Critiques

pilpel-adom (3016) 2009-03-11 10:40

Hey Kev,
Amusing and excellent capture! This by no means a very rare shot with good composition of the lad at the back...
:)
Well done - a fav!
Chen

pilpel-adom (3016) 2009-03-11 10:29

Hey Flavia,
Well done on the capture! Good use of focal length to get the compressed perspective, the street crossing lines and the amusement on the subject's faces. Good note too!
TFS!
Chen

pilpel-adom (3016) 2009-03-11 10:21

Excellent shot, Michele!
Getting all these 3 characters (and a dog!) at the same time, one is overlooking, the other staring lovely and straight toward you, and the last is pointing, involved in a day-to-day conversation..you got character from the FG to the BG...
Well done!
Chen

pilpel-adom (3016) 2009-03-11 10:16

Hey Leow,
This is a great and not so ordinary capture of the men working at the site of eruption! It's no easy nor a safe shooting place, for sure!

Even so, I would have cropped the picture as such that the main focus will be on the men and they won't be so small in the frame (even if the picture will be small).
I would have converted to B&W - If you want, you can turn on the WS option for this post and I will upload the version I was thinking about.
TFS!
Chen

pilpel-adom (3016) 2009-03-11 10:11

Hey Prolay,
Welcome to TE! Wish you will enjoy the TE community!

This is a great concept and generally you've done a good job: exposure is good, the situation is well spotted and timely captured. However, in regard to composition, I would opted to recompose with the lady on the 1/3rd of the frame (left if possible) so to open the frame to the right scene, and get the perspective and feeling of "walking" ahead (placing the lady at the center creates the feeling of stillness).
Looking forward to more of your photos!
Chen

pilpel-adom (3016) 2009-03-11 10:07

Hey Vasilis,
Excellent timing of shot! this is indeed one of those special shots which are quite rare here (though I think that this post should be placed on TN and not here).
To bad no note is accompanying this splendid capture...
Chen

pilpel-adom (3016) 2009-03-11 10:05

Hey Thierry,
Well chosen angle to shoot the numerous color palette...Choice of focal length is also very good, with well seen graphic and color play...
TFS!
Chen

pilpel-adom (3016) 2009-03-11 10:02

Hey George,
This is a nice capture of the cycling kids, the bridge and the horizon of this simple day.
Wise decision to shoot the kids at that place, with the curving road, the bridge and the landscape around. If it was possible, I would go for a lower POV and closer to the rail of the bridge, keeping it at wide as possible to get the feeling of depth (you would loose some of the scenery, though...).
Well done on the shot!
Chen

pilpel-adom (3016) 2009-03-10 0:41

Interesting shot, Lucky!
Good use of composition and shutter speed to get this time-feeling and depth atmosphere shot. It's a very moody and special shot, well spotting the statue within the sea (any explanation for this??) under a winter cloudy skies.
Well done!
Chen

pilpel-adom (3016) 2009-03-10 0:37

Hey George,
Nice take of this Rakan with the background temple. I like the feeling of vegetation surrounding the Rakan, though I feel that this little statue get lost in the BG vegetation. Maybe some use of channel mixer would have enabled a better contrast between the Rakan and the vegetation.
TFS!
Chen