Janosch Heinz: Sunset1 Beautiful clouds. I find myself wondering if perhaps the bottom part of the image could have been cropped half-way up the dark area.
Martin Mielke: Tubing Nice geometry and a sweet colour. Very restful image for an action shot! " Jogging " by Bernd Scheffler I like the nice sharp foam and the tiny silhouetted person. The person is running into something fuzzy and unidentifiable that bothers me a little. " Sunset with Drying Octopusses " by Thomas Moraitis Without the caption and the title, I am pretty sure I would've identified the things on the line as something quite different from octopi ... I really like that lamppost. " Balloon Ride " by Steven Desjardins Oh, the colours! Wow! " Gums " by John Coyle, I wonder. I am having trouble with this one. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing calling me either. I suspect it's because it's (of necessity) a small image overall, and perhaps the subject and composition would be more impressive in a larger presentation? " Cumberland Falls at Night " by Grant Reed III As I'm the reason he didn't have a cable release or a steady tripod ... and as I'm the one who scanned it ... no criticism from me. I will mention that Grant had only a couple of hours earlier discovered that his camera has a Bulb mode, so this was really something new he was trying. " Receding Tide " by Harald Rust, Nice geometry, nice use of a wide-angle. And I like the colour, too. " Rhythm " by Facit Great colour and composition. Actually, without the last sheep it would be a very different picture, but I think it *would* work. " Troublesome Creek, June 29, 2003 " by Jim Moniz Great colour, and I love water scenes. I think it would look great in a BIG print. " Blackwater River " by David J Brooks I can't comment on this one fairly, because as a matter of very personal prejudice I don't care for IR ... " Musee du Louvre " by Andrew Wong Leaves me wanting to see the rest ... " Notre Dame From Upstream " by Joseph Tainter Like the lighting. " Window on Lisboa " by Daniel Bachmann Just goes to show you CAN make well-exposed, serious images with a "point & shoot." Anyway, I'm partial to window pictures. Neat. " Fireworks-3 " by Jeffrey I like it, I like it. The fireworks are in just the right part of the frame. " Fountains at Bellagio " by Francis M. Alviar Nice job showing the scale, and the composition is good. Are the silhouettes slightly unsharp, or is that just the scan? " Cactus Flower " by Dan Matyola I'm also reeealll partial to flowers. Though I think I would've been tempted to centre this one. Handheld in macro mode? Aren't those Optios cool?! " At My Back Garden " by Prasanta Chakraborty Ah, THIS flower is centred. Question ... how did you get so much colour out of Neopan??? " Lotus " by Gerhard Wanninger I like the colours and the way the flower plays against the background. I think that this one might be sllliiiiiiiightly better if the flower weren't centred but in fact a little left of centre of the frame. Maybe? " Little Bee " by Ollen Mullis That bee is sure sharp! I wonder though if the picture might be a bit bright and oversaturated, in general? but a nice sharp macro. " Tulip " by Dick Jones That's sure different, and a really simple composition. I wonder why I don't think of trying things like that. " Whistful Dragon " by Mark Cassino .. and the Master shows us again how it's done. I can't criticise Mr Cassino! " Swallowtail " by Bob Sullivan Not sure what I think about this presentation. " Sleepyhead " by Bill Owens A cool shot by any standard -- and it's another Optio! (I'd love to get that close to an owl in shootable light.) Nice & sharp & interesting. " Sea Gull ... Take Picture " by Butch Black Yep, that works. " Bellbird " by Max McRae Love bird photos. Is that haze over the head area a flare problem? " Cat TV " by Steve Larson Tsk tsk. Tell that cat that sitting so close to the monitor is bad for eyesight. She obviously needs a grandma to tell her these things!! " Doe Eyes " by Bill Sawyer I actually didn't notice a sharpness problem, but the out-of-focus leaf in front of one eye kinda spoils it for me. Not that one can afford to be too picky about photos of these skittish critters. " Osprey " by Amita Guha It's a nice composition, Amita, but the osprey being so small in it, I don't think the photo ends up being really about the osprey. About the osprey's neighbourhood, yeah. " Spaghetti Cat " by Gianfranco Irlanda It's an interesting scene. I find the cat gets a bit lost in the background pattern. Wonder if a colour version would have solved that? " Lynda " by Fred Widall Another Optio! This is a nice choice of background for your portrait and isn't it cool how the little p&s can handle the flash+ambient lighting? Maybe, though, the portrait might have been a little nicer if the camera were higher -- looking straight at her instead of up from below. " MASH " by Paul C. Perkins Looks like you captured the mood! " Manuel " by Albano Garcia Mr Garcia is another Master that I dare not criticize. " In Thought " by Jonathan A. Donald Nice moment. " Look Daddy! " by Boris Liberman Great expression. Is that a Pillsbury Doughboy? Looks like the one my daughter occasionally "borrows" from me. " Stone " by Dag Thrane Oh my! Talk about capturing the moment! You caught the millisecond! " The Dance " by Ric Douglas "They liked it ... " ... I can see why. " The Demonstration " by Frank Theriault Like you said in your caption -- timeless. Especially since you shot it in B&W. " Faces " by Peter Davies Oh. Wow. " Bacardi night life " by Derby Chang Well, I like it. Not sure I can verbalize Why. It's cool. " The Clown " by M. Gil Menz Kinda wonder what's behind the expression. Sort of like the Mona Lisa. " Doll 2003 Brisbane Australia " by Grant Another Optio shows its stuff. No, that's not fair. Another photog shows his stuff, uncompromised by an Optio. Presumably on a tripod? (2 sec., really sharp) " Abstract Yellow " by Peter J. Alling yeah, that's some serious yellow ... " The flowers of evil #1 " by Karoly Kovacs that's a really pretty photo, especially considering the subject. " No Title " by Arthur Hsu .. and it doesn't need a title either. It's just a lovely image. " Sunny Day In Paris " by Valery Zasedatel Interesting. I think the frame makes the image. Would like more information about the optic. " Black Shoes " by Youri Shostak That's a different still life subject. I wonder, if it were slightly lighter ... ? " Three in the Fog " by Christian Skofteland Nice. Nice & simple. " October " by Bruce Dayton That picture says it all. " Moonbow at Cumberland Falls, Kentucky " by E.R.N. Reed Next ... " Terrace " by G. Sridhar I like it! " Yellow Chairs " by Ann Sanfedele uh ... they look white to me ... <grin> they also look very classy. " Wrought Iron " by Gerald Lewis Ooh. Sharp & graphic. " Barrage Nautique " by Hamiche Samir I think there must be a story here, that we haven't been told. " Dock Spot " by Robert Poe Nice geometry. " Window " by BigButt 'Nother nice graphic one. Well, this was my first attempt to produce a critique of the PUG. (I recognized the hypocrisy in my complaining that others weren't doing it.) I hope I haven't offended anyone.
