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monochromejunkie
05/06/2016 at 10:35
Hi Chris. (I’m here via Bipolar Barbie’s blog.) Thought I’d pop over and take a peek. First of all, nice pics. :0) I’m a photographer/artist and must say, you have a knack for composition. The first pic: the lightning bolt is seriously off-centered- one of my favourite things to do, by the way, and it screams “natural talent”. Also, take a look at the 2nd pic. See how the big white strip of sky leads the eye (alllllmost) right out of the frame? But then the sharp, diagonal parallel line of the road beneath it leads the eye right back into the frame and over to the left- where it bounced the eye back up to the cloud. Brilliant composition. If you don’t mind me saying, be careful with centering things dead on in the center of the frame (such as the sun in the last image) because as the eye gets “confused” where to look since it’s equally halved, and rather than gently resting on the left or right side, it sort of hovers in the middle without appreciating the images full visuals. (I learned from the {pros:- and I really hate that term- years ago, to always off-center your subject, if even just ever-so-slightly.)
Anywho…take that with a grain of salt. ;0) Your work is beautiful. I wish you all the best in the competition!
And thanks for the sunshine. ;0)
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Surviving the Specter
05/06/2016 at 19:01
Barbie, thank you SO much for your encouraging words and kind critique along with suggestions. I’ve always wanted to get into b/w photography but anticipating the expenses of a new camera setup, etc., never pursued it. All the images I took were with my phone
The lightning pic was taken from my video and I used a free app to break the storm down into frames – that one frame is my favorite! I will take your advice my friend. Look out! You may see a slight shift in my Gravatar;)
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monochromejunkie
05/07/2016 at 11:07
First off, we need to clear something up! I’m Birgitta. I was here VIA << Bipolar Barbie's blog- I saw your comment on her blog and decided to check your's out. ;0) My real name is Birgitta, but you can call me Birg, or B, or whatever you like.
I'm really impressed that you took those pics on your phone! Wow… you have a real talent for a great pic. I look forward to what you've got in store for you. :0)
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Surviving the Specter
05/07/2016 at 11:10
Again, my sincere apologies, Birgitta.
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monochromejunkie
05/07/2016 at 13:01
No biggie. ;0)
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KatieComeBack
04/15/2016 at 19:28
If you don’t win, there was clearly a mix-up. Or the contest was supposed to be pictures of puppies. 🙂 Beautiful!
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Surviving the Specter
04/15/2016 at 19:37
Thank you, Katie’:) Yes, the one taken in the surf with the sunset is in third and the storm pic is in 10th. There are about 180 submissions and voting ended today:)
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SassaFrassTheFeisty
04/13/2016 at 22:05
OH YOUR BEACH PICTURES! You do take amazingly awesome pictures Chris. What about sea glass pictures? I bet those would be amazing to share too! 🙂
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Surviving the Specter
04/13/2016 at 22:15
Awww, thanks so much. Yes I will post some of those;)
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SassaFrassTheFeisty
04/13/2016 at 22:21
You’re welcome! Good, they are just as beautiful as you’re sky beach pictures!
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