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thomas (user-0ce2h3e.cable.mindspring.com) –
12.24.04 23:16:36 |
| i understand your fascination with macro, but a lot of the photos have DOF issues that are too distracting. i'm sure it's got to do with your lens; not your skill. i love the compositions, angles, colors, shapes. just work on getting more of the shot in focus, or at least, work on using the out-of-focus areas more to your advantage. i know it's a pain to do what i'm suggesting but really, i wouldn't bother posting some of these photos online because the DOF is just technically incorrect. nothing artistic or interpretive about it, i can tell that you wanted more of it to be in focus. so just try to work on it... |
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Tom 7 (gs82.sp.cs.cmu.edu) –
01.07.05 15:55:15 |
What do you mean, technically incorrect? How can it be incorrect? This doesn't make sense to me.
It's easy to get a deeper range of focus by using a smaller aperture, but I personally prefer really shallow DOF in a lot of places. I'm sorry if you don't like them as much as me. =( |
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Mel (c-24-21-46-223.client.comcast.net) –
01.18.05 21:06:19 |
| I'm diggin your shallow DOF. It pulls your attention to small details, and varies the texture of the photograph. And, I suppose it's a matter of preference, but I like photographs that put some of the artists imagination and perspective into them, better than those that are purely representative. |
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Tom 7 (gs82.sp.cs.cmu.edu) –
01.20.05 18:18:05 |
| Thanks. =) |
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Anonymous (dyn074141.shef.ac.uk) –
12.19.06 15:40:49 |
Hey Tom, a lot of really pretty stuff on your site. I think I'm with thomas on this picture: a few more sprouts in focus would have been cooler. I'm digging the shallow depth of field on some photos, but I think it might be overdone on this one: it just looks blurry.
Still though, some really cool pictures on your site. I might borrow some desktop backgrounds for myself. |
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Laurie (stjhnf0112w-142162200009.pppoe-dynamic.nl.aliant.net) –
02.07.07 07:08:31 |
| And herein lies the question "what is art". It is subjective. Anyone coming to it as a critic with a technical view will not appreciate it. Tom it is beautiful. I looked at it with an open mind. Not knowing what to expect. It is a moment in time that shows what you saw at that moment. |
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Dan Knapp (cpe-69-201-153-64.nyc.res.rr.com) –
03.31.07 15:29:47 |
| I also like the shallow DoF. The soft background in this one is very pretty. The brown sprouts in the foreground are if anything a little too focused. I can't help feeling it would be improved with something else in their place though. |
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Susie (93.186.192.216) –
05.01.11 16:56:05 |
| THX that's a great aswner! |
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Bristol Airport Hotels (192.162.19.21) –
04.20.12 00:44:00 |
| ZdaEyr A big thank you for your post.Really looking forward to read more. Fantastic. |
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