I went to a conference in Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands off
the coast of northern Washington.
Nice place! Wish I had time to take more pictures.
Blue patch:
This one is almost monochrome, I'd like to see it true grayscale or to have the blue of the sky punched up a little.
Nice simple composition, I love the diagonal in the lower right, it propels my eye back into the frame after skimming along the bottom. What is that on top of that thing sticking out of the water, it looks like a bird, but the scale seems off -- it's hard to tell from the web-sized image.
Hold it:
Really nice diagonals here, of course the stark contrast of those lines and fasteners is great, but I also like the subtle grooves worn into that material, very neat. I think the horizontal seam on the right side takes away from these diagonals and steals a bit of their playfulness, I'd prefer to see it clean negative space.
I might also like to see a slightly wider view of this detail to give it a little more room to play in. Althought it's offcenter, the fasteners are nearly equidistant from the edge of the frame, which crates a static feel. I would like to see some of the visual tension as expressed by the subject implied in the framing.
And now that I articulate that, I'm compelled to make an image that expresses that, too...
I think I might like the mono version as well, but the sky is kind of nice. I like the juxtaposition and silhouette of the branches and lamp pole against the sky, it's a wonderful contrast.
I'm curious to see what a different framing would do to the image, if the left portion were entirely cut off up to the pole, which would futher confuse the relation between the branches and the lamp. The echo of the curve in the lamp and the branch above it is great.
The pole domincates the frame right now and I think it starts to overwhelm the more delicate aspects of the image, bulb and brances.
Thirds, one:
Great subtle color, contrast, and texture.
I like the echo of the chain in form and silhouette. The sides sides take me out of it the image a bit. The value of the yellow paint looks a bit off to me.
Thirds, two:
I can dig it, nice paint job. I like the splatters of pain on the natural wood below.
Lit:
High ISO shot? I guess you're human afterall.
Great clouds, great light, and thankfully the boat is there to save it from being just another sunset shot. I think it has a pretty good balance between the sky and waters.
Looks good to me, I'm enjoying your progress, I can really see it coming through.
Thanks for sharing.
Todd
