Recent Photos.

tmyprod · Jan 18, 2010

These are some recent photos I've taken or just got developed. The first three were shot on film (generic store brand) with a Nikon FM-2 the rest were taken with a Nikon D5000. I like getting really critical feedback, so if you don't like any aspect of a photo for any reason, let me know.

Cheers,
tmyprod

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tmyprod · Jan 18, 2010

Anything?

snowsoftJ4C · Jan 18, 2010

If you're looking for C&C I am glad to oblige! Your first shot has interesting texture, but it is a little too plain.
I enjoy the saturated look of the second shot.
The third shot is one of the strongest portraits I have seen in a while. The lines carry great movement across the page, b/w was an obvious choice to make, and the contrast is phenomenal.
Your fourth shot has interesting composition and the colors are great, as well as the perspective.
I think the 5th shot is the weakest one; you chose to zoom in too far, but b/w again was a good choice here.
The 6th shot has great movement, sweeping the eye across the page.
The last two architectural shots are good as well, great composition and subject.

nokoyo13 · Jan 18, 2010

I like from 1-7. I like #6 the most.

C.Lloyd · Jan 18, 2010

Are those clouds in #1?

#2 & 3 are good, but 2 is kinda ordinary (at least for a guy like me that lives in the sticks). And I wouldn't know what to do with 3, although it's kind of interesting.

I'd like more light on the blood and on the point of the knife in the wood in #4. Other than that, I really like it.

5 ... nice, ok. i can't tell what city it is from the skyline though. If that's Seattle, why no Space Needle?

6 and 7 are my favorite of the bunch. The colors and perspective of 6 keep my attention. I like the angle of 7... and dreariness conveyed through 7 is palpable.

8 is too dark and the angle has nothing on 7.

tmyprod · Jan 18, 2010

#1 is the celling of an Ice Cave.

#2 has gotten some pretty good reception and I'm curious to see what specifically people like about it and how it could have been improved.

I don't shoot too many portraits, so, I was actually more interested in catching the shadows on his face, in #3, than taking his picture. If that makes any sense.

There was no blood on #4, it's just water.

#5 is Seattle, but I'm not the biggest fan of the Space Needle and its in damn near every shot taken of Seattle. And I was testing out the upper range of my old tele lens on a new camera, the D5000's crop factor bumped the long end from 300mm to 450mm.

#6 was "explored" on Flickr and is my most popular image to date.

I wasn't really going for dreariness with #7, so its interesting that it comes through so strong.

People seem torn on #8, some seem to love it while others don't like it at all.

C.Lloyd · Jan 18, 2010

Hmmm... never seen an ice cave. Might like to see a shot of the whole inside to give #1 some perspective in my mind.

#2 is a nice photo. Nice color, well lit, 'good texture' (as someone mentioned)..... but it's just a trail in the woods. I'm not sure what could be different about it to make it more interesting to me.... maybe a shaft of sunlight and shadow illuminating the trail? (One that's more defined than what's already there).

#4... red water? As in food coloring? Or as in watered down blood from a meat package?

I kinda thought you may have omitted the Space Needle on principle.

"Dreary" may not be the right word... maybe something more along the lines of 'foreboding'.

tmyprod · Jan 18, 2010

Another shot of the ice cave with some people to give it some scale:

The wood cutting board just looks reddish when it gets wet.

tmyprod · Jan 21, 2010

Here's a few more I'd like to get some opinions on.

#9

#10

#11

#12

#13

mom2eight · Jan 21, 2010

The man with the shadows is striking imo. It looks like it needs a story with it in time life or somewhere

. The boots are very creative. I love them.

AG74683 · Jan 21, 2010

Number 6 is awesome!! Definitely like it the best.

as for the "blood" in number 4, looks like it might be time to season your cutting board :lol:

tmyprod · Jan 21, 2010

AG74683 said:
as for the "blood" in number 4, looks like it might be time to season your cutting board

That took me entirely too long to figure out. I was thinking that "seasoning your cutting board" was some kind of culinary term for cleaning your cutting board or something.

AG74683 · Jan 21, 2010

tmyprod said:
AG74683 said:

as for the "blood" in number 4, looks like it might be time to season your cutting board

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That took me entirely too long to figure out. I was thinking that "seasoning your cutting board" was some kind of culinary term for cleaning your cutting board or something.