New photos!

[jwu]

Some new ones:

Bigger versions are available here:
Dropbox - Photos - Online backup, file sync, and sharing made easy.

I hope you like them - constructive criticism is always welcome.

Happy new year!

 

[sfs]

The first two strike me as rather ordinary (especially the flower). The leaf on the gravel comes close but doesn't quite work for me either -- the background is too busy for the leaf to really stand out, and in the absence of really biting sharpness, everything seems kind of fuzzy.

The last two I like a lot, especially the trees in snow. They're simple, well-composed and convey a mood powerfully.

 

[marty-eos]

Number five (trees in the snow) is superb.

I love a simple landscape photo, the mist in the background adds a little atmosphere too.

 

[jwu]

The first two strike me as rather ordinary (especially the flower). The leaf on the gravel comes close but doesn't quite work for me either -- the background is too busy for the leaf to really stand out, and in the absence of really biting sharpness, everything seems kind of fuzzy.

Thanks for the comment! Interesting - personally i like especially #1 a lot, i even have it framed on my wall. But that may be because i'm mostly a wide-angle guy and rarely use shallow DoF, so for that reason alone it already stands out in my collection. And i like the color ;-)

#2 works better at full resolution, one can easily discern every single mosaic tile then; it's tack sharp even in the corners despite being shot at 11mm (handheld 1/30s, f/4, 320 ISO). To me it's a bit of a showcase shot of my favourite lens (Tokina 11-16mm/2.8), but i can see why it doesn't do anything for you - scaled down and without a strong main subject.

You're right, the leaf shot was a difficult one, i was torn whether or not i should include it at all here. It was shot hand-held at 1/30s, 28mm, f/8 in a acute angle, and i already was at 900 ISO due to trees above and a cloudy sky. A bit more DoF would have been welcome, but without a tripod at hand i couldn't really do it without compromising the ISO or shutter speed too much. In hindsight i probably should have sacrificed a bit more ISO.
The original seems to be sharper though, it seems to have suffered from being scaled down as well apparently - i admit, i didn't really check anymore after uploading them - i should have done this for #2 as well ;-)

 

[jwu]

Number five (trees in the snow) is superb.

I love a simple landscape photo, the mist in the background adds a little atmosphere too.

Thanks!

That's actually one of my latest, and it's also a bit of a turning point for me. Before, i just shot things that i happened to find. #5 is the first shot that i knew how i wanted it to be, and only with that already in mind i looked for a place and time to take it.
So basically it was my first step from merely grabbing opportunities for taking photos to "actively making a photo happen".

 

[Rex Lex]

Neat pictures.

When I get my quota of 50 posts I'll be back here.

 

[wgooden]

Love the trees and snow ... very nice

 

[FoundInGrace]

I called into this part of the forum for the first time today and from a passer by just let me say I like them all!!

 

[Susie~Q]

Those are awesome, did you take those. I am new to the forums and when I saw "Photography" I just had to enter, I love photography.

 

[Arbo126]

Like the trees.

 

[sdcougar]

Nice photos

 

[Annmarie Raite]

The image of the leaf is great as well as the one of the two trees in snow! Beautiful! Do you use imagekind or any other website to see your images? I would love the image of the two trees in snow to hang up! It's very beautiful!

 

[jwu]

Wow, now i feel flattered!

I use dropbox for publishing them (Dropbox - Online backup, file sync, and sharing made easy.)
One installs it to the computer and then one can select a folder which will automatically be synchronized with a web server and any other computer on which one has it installed too - it's very useful for synchronizing files across several computers and also mobile devices. And it's totally free.

If you really wish to make a print and hang it up, here is a full size version. I'd feel honored
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17267323/Posted/CF110406/DSC_3326.NEF.jpg

 

[Annmarie Raite]

Awww! Thank you! It's so beautiful! You should really put together an exhibit. Are you located in Germany? I actually have family there now!

I have a few photo's up on my page, but nothing amazing.

Thank you for sharing the image! It's going up on my wall as soon as I have it printed!

(That just made my day! I'm having a hard week, but now I'm so excited! I can't wait to see it all printed up!)

 

[Boss_BlueAngels]

Wow, I really love the architecture shots, especially shot number 2!