Thank you kindly for your comments.
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Classic cameo framing with a vertical tower/reflection centrepiece.
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Lots of youth and energy. Goths maybe but they are happy Goths. The strong changes of colour in the series adds more energy.
I like the inclusion of the last shot. It broadens the subject matter of the series from the performance to the young people themselves.
The finishing touch is finding where the series was shot. It makes viewing the youth, joy and energy even more pleasurable. -
Minimalistic but surprisingly complex. There's a repetition of forms here that ties things together - the white posts, the palings plus the repeat of the plant shapes. Then there is an implied diagonal line between the plant shapes and branch directions and the fence intersection. It needed the square format for this to work.
I'd like a very fine black line border so the image doesn't bleed into the surrounds. Interestingly, you have included a broad white frame as part of the image. I like that frame and suggest that the fine black border should be around the outside of the white border. -
Looks like a postcard from an earlier era. Perfect centered composition with natural oval foliage framing the subject like an ornate Victorian frame. The mirrored reflection is appropriately vague. The colors are light and airy. Lovely image.
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Quite a nice set of concert photos. You managed that tricky concert lighting quite well. The first is my favorite because of that lighting - the beam bearing down on her from behind and enveloping her with an aura that ranges from red to gold. Well done.
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The stark geometry of the fence creates a frame for the red flowers and a base for the background trees and foliage while suggesting an (invisible) repetition framing of the same dimensions in the space above the fence. I see four quadrants, though only two are visibly marked. It makes for a well balanced composition.
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Black and white is a good choice for these classic street images. Aligning the composition along the lines leading to a vanishing point near the upper thirds intersection gives the images a lot of visual power. The third is my favorite, because : you can see the face of the nearest man, you can make out the blurred people in the distance, and the dark figure in the center (with his shadow trailing behind him) adds an important element of mystery and story, perhaps even more important than the fellow in the foreground. I could envision a successful version without the man in the foreground at all.
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I'd love to see that display since my own porch is the most important room in my house. Your image of the display is fulll of rectangles and triangles, a feast of geometry and design that appears to summarize some of the various functions and styles of American porches from the columned portico to the modern pool patio. Nice image to showcase a nice display.
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My compliments to the photographer. The scene was glorious, including the reflection of it in the car was genius, pairing the wonderful landscape photo with a quirky abstract of itself.
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From the figure on the left, the lines radiate outwards. This suggests a vision as experienced by the man. His image builds to the ferris wheel on the right that takes in almost the entire top/bottom. It's the kind of technique a graphic novelist might use to convey an image as seen by a character. It's all the more effective because of the high contrast.
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Porches. What a good idea for a series! The interface between the private world of the house and the public. Reflecting on it, they are a feature of much of what I associate with America - from those of southern USA literature to the brownstone stoops of New York. Can I consider brownstone stoops as a porch?
Roel's photo plays with distinctive features of Greek buildings, the triangular pediment and the columns. He has picked up similar shapes in the surroundings and visually linked them to the porch. Very, very clever. -
Yet again I'm finding the flat thread view makes exchanging views difficult.
If we look at these shots as coverage of an event, I don't think photo 1 gets the feel of the occasion. It needs the added information from further shots that show the freeway with bikes only. If we choose one photo as a stand alone image, then yes, I'd pick one also but I'd suggest some edits.
The horizontal lines are important here. They contribute to the east/west west/east movement of the cyclists. The bottom fence and the barrier are part of this pattern of lines. I suggest that some cropping would make them stronger. Crop for the bottom to just below the white painted line and the closest rider's shadow. Then take a tiny fraction off the right to eliminate the remaining small piece of green bush that will be at bottom right.
Then crop off about half the width of the trees at the top. The vertical lines from the bright areas of the trees are pulling our eyes away from the east/west movement that I feel is the strength of the image. This crop will leave another, largely dark band that complements the mid lane barrier and the other east west lines in the image.
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Thanks everyone for the comments on my wife's shot. I have passed them on.
She took this with her phone. Me -I was out there a little to the right with my fancy camera taking the obvious shot along the skyline. There's a message in this somewhere.