaded by OpenCube 2 years ago.

  • LouHollandpanorama_fish_eye
    132 posts
    2 years ago

    Thanks for looking, (Does anyone know how to delete the photo you posted yourself now or later?)
    Lou

  • MikeFewsterpanorama_fish_eye
    1937 posts
    2 years ago

    Seeing Roel has disclosed me in Napoli, you don't get more Napoli than this.
    We were on the streets last Sunday. Everyone was on the streets last Sunday. If Napoli won, they became Italian Cup champions. Napoli goaled. The city erupted.
    Here's my wife meeting Forza Napoli at that moment.
    Suzette meets Forza Napoli.jpg

    Suzette meets Forza Napoli.jpg

    JPG, 537.4 KB, uploaded by MikeFewster 2 years ago.

  • minnievpanorama_fish_eye
    1933 posts
    2 years ago

    Nice layer cake of an image showing what seems to be multiple generations of urban buildings in various styles and colors, stacked up at differing angles in inviting warm light.

  • ChrisOlypanorama_fish_eye
    1576 posts
    2 years ago

    Like the variety and location of these birds and of course the water element elevates the capture to a new level.

  • ChrisOlypanorama_fish_eye
    1576 posts
    2 years ago

    Visible joy is very evident. Well captured.

  • ChrisOlypanorama_fish_eye
    1576 posts
    2 years ago
  • ChrisOlypanorama_fish_eye
    1576 posts
    2 years ago

    It's all about the eyes and the instrument. Excellent.

  • JimKassonpanorama_fish_eye
    1738 posts
    2 years ago

    And the lighting. One flash. One diffuser. One reflector. That's all.

  • ChrisOlypanorama_fish_eye
    1576 posts
    2 years ago

    Oh I like the B&W treatment. Very good choice. The contrast really draws your eyes into it. Superb.

  • ChrisOlypanorama_fish_eye
    1576 posts
    2 years ago

    Very good abstract and pp.in this example. More you look, more you see.