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Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2006 5:16 pm**

Image critiquing has taken a little bit of a backseat to other goings-on around the forums today, but hopefully someone will get around to looking at these eventually.

Went into Sydney City this morning and spent most of the time looking UP.
C&C always appreciated.

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2006 5:37 pm**

Great colour Macka. Composition-wise, some of them may have benefited from a closer crop - by that I mean that if your lens doesn't allow you to get the entire subject in frame, 50-75% of it may be better than 98%. Not sure if I've made myself clear but, to me, a shot fails if it appears the shooter has tried to get everything in but missed. Much better not to try in the first place but rather make the most of the field of view you have got.

First one is a ripper but I'd be cloning out that annoying little cloud. Or is it a puff of smoke from a Formula 1 tyre....

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2006 5:48 pm**

Some great shots there Macka - my favourite is #1 - very nice perspective and lines

Well done!

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2006 5:53 pm**

Couldn't help myself Macka - that first one was just screaming out for a B&W treatment. Here's a quick one. Hope you don't mind - I took out the cloud as well.

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2006 5:56 pm**

Thanks guys.

Nice, Simon, I like the B&W a lot. Will have a go myself later.

Cheers

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2006 5:57 pm**

Very nice work Simon

you, you...you Oustanding Member

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2006 5:58 pm**

Portraits shots (Verticals) do give us a size propective and its very well done for 1 and 4.

Other shots would be better if it was wider and coverage more of the surroundings.

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2006 6:04 pm**

Geoff wrote:Very nice work Simon you, you...you Oustanding Member

I've been trying desperately to live up to that title Geoff but it's been a tough year!!

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2006 6:06 pm**

macka wrote:Thanks guys.

Nice, Simon, I like the B&W a lot. Will have a go myself later.

Cheers

I'm sure you'll do a great job. I just did this in LAB mode, adjusted the curves and zapped the cloud. There are a variety of B&W methods around and this shot, due the contrast, will look great in all of them. A duotone would work well too.

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2006 6:57 pm**

Great depth in colour and #1 is a ripper Macka

cheers
marco

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:32 am**

Thanks for the comments, all.

Thought I'd post my B&W Version.

Cheers

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:54 am**

Macka

the leading lines in the first one are Powerful
i' getting virtigo, better sit down or take a deep breath now

the contrast and subject matter is cool too

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:03 pm**

Number 1 is the pick for me too here macka.
Well seen

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:39 pm**

Macka - for me #1 is super strong composition wise, lovely leading lines and for the the B&W works.

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:42 am**

A late comment from me... just been recovering from the w/e :oops:

Love the first... especially your b&w version... nice strong lines and well framed composition.

Hope you didn't end up with a neck strain after all that looking skyward.

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:51 pm**

WHOA! What a shot, especially the B&W #1; dynamite. Contrast is superb.

I can see this in a beautiful black frame with a ultra-white matt hanging in the foyer of that very building. The bigger the print the better.

dk

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