Critiques

  Midnight_sun (1939) 2006-05-11 17:38

congrats this is like a stock photo!

  Midnight_sun (1939) 2006-05-04 18:31

Good to see more shots from you. The central umbrella draws the eye in, but i find the peripheral ones aren't orderly/disorderly enough to make a lasting impression. When i think of Tel Aviv, i never think of beaches (or even imagine there to be beaches) and now maybe i will!

  Midnight_sun (1939) 2006-05-04 18:20

Exactly venice.

  Midnight_sun (1939) 2006-05-04 18:19

i'm glad that people go to the beach every week to protest the war is this way.

It's an instantly recognisable image, and although i see the appeal of making the crosses appear to have no end, I think it would be a stronger image had you left some space for the men who will die before the war ends.

  Midnight_sun (1939) 2006-05-04 18:14

I like this shot, but don't feel a very strong connection between the women and the scene... maybe that's your point, like a monk wih a mobile phone.

The colours of the girl to me recall the 60s, and medium format/polaroid... interesting result from a digital. I hope your Leica isn't gathering dust! well caught.

  Midnight_sun (1939) 2006-04-14 13:13

I wonder how many years these guys have sat here, shooting the breeze. A very small tin on the floor reveals he is busking, but somehow you can tell he's not expecting anything. Buskers in europe never seem to sit on benches, by it fits the image of easy going cuba. i must go there. well done.

  Midnight_sun (1939) 2006-04-14 12:47

this is a great shot: holy men looking slightly bored, maybe waiting for some tourists, or maybe for the tour bus to take them to their next sell out gig. It is the kind of photo bands sometimes have of themselves- all trying to show slightly different personalities with different postures etc. Well seen.

  Midnight_sun (1939) 2006-04-14 12:41

well seen, it's a really fun pattern you caught. I wonder if it would work better if you aligned the horizon to be at 90 degrees to the direction of the shadow? Well done.

  Midnight_sun (1939) 2006-04-14 12:28

It's a big concern for the chinese, they just can't seem to stop the sand. There was a NG article about this a few years ago, they've tried spraying glue, growing tough plants, but it is just too big!

The plane gives a telling reminder of the polution we create which contributes to this.

  Midnight_sun (1939) 2006-04-14 12:21

Great repetition, the touch of red and the shadows in the snow are both good elements. I might have cropped this a bit more at the top. Well done.