Lenny Wollitz

Hi Rob, no doubt what the subject is in the second one.  Nice!

More good ideas!  People here are litter bugs.  Believe it or not I did clean it up before I posted.  I will have some good ideas about what to look for the next time I get out for a walk.

Jasenka and Kim.  Thank you so much for your comments and suggestions!  As usual they are thought provoking.

I’m sure a real flower photographer would get in close and have a shallow depth of field and really show off the plant/flower. However, I really want to show a human element but am not sure how to do it. I really like the colors here but c…[Read more]

Duncan, if people want a pat on the back they don’t usually post here.  I have posted photos here that I thought were spot on only to have someone point out something useful out that I didn’t even think of.  Many of us are not complete all knowing and perfect photographers and hope to improve with new ideas.  No one forces anyone to comment on ph…[Read more]

Hi Patrick, this is and interesting idea.  I really like what Jasenka has done with it but think it has lost the appealing mysteriousness of your original post… maybe a little less exposure so one would need to take a closer look?  I agree with Rob, print it.

Hi Paul, my preference is the first one.  It tells a story in and unconventional way even though I’m not sure what the story is so I find myself looking again and again.  Following the same ol’ composition rules can become a bit tedious at times.  Nice job!

Hi Rob, I think it’s fine as is except maybe a bit crowded a the top.  I’m not a landscape guy so,  ¿Que sé yo?  BTW, we are in the process of buying a house in La Paz and moving there so I think I’m going to have think about landscape and wildlife photography there.  I feel the need for a longer lens!

Thanks for the comments.

Graham, not too harsh at all.  I don’t post here for pats on the back which is not what this forum is about.  That being said, Dahlia, thanks for the pat on the back 🙂

Very nice!  Ansel Adamsish.  The blown out areas don’t bother me but you should fix them if you want to print it as there would be no ink in the blown out areas.  Love the compo!

Congrats!

Hi Rob, I find that many people that live in a cocoon like protected middle/upper class live style find photos like this to be disturbing.  Especially ones that have not traveled in 3rd world countries.  Most of my family.  Unfortunately, it does not encourage them to come visit me here in Mexico!

Hi Greg, your BW processing is getting better all the time.  My preference would be the last edit.

Thanks to all of you for the nice comments!

Rob, the guy up top… the army guys don’t like having their photos taken much less published so I’m careful.  In fact way before covid (I shot this in 2016) most of them wore masks so the cartel thugs wouldn’t wouldn’t know who they are and retaliate. This was a special occasion, independence day…[Read more]

Thanks for your comments.

Diane, I forgot to check her lipstick after she had something to drink.  You would think that after over 50 years I would have her trained!

I shot this with an on camera flash bounced off the ceiling.  I think I will try it off camera with a gridded soft box and a hair light like Rob suggested.

Hi Rob, I have been using the local Kodak place with surprisingly good results.  If I wanted to do a poster I would probably use a place called ZNO in China that I have had mostly good results with.