Critique Welcomed Saturday Morning's Catch

[Brian Moore]

Sadie and I stopped by the Dory Fishing Fleet HQ in Newport Beach on Saturday morning and I snapped a few images with my Olympus XA3 and Arista EDU 100 film. Processed them in Rodinal later in the day. I threw in one or two blurry ones for those of you who like blur.

At the time I was shooting I thought I had color film in the camera.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Good stuff, Brian. Nice to see the XA3 in action. I can't imagine these in colour now, as they look so good in b&w.

 

[Beth Carter]

that last shot is fantastic with the work station, the guy's expression and that sun coming out behind it all. the second to last photo gave me a chuckle, you caught a character in that one. glad these came out for you.

 

[Brian Moore]

Good stuff, Brian. Nice to see the XA3 in action. I can't imagine these in colour now, as they look so good in b&w.

Those fish were lovely pinks, reds and browns. As I was shooting I was thinking "these colors are brilliant!" But honestly I'm not disappointed in the B&W. Thanks Rob!

that last shot is fantastic with the work station, the guy's expression and that sun coming out behind it all. the second to last photo gave me a chuckle, you caught a character in that one. glad these came out for you.

Thanks a lot, Beth. I almost didn't post that last one because I failed to wipe the film adequately after it came out of the developing tank and I hade some major water spots. That last picture needed a bit of clean up to get rid of it. Anyway, thanks Beth. Much appreciated.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Wooooo love them Brian and that first blurred one for blurred is as good as it gets. It's as though u'd shaken the ink on a drying print.
Just wondered how you came about to blur them. Was it when he told you the price ?

 

[Brian Moore]

Wooooo love them Brian and that first blurred one for blurred is as good as it gets. It's as though u'd shaken the ink on a drying print.
Just wondered how you came about to blur them. Was it when he told you the price ?

lol. I didn't even ask the price, Julian. Thanks for the comments, Julian.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Well Julian as some of us gets more matured, we tend to get some blurry obscured use of extremeties, which I believe has happened here, and then we kind of catch ourselves and steadies us against something, therefore the variety. But I must confess that Brian did very well on this occasion, 'cause I like them very much, particularly the not so blurred ones

 

[Brian Moore]

Well Julian as some of us gets more matured, we tend to get some blurry obscured use of extremeties, which I believe has happened here, and then we kind of catch ourselves and steadies us against something, therefore the variety. But I must confess that Brian did very well on this occasion, 'cause I like them very much, particularly the not so blurred ones

You've summed it up rather nicely, Ivar.

And thank you.

 

[Pete Askew]

Not much I can add Brian other than to add my praise. The last two are especially good I think, for the light in the last and the enigmatic expression in the second to last. A bond villain in the making! I love the second seagulls shot, and it's probably my favourite. The riot of wings captures the impression wonderfully.

 

[Brian Moore]

Not much I can add Brian other than to add my praise. The last two are especially good I think, for the light in the last and the enigmatic expression in the second to last. A bond villain in the making! I love the second seagulls shot, and it's probably my favourite. The riot of wings captures the impression wonderfully.

Dammit, Pete! You're right. That's Odd Job!

Thanks a lot, Pete!

 

[Steve Boykin]

The last two are absolutely brilliant!

 

[Brian Moore]

The last two are absolutely brilliant!

Thanks a lot, Steve. Much appreciated.