Some of my recent black and white shots

[Jono]

Not been on for a while, thought I would share some of my recent efforts.

all C&C welcomed

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[Mike Lamb]

#1 is good. The rest are not interesting IMO.

 

[GDHLEWIS]

Liking 1 and 4, good little action shot with the first photo, and something strangely sad that this poor little rowing boat has had the tide go out and stranded it.

 

[crimbfighter]

I like the vignette on #1 because there isn't anything else in the frame besides the plane, and it's feathered nicely, but as for the rest, I think it's too much. I think it hurts the other images. I do wish there was some motion blur in the props to add the feeling of a turning prop. Not sure what your shutter speeds were, and perhaps you couldn't slow them down at all without loosing sharpness in the rest of the image.

In #3 I really like the detail in both the boat and the shoreline, and I like the smoothness of the water. I think it works well. However, I find that with so much shoreline, and it having so much detail, my eye doesn't know what to focus on. To me, I feel like a vertical crop would put more emphasis on the boat, making it the focal point, allowing the eye to first fine the boat, then wander to the shore. I think it would give the feeling of being the captain looking for shore.

I rather like #4, the shallower DOF feels like it adds to the feeling of isolation. Like it was a lifeboat drifted ashore on a remote island. Again, however, I think the heavy vignette hurts the image.

#5 is a nice image, can't say I have any feedback.

#6 doesn't do much for me. Again, the heavy vignette hurts it. I'm not seeing much emotion in their faces. Kinda feels staged. On the bright side, it's nice and sharp, good exposure, nice background, and the conversion looks good.

Those are just my thought, and as always, I'm subject to being wrong!

 

[sleist]

I like 3 and 4 the best of the lot.

 

[limr33 3]

I like 3 and 4 the best of the lot.

Hey, I was about to say that! You beat me to it by about 12 minutes

 

[pascalriben]

#1 is good. The rest are not interesting IMO.

Why do you think the 1 is good and the others one not interesting?

 

[pascalriben]

Not been on for a while, thought I would share some of my recent efforts.

all C&C welcomed

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They are ok for me. About editing, I don't like too much the vignetting but it's just my taste and you're right to do it if you like it! Some highligt - like the shirt in the last one - completely loose details: are you sure you want to loose details to have all the tonal range?

 

[timor]

As Pascal said: "they are ok for me", but IMHO just so. I am always looking for emotional values in every picture presented in this forum and in this group of pictures only #4 may have something of it. Wedding pictures for sure have this emotional load, but not for total strangers, so I am a bit puzzled here. I think better comments on this ones you may get in the professional gallery, among the guys, who shoot weddings as a occupation.

 

[jenko]

I rather like #4. It looks like a toy boat.

 

[pascalriben]

I am always looking for emotional values in every picture presented in this forum and in this group of pictures only #4 may have something of it.

"Emotionnal" is too vague/abstract/general: is this picture emotionnal for you?

Why You Shouldn't Give Too Much Weight to Anonymous Online Critics

 

[gsgary]

"Emotionnal" is too vague/abstract/general: is this picture emotionnal for you?

Why You Shouldn't Give Too Much Weight to Anonymous Online Critics

Anyone with any knowledge would have known straight away that was an HCB photo

 

[timor]

I am always looking for emotional values in every picture presented in this forum and in this group of pictures only #4 may have something of it.

"Emotionnal" is too vague/abstract/general: is this picture emotionnal for you?

Why You Shouldn't Give Too Much Weight to Anonymous Online Critics

A hint of some romantic feelings in the picture goes towards "emotional". This values are not equal for the creator and viewer of the given photograph as a maker can attach from outside to it. I can't. I can only read, what's in the picture.
This shot by HCB can talk to some people, can't to others and that's normal. Happens, that I like this picture by Bresson, it has for me an emotional value. Also I don't consider it a "street photography".

 

[timor]

"Emotionnal" is too vague/abstract/general: is this picture emotionnal for you?

Why You Shouldn't Give Too Much Weight to Anonymous Online Critics

Anyone with any knowledge would have known straight away that was an HCB photo

Yes...vive la Flickr and huge group of camera owners first, picture maker second, photographers...maybe later.