Waiting
by SaraR

Comment:
Great candid capture! Love the contrast/comparison between the various female forms. Well done.

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by grigrigirl

Comment:
Lovely. The model, the lighting, the pose...lovely.

It might have a bit more energy if she was further off-centre.

Depends On Your Point of View
by Fromac

Comment:

Originally posted by looksea: Why 1/4000?

A valid question. When I shoot in manual, I assume a hierarchy of adjustment. Shutter speed, aperture, then ISO.

I generally adjust shutter speed, rather than aperture...especially when there's lots of light.

When light is scarce, I tend to lean more on aperture adjustment to get the exposure I want. In extreme cases, I adjust ISO.

For this shot, I was standing beside my car on a busy rural road. The fierce wind was causing frequent white-outs. The wind-chill was near -30 Celsius. My camera does not like the cold, and I knew I had maybe five or six exposures before it froze up, so I snapped as fast as I could and kept the best of the lot.

Since then I've come up with a system to keep the camera warm in the bag. I use several gel packs, warmed up in boiling water and packed in the bag around the camera. It works quite well.

Luxury
by Retroesque

Comment:
Love the symmetry and the low angle. Nice gentle colour tones, too.

I find, though, that the more I look at it, the more I wish I could see just a little more of the ceiling. If the camera had been tilted back, just a few degrees, maybe the balance would be better.

Other than that I find it very pleasing.

The title fits well.

Waiting
by Retroesque

Comment:
This is absolutely lovely.

You've managed to find something magical in a scene that would otherwise be pretty commonplace.

The lighting and the B&W make the whole image look clean and pure.

Nice work.

Best Man
by SJCarter

Comment:
You'll get this a lot on this shot...a tighter crop would have worked better. Otherwise...you've captured his expression well, and the slightly OOF background pulls the subject out nicely.

smell the rain, spring is coming
by tase

Comment:
Love the simplicity, the texture of the clouds, the rich colour of the sky and the balanced composition. 7.

use of creativity and lighting to creates a GOOD image of rook visiting million dollars oregon views
by charliebaker

Comment:
Now that's just too deliberate! In the spirit of counter-intuitve process...I'm giving it a 10. No, a 1. No, a 10! Ugggh!!!

Pinch
by Shecoya

Comment:
This should have ribboned. I gave it a 9. Great sense of humour, great eyes and, I'll just come out and say it...gorgeous nipples!

Your portfolio rocks.

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by rasdub

Comment:
This was the building used in "The Fog", right?

Pretty cool location.