I like to make my comments before reading others, so I better get at
this 'cuz I'm chompin' at the bit. So here goes, keep in mind, just my
uneducated opinion. Heck, sometimes I even change my mind.
BEST_1_Troy_Piggins.jpg - Gorgeous landscape. I hope I would have had
the sense in a setting like this to shoot vertical. I think the natural
tendency would be to shoot horizontal. Awesome picture. One of those you
can spend time exploring.
BEST_2_Troy_Piggins.jpg - Birds on Rock. This one doesn't do much for me
for some reason. The birds are cool but I think they get kind of lost in
the mountain. Were these pictures taken in Australia?
BEST_2_Troy_Piggins.jpg - Uh, it's a Piggins macro. What more need be
said. Well, maybe intimidating in the original size. No wonder my wife
hates those buggers.
BEST_Walter_Banks_1.JPG - Bird on Branch. There is something odd with
birds posture. The picture is OK in a field book sort of way. Maybe a
bit too centered.
BEST_Walter_Banks_2.jpg - This is a bit on the drab side. The
composition is nice but it just kind of sits there.
FAV-Biker-TonyCooper.jpg - Biker Portrait. Very nice. I like portraits
like this too. Well, done. Was he aware you were taking the picture?
FAV-Fountain-TonyCooper.jpg - What makes this picture for me is the way
blue is all through this picture. It ties it all together. This photo
itself is a bit busy but the blue makes it work.
FAV-WateringCan-TonyCooper.jpg - Those guys got the blues. I like this
but I thing it would have been a bit more "comfortable" from a little
higher perspective, not looking up to it.
FAVE_TimConway.jpg - Flowers and wall. Nice composition. It would have
probably worked a lot better a few hours later if that is a west facing
wall.
FAVE_TimConway2.jpg - Sunflowers. My daughter asks me why I take some
many pictures of sunflowers. I just like them. I like these to but also
wonder what later light would have looked like.
FAVE_TimConway3.jpg - Autumn Geese. Nice. Very pleasing scene. I think
I'd crop the half a goose on the left.
FAV_Bret_Douglas1.jpg - Hummingbird. Fabulous. Can't even quibble.
FAV_Bret_Douglas2.jpg - Cheerleader supporters. If it wasn't for the
"Pick Jesus" dude it would be pretty boring but he makes it.
FAV_Bret_Douglas3.jpg - Macaw Eye. Superb. Your EXIF is missing. What
lens did you use? Did you crop this much? Very abstract and yet not, if
that makes any sense.
FAV_Paul-Furman_0035226.jpg - Spider Web Abstract. The colors are just
cool in this. It's a funky picture and I like it a lot.
FOM Elliott Roper.jpg - Self Portrait. There are interesting elements to
this picture. The mirrors are cool. Wouldn't want to be standing there
when that bulb lights up.
Favorite-Savageduck-01.jpg - Auto Hood and Pipes. Nice I like the tones.
I like the composition. Would it be nice to be able to go to a car show
and be by yourself so people aren't all over in you pictures?
Favorite-Savageduck-02.jpg - Auto Light and Hood. I like the composition
of this on a lot. The whole look of the picture is sorta funky though.
I don't dis like the look, it just different. It borders on being
distracting, like an overdone HDR.
Favorites-Savageduck-03.jpg - Seaside Rocks. I like this though it seems
a bit over-saturated. I really like all the textures.
FoM Elliott Roper Barse Ackwards.jpg - Upside-down boat. A nice picture,
I think. I find the upside-downedness to be a bit disconcerting. What's
the point?
FotM_BobCoe_1.JPG - Dad and Girls on Beach. I get the green but it is
just distracting for me.
FotM_BobCoe_2.JPG - Gulls on Beach. Again the color is sort of
bothersome. I'd like to see the original colors.
FotM_BobCoe_2.JPG - Library. Nice photo. I like your idea. BTW, who
paints their walls that color. Good grief.
FotM_MarthaCoe_1.JPG - Kite at Beach. Cool. Nice capture.
Jim Kramer 01.jpg - Black Hawk. Very nice. Great focus on the eye.
Jim Kramer 02.jpg - Red Hawk. I like the first one better but this is
very nice as well. What's the story? How did you get so close?
LonelyPetal3.jpg - Lonely Petal. I really like this photo. The colors
and textures are great. Awesome exposure. Well done.
MarfaCourthouseUplook_1554.jpg - Marfa Courthouse. Very nice. A great
example when "centering" the subject works. I like the perspective.
SI FAV Alan Browne 2.jpg - Pepper and Rice. I like this but can't help
but wonder what it would have looked like at f/22.
SI Fav Alan Browne 3.jpg - Leaf Macro. Very cool. Great photo. Fractals
in nature.
SI Fav Alan Browne 4.jpg - Leaves on ground. More fractals. This is one
of those pictures that tells a story and it makes my back ache just
thinking about it. Nice photo.
SI favourite runner 1.jpg - Bottom half of runner. Interesting concept
but I think that a slower shutter speed would have made it more interesting.
SI favourite runner 2.jpg - Racing Foot. Now yer talkin'.
SI favourite sunbathing.jpg - Bacon. Just doesn't do anything for me.
bowser_fav-1.jpg - Farm stand. Nice. Nice leaves, nice light. This is
one of those scenes where I would try to remember to go back about seven
in the evening and see what was happening with the light.
bowser_fav-2.jpg - Autumn Bridge. Wow, great location. I like this a
lot. The lighting is cool. Nice stream. Should I bring my fly rod?
bowser_fav-3.jpg - Cheerleaders. What can you say, it Cheerleaders? At
6400 ISO. Cool.
dogEvaRun20D_8289r.jpg - Dog. A blurry, out of focus, grainy dog. But
the dog is loved.
fav_mjwyllie.jpg - Karate Kids. The little girl off in never-never land
makes this photo for me. Maybe it's the contrast of the two kids. Fun photo.
jasmineStrandB_40627.jpg - Jasmine Plant. Nice idea but it needed to
shot at about f/2 to blur that background to a green cream.
SI_Solomon_Peachy_Fav_1.jpg - Masked Face. Sorry, just doesn't do much
for me.
SI_Solomon_Peachy_Fav_2.jpg - Wet Mutt. Quite the "expression" on that
dog's face.
Well that was fun. Thanks everyone for sharing your photos.
Russell
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