Been lurking around boost for a while, posting the odd event.
Thought I'd include some general photography as well.

I'm going back a while in some photos, and hopefully will see improvement along the way.

Here's the first few. Hope you like em, and I'll add more as I go.

Cheers

Some nice shots in here

Looking forward to seeing more of your work..

These are really nice mate!! I especially like your lightning photo. It's amazing. How did you get such a beautiful shot?

Thanks peeps.
The lightning shot took a lot of patience spread over about 10 thunderstorms. LOL

Here's one of my boy I got last week. He constitutes all of my portrait work

Nice portrait.. background is fairly dirty

dinosaur one is cool, interesting subject! haha

LOL yeah, was mucking around with flash, but made it fun.

found these couple from a couple of months back which I quite liked.

For me, they are good, but not great.

1. Funny, but meh.
2. Nearly - not all of the face is in focus, had it been, it would have been nice.
3. Not bad, don't like that the foreground is fuzzy.
4. Your son looks very photoshopped?
5. I like the composition of this one.
6. Needed the whole scooter in the pic - would have been great if you had.
7. Pic of the bunch for me.
8. nothing special here
9. nothing special here

10. Better than #4!
11. again - bird not sharp enough for me
12. again - spider not sharp enough for me.


I think you are getting pretty close to shooting some great shots. All I can say is practise practise practise. Seems like you have an eye for it - keep it up!

Thanks for your detailed feedback mate, it's good to know other peoples honest opinions.
I agree mostly with your comments, but included pics other than perfect, cos I think it's nice to see development along the way.

Re No.3 I don't like fuzzy foreground either, but it's long exposure and high wind. I could have cropped it out, but decided some foreground was better than none.

Re no. 4 Only photoshop was a little dodging under the eyes. It's actually a very tight crop from a half body shot, with a decent lens.

Re No. 10 being better than number 4. 10 is a candid, which I always think is better if you can get them.

Re. No. 12 Had the lens wide open, as the spider was in between a couple of rocks in the shade. Even if I owned a macro lens, I wouldn't have had it on the camera at that time.

I'll keep them coming as I get them. I've got a nice little fast 50mm coming that I'll want to play with.

Cheers

Been a little busy to shoot much lately, but here's one I quite like of my old mate, warming himself by the heater.

Last photo is great,

Hahaha I thought pic 5 looked familiar and it does because it is from the main road near where I live.

It's the main road near where I live too. I was doing sunsets over Tamborine Mtn that day, then tried some traffic trails afterwards.

Here's some rushing water, coming to an abrupt end.


and a focus adjustment can make an image completely different

A few from the BMX Australia Open Day

And a little artistic at times