constructive photos on Flickr

I usually post a shot on Fridays, but as I went to post tonight I realized the shot I had intended to upload isn't on the laptop. So I chose to go back and tweak an oldie but goodie from a couple years ago. One of my favorite spots on the west coast, Garrapata State Beach is such a great location for seascapes. I could spend an endless amount of time there.

Have a great weekend and thanks for looking!

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Comments and constructive criticism always appreciated.

Stream on Black and a Different View on Black

catching the first sun by chris van dolleweerd

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Winter Swing by chiaralily

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Constructive criticism gratefully received.

Based on this tutorial - www.photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/photo-manip...

With thanks for the following resources;

model - dazzle-stock.deviantart.com/art/Depressed-95857052

Background - dragoroth-stock.deviantart.com/art/A-morning-in-Lothlorie...

Lighting Brushes - redheadstock.deviantart.com/art/Light-Beams-Rays-Brushes-...

Hair Brushes - ivadesign.deviantart.com/art/hair-brushes-II-99673734

If you're going to follow this tutorial, be prepared to spend a lot of time with your favourite extraction tool - isolating the model from the background took me over an hour with the pen tool.

Purpose Served by Wendell

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Rosebud by Stinne Brøchner- Nielsen

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Taken with a 50mm analogue lens at f/2 with a size 2 extension tube.

Closer by Wendell

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a lisbon view by chris van dolleweerd

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de bende van oss by chris van dolleweerd

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nijmegen by chris van dolleweerd

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The Waalbrug is an arch bridge over the Waal River in Nijmegen, Gelderland, the Netherlands. The full length of the Waalbrug is 604 metres (1,982 ft), the middle of the arch being about 65 metres (213 ft) high. The arch itself is 244.1 metres (801 ft) long and was the longest arch in Europe at the time of construction.

The bridge was opened on 16 June 1936 by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands in presence of 200.000 people.

Until 1936 there was no permanent connection for ordinary traffic to the other side of the Waal. All traffic had to use the "Zeldenrust" ferry. Train traffic used a railway bridge since 1879.

In 1906 the "Nijmegen Vooruit" (Nijmegen Ahead) committee started planning the construction of the Waalbrug, but the First World War delayed the plans. In 1927 definitive plans had been made and construction of the bridge started October 23, 1931 after a plan of the architect G. Schoorl.

At the start of the Second World War the Dutch combat engineering units blew up the bridge to stop the German army's advance. During the occupation the Germans restored the bridge and from 1943 it was in use for traffic again.

In 1944 the Germans planned to blow up the bridge again, but Jan van Hoof, a Rover Scout and member of the Dutch Resistance, managed to prevent this. On 20 September 1944, the bridge was conquered by allied forces. A plaque was added to the bridge as a reminder of van Hoof's actions.

this shot was inspired by dave, www.flickr.com/photos/nldazuu/

by Constructive Destruction

3200 iso by chris van dolleweerd

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it was a beautiful day by chris van dolleweerd

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...NicePlaceForRIP... by 7H3M4R713N

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Day One Twenty One by Kevin Craig

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refreshing by chris van dolleweerd

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Before the Dawn Breaks by Nate Compton

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Constructive criticism on any of my photos please! And what story comes to mind when you see this?

So turns out its a lot harder to draw birds by scratching black construction paper with a dull razor blade than I thought it would be. Shot this with almost zero light left and my shutter was ridiculously low and my iso was ridiculously high and i didnt even have a tripod. Finally got around to editing this though! for some reason I kept putting it off; but this is my foreign friend who is now back in Belgium and I miss her and she should get back here now!

So what the hell is wrong with me! I fail. again. And I cant come up with anything. I daydream all the time and spend my days wishing I lived in these other worlds but when I try to think of these new, what-can-be realities...I cant come up with anything. My common goals with my photos are to do one of the following, if not a combination: provoke emotion, go back to the roots (nature, simplistic, older, the beginning, etc), and/or to take your dreams and nightmares and turn them into a reality. And I cannot believe I cant seem to do any of those things! especially lately! Lately I have truly done nothing but get worse. The photos on the latest page...im not happy with. at least Im semi happy with the photos on the page before (around tall oaks time). It shouldnt be that hard to shoot something once a week. thats simple. you should be doing at least that anyways. yet I cant. Yet for whatever reason, I cant even do that! what is wrong with me?! Im so drained. my motivation, my passion, my creativity, my skills, everything! I HATE THIS! I just need myself back at least. Im currently a hallow corpse and I dont even know why.

Constructive Thinking by Christopher Perez

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Model: Arnold

Makeup Artist: Harold Santos

Location: Marikina, Philippines

...DogWink... by 7H3M4R713N

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D71_4774 Opposite views by Rabi & Jane Vaz

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Constructive criticism and suggestions always welcome. Many thanks to everyone who have taken the time to comment or constructively criticize.

Thank you all for visiting.

sint jan's butterfly by chris van dolleweerd

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Family Session Preview by Mark Hamilton

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Constructive comments are always appreciated. More session photos to come.

streetscene by chris van dolleweerd

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Red-capped Robin (edit) by Wild~Life

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After some constructive criticism on another forum I have slightly changed this photograph. This was the last and best shot I took of this bird. I have slightly reduced the highlights and done a looser landscape crop. I like that he is waving at me with his wing which is usually tucked neatly away.

Hopefully he has a little more success in the future...

reed by chris van dolleweerd

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the angels love the hutt valley, I reckon by Neuköln

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relax by chris van dolleweerd

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