Orange and Yellow Perfection
by dartompkins

Comment:
Greetings,
In a word, WOW!!! The DOF and sharpness on this pic are IMHO absolutely perfect, this is an amazing shot I really wihs you had posted your exif data, as well as which lense you used and any other clues as to your technique so others could learn from it, this is one of the nicest flower shots I have seen on here!!!

Mike
//www.mikefairbanks.com

Sunset
by Everyday Renee

Comment:
Greetings,
Absolutely one of the best sunset shots I've seen on here, minimalistic, but yet possesing a woderful breadth of colors!! The only SLIGHT distraction I see is the puff of smoke on the middle left horizon, but I'm sure you could PS that out quiet easily, awesome shot, keep up the great work!!!

Mike
//www.mikefairbanks.com

frostrós1-copy2.jpg
by sissi

Comment:
Greetings,
Wow, VERY cool concept here, the only thing I'd change is perhaps clone out the blue area on the bottom left, and perhaps if you do a reshoot, try to get the DOF a little greater on the front leaves, however, even with these characteristics, its still a very cool (pardon the pun) concept!!!

Mike
//www.mikefairbanks.com

Tulip and Eightball
by PollyBean

Comment:
Greetings,
Ok, I must say this image has me intrigued, seems like there is a message here, I'm just not sure what, and I've been staring at it for over 5 minutes now.... Technically speaking, the focus is a bit soft on all but the flower itself, the upper leaves near the 8 ball, and the 8ball itself seem quiet soft, also the lighting appears unbalanced at best. I think this image has A TON of potential, and I would love to know what the artists message/theme is behind it, perhaps reworking the lighting and focus, as well as perhaps putting the 8ball on its natural habitat (a nice green table would rock with the green in the flower) and this image could really be awesome! Just MHO...

Mike
//www.mikefairbanks.com

Bethany Bridge
by rex

Comment:
Greetings,
I have to agree with telehubbie, I think some USM especially on those front left rocks would help greatly, other than that, and perhaps the use of a polarizer to make the sky "pop" a bit more this is a great image.

mike
//www.mikefairbanks.com

The Brave Unknown
by rex

Comment:
Wow, nice shot Rex, however, I think that to get the life/death thingy going on, grass in front of the tombstone might have worked better, but thats just MHO.

Mike
//www.mikefairbanks.com

Inca Tern
by Telehubbie

Comment:
Greetings,
While I must agree that a little more sharpness and therefore details in the feathers would be a good thing this is still a great photo, comparable to some of the ones in say Peterson's Field guides.

Mike
//www.mikefairbanks.com


Message edited by author 2005-04-26 10:02:44.

redrockIMG_3226.jpg
by PDavis

Comment:
Greetings,
Wwow, Awesome shot! I love the contrast between the warm colors of the rock and the cool blue of the sky, nice color saturation as well!

Mike
//www.mikefairbanks.com

The Old West # 2
by psart

Comment:
Greetings,
Very interesting picture here, both in composition and in style, the burning question I have is, are the colors natural or PS'd ?? If they are natural then damn, I'm gonna have to get me an airline ticket to there soon!! Also the alignment of the cacti and other landscape elements is AWESOME, i'm just not sure about those colors....

Mike
//www.mikefairbanks.com

Mountain Stream
by hyperfocal

Comment:
Greetings,
Great shot here, I like the lighting and the use of the long shutter to give the soft feel to the water, also great perspective, it looks as if you were almost in the water for the shot. Just one thing is slightly buggin me though, it appears the pic is slanted a bit downhill to the left, it would be an easy crop/rotate in PS to fix too, otherwise an excellent photo!

Mike
//www.mikefairbanks.com