January 2012
"Chicago"

COMMENTS:

Brian Magor	If you were entering this in a Photo Travel competition it would do better than in an open competition. For a Travel image it would be better if you stpped back a little and showed more of the buildings and the city environment and also got the feet of the foreground figures.
Richard Harper	I bet that a lot of people would have walked past without noticing. An excellent job, Susan.  How many times do you struggle to get yourself out of a picture, but just when you want it to happen, it  won’t?
Frank Foto	This is a great image! If it wasn't for the actual reflections in the mirrored object, you would think this was manipulated. Technically, though, I think there are a couple of minor issues. I don't think you used a narrow aperture, or there would be a more well-defined star burst effect for the sun. (Obviously a problem with point and shoot photography.) I wish you had waited for the sun to be covered by another cloud, though. Having said that, did you try to clone out the very distracting and ill-defined sunburst? It's going to be incredibly difficult because of the change in blue sky tones as you get further away from the actual sunburst. Or, maybe, just toning down the bright sun just a tad might work. The other minor problem is that we lose detail in the shadows, but that could not be helped because of the narrow dynamic range of point and shoot cameras. Oh - and - you are in the image! The perspective distorts the distances from the object. Just follow the middle line in the mirror all the way back and there you are!
Jim Mayo	I think you are in the photo but very far back against the background. Nice job.
Chuck Mc Collom	This is a nice subject. I wonder if it would be more dramatic if you could remove the buildings and people around the outside except the three in front.
Linda Speh	I have seen this photographed before and still don’t know what it is. At least I now know that it is in Chicago. It makes a very interesting photograph. Your camera did a nice job handling the sun in the image. Fun picture!

About the Photographer

Susan Davi I am a computer engineer and work for a large company in Research Triangle Park, NC and currently am   a project manager there.  The job can be frustrating, so my husband and I have many creative outlets to help take us away from the corporate life.  We both like working with our hands and have a passion of working with wood and fused glass. My husband has been dabbling in photography since we were married when he bought a Canon AE1 at the BX in the Air Force in 1981.   Last year he purchased an SLR and joined us up for the Carolina Nature Photographers Association.  During the first outing, I tagged along taking pictures with a point and shoot and quickly got frustrated by its limitations.  So about 4 months ago, I purchased a Canon T1i Rebel and have been learning about digital photography.   I enjoy experimenting with the various settings to see the effects in order to get the best shot and at times, am surprised at the results. I am drawn to creative photography like that of Tony Sweet, www.tonysweet.com I am hoping someday to incorporate photography with wood and glass for some new creations.