Critiques

fkostas (454) 2009-12-14 13:49

Hi Csaba, I was going to pass this one up, because I thought it was a photoshop effect. I guess it pays to read the note. Very good effect. I will try this sometime when it rains again.

fkostas (454) 2009-12-14 13:44

Ouch. This hurts! It's a real piece of pop art, with a clever title. Something made out of nothing. That's just brilliant.

fkostas (454) 2009-12-01 19:22

Hi Christina, I used to live in this city. I miss it a lot. Something about the fat round part of the house looks surreal to me. Sort of like the fat part is in another dimension with the doors on either side of it. I did a workshop for fun.

fkostas (454) 2009-12-01 18:40

Hi John, There's no doubt he's a wolf. Not even a wolf-dog hybrid. A real wolf. He's young, too. I wonder why he's away from his pack. Wow, you can feel him walking towards you. His expression is amazing. He looks like he's stalking you. Did you run into any Bigfoots?

fkostas (454) 2009-11-21 11:52

Hi Christian, How high is the ceiling in this place?? It looks also like a studio shot, being so well lit. You had good luck for the cook to come out and provide a great shot. I have to admit I'm not convinced about this golden ratio, though. I think your instinct serves you better than the science. Anyway, that's some great artificail light. You did good, kid.

fkostas (454) 2009-11-21 9:23

Hi Rastislav, I like the blue hue and fluidity of the bending trees. It's hard to tell they're trees from the thumbnail. Good abstraction. I tried a ws to see how they would look with more light and contrast.

fkostas (454) 2009-11-20 14:03

Hi Yzzy, I put this in my favourites, but forgot to comment it. That's a pretty bold choice of exposure in the sunlight. It turned out so beautifully, though. There is an art to overexposure, and this illustrates that very well. The scene is vanishing like the summer.

fkostas (454) 2009-11-19 7:12

Hi Jakub, I don't know if it's meant to be symbolic or something, but the dead sunflowers and beer bottle are interesting scene. The backlight is very nice.

fkostas (454) 2009-11-19 6:57

Hi Jakub, A very interesting man. The manner he holds his hands in adds to the surreal feeling. If only he had looked up to you.... I like this picture a lot. I hope you can find this man again for some more pictures. I tried a workshop in black and white.

fkostas (454) 2009-11-18 12:24

Hi Siamak, I was at first impressed with this composition, but on closer look, it seems the people were photoshopped in. There's noticable haloing around all of them, and the guy on the top right has a black line on the side of his leg, like he was cut out from another picture. Frankly, the whole thing looks fake. Better luck next time, though. Many of your other photos are quite good.