My Comments

Great impact with the focal point in just the right place. Really liking the uniformity of colour in this (like a purple explosion) and without doubt this would make a superb large format print.

Comment Written by photopca on 02-Oct-2012
Read and reviewed with blinders on.

Castaway by NEX-7

Nicely shot with a sweet composition and lovely tones. Certainly a lovely area and looks like a landscape photgraphers paradise. I'm seeing a bit of a halo round the rocks though, no idea what that's about and again that watermark is sooo distracting. Suggest you maybe change it to something embossed or semi transparent.
Very nice shot though.

Comment Written by photopca on 28-Sep-2012

Reunion with Tank by wejje

A nice shot which is especially appreciated after reading the accompanying story. I'm sure that after nearly 70 years the memory of that conflict and his service is still fresh in his mind.

Comment Written by photopca on 28-Sep-2012

Field of Dreams by NEX-7

Nice shot, liking the panoramic format, those threatening clouds and that delicat detail in the foreground. Had to hold a thumb over the watermark though, being the brightest thing in the image it's close to becoming the subject of the photo :-(

Comment Written by photopca on 28-Sep-2012

T Bone Tango by Glass i

Really nice shot, great lighting, composition and the capture of an instant that really shows the doggy personality. First saw this and thought it must be a winner in the cats and dogs competition - how it ended up in third place in the company of some ... average entries defeats me, really it does. Lovely shot !

Comment Written by photopca on 04-Aug-2012

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Enough Stem? by outsideMAN

A nice shot, obviously it should be in black and white and have a puppy in it so can't give you the six I'm afraid. Pertinent message :-)

Comment Written by photopca on 19-Jun-2012

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The Long Ranger by Echo7

Nice shot man. Infra red on this one ? Loving the contrasts and the more subtle tones in the background. I might have given the tree a tad more space - or not...
Was going to give you a call for my Peak trip but the forecast was dismal and correct for once :-( Drank beer and got wet. Sweet shot.

Comment Written by photopca on 15-May-2012

Shades of White by avmurray

This is a really nice shot and you've nailed the whites along with a nice range of tones. I think you're right in assuming that even a small increase in exposure may have burnt out some of those petal tips. Actually with an incident light meter getting perfect whites is not so hard (at a price). Got to be a good choice for the competition. One drawback for me is that white frame inside the image, in my opinion this shot just doesn't neeed it and I find it detracts from the image - take that away and it's a lovely shot.

Comment Written by photopca on 27-Apr-2012
Read and reviewed with blinders on.

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Kamyron by AprilWygant

Definately worth a five. Nicely posed and also very well lit with a dark background to the image and an interesting vignette (due to light falloff or post pro ?). Hard to criticise but you got to try ..
Really minor points but for me personally having taken this one I might have just moved that light a couple of degrees towards her face perhaps. All the tones in this are really good but that shoulder is a little hot and so just moving the light would place more emphasis on the face/hat I think. I would probably (if moving the light didn't do the trick) post process and just lift the whites of the eyes a little. Having said that it's a very nice portrait

Comment Written by photopca on 26-Mar-2012

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ABSTRACT: B'more Alley Night by pzoette

Not sure I'd label this abstract, you can kind of see what it is. Kind of - and that's what makes it interesting, what makes you look closer and involves you. The best images are those that are completed by the eye of the viewer and for me this is such an image. Nicely dark and mysterious. On the down side not sure if that bright flash of light doesn't distract the eye from the mystery - something needs to go there just wondering if it isn't too bright though. Either way very nice image

Comment Written by photopca on 23-Mar-2012


reply by the artist on 23-Mar-2012 I would agree that it isn't abstract but I did this on advice of people who have been on this site...because I received very strange reviews re: my other posts. I think this is more 'expressionistic'. Now to the important part: I toyed with that flash of light...larger smaller, different shape, different color... What do you think (and I'm simply asking for an opinion) if I overlay it with one of the other colors? One of the lightly used one and just make it a little less distinct. When it was smaller it looked accidental...not a bad thing, but not what I intended. There actually was something in the back there and no one will ever guess unless I post a close up. That's why I kept working on this one. But thank you for reviewing this as it is. I appreciate it.
reply by photopca on 24-Mar-2012 I think that if you overlay it with one of the colours already in the picture you will dilute it and it will lose its impact. How about a complimentry colour ? My first choice would be yellow to preserve the feeling of a light, second choice for me might be red which would be more abstract perhaps. Overlay it or blend it and it might work. Hard to visualise though ...
reply by the artist on 24-Mar-2012 Oh, I think I like the red idea. I had tried a yellowish tinge and it looked like tobacco. But red wouldn't be expected as long as it was still luminous. THANK YOU THANK YOU! Unfortunately I cannot post it again, but I can tell you how it comes out, or give you a link if you want to see it. I'll even give you credit for the idea! THANKS
reply by photopca on 26-Mar-2012 Hell yeah, course I want the credit :-) Glad it worked out, apparently Turner did the same thing on one of his paintings - damn maybe you'll have to give him the credit :-(