I always love a good Mikey Kelley x Lee Morris collab!

Mike Kelley surely isn’t as strict with his critiques as he used to be; allowing surprising aspects to get a pass when normally, he wouldn’t let it slide at all. Perhaps Mike has softened his opinion on photos in an attempt to enjoy more images instead of only noticing their flaws. Anyway, great upload!

29:34 Mike: Yes, I will never forget that picture. 29:38 Lee: have you seen that image before? 29:43 Mike: Maybe I have, but I can't remember 😂

Lee, the gradient you see in the second photo was part of the original. The black and white edit sort of exaggerated the contrast :) Thanks for the critique

@ericbarkhurst2951

2 ай бұрын

Great Photo!

@Mr_Andreson

2 ай бұрын

thank you sir @@ericbarkhurst2951

Mikeyyyy Kelleyyyyyy is back babyyyyy!!!!!

Out of curiosity, I actually googled the cruise and can confirm the PI Pool was taken with a drone, because there is no balcony near the area. Is a great shot!

@user-vj9bu9bo1d

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

That pool picture was def made with a drone. It is on the deck of a cruise, go see the pics, there are no balconies on top of it

@user-vj9bu9bo1d

2 ай бұрын

You totally right, I used my DJI Mini 3 Pro for that

Lee is spot on about those ghost boats!

@steven4217

2 ай бұрын

I was surprised Mike Kelley defending that aspect. So unlike him lol

@FStoppers

2 ай бұрын

@@steven4217 Ya I think Mike must have secretly been friends with the creator of every image he picked.

@Tempest1984

2 ай бұрын

What strikes me even more than the boats is that in the reflection of the cabins, one of them is in a much paler shade of red then the others. Looks like the photographer adjusted the "real" cabin's color to make them look more uniform, but didn't do so for its reflection.

My favourites were the drone shot, the monument valley shot, and the pool shot...great photos!

11:08 The phrase you are looking for is 'Where art meets architecture' 😅

Great critiques! As an aside, I just purchased Mike Kelleys Art Meets Architecture 1. Wow! It is excellent! I am not a professional but I am helping my architect husband photograph/edit his photos. Thank you so much! I learned SO much and I feel much more confident. Just wanted to let you know how much the course helped me. Thank you, again!

Yes! MK always elevates these videos.

I agree with Mike's choice for number 1, personally I like the LA freeway image, I know it's a road and a simple composition, but the tone and the old car really give the image a futuristic feeling👽🛰 Great photo review guys very entertaining 👍👍

The house shot with the pool that you think is in New Zealand. Is actually in Summerland BC Canada, my home town!! 😃

@mikekelley

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely incredible landscape!

@BenSussmanpro

2 ай бұрын

Oh that’s interesting. BTW, that photo is in the style of the late Julius Shuman of LA, a great architecture photographer.

Excelente, gracias por compartir!!

I love that view of monument valley! Great shot. I have seen beautiful frame in frame shots of the valley on film that are pretty mind blowing!

Always Great !!! BUT This is Next Level !!!!!! Both Photos n The Banter !!!!!! Thanks You Two :) :) :)

Great video. The winner looks like something out of west world.

I remember seeing the one at 35:00 on one of my Facebook groups and this image blew me away. Bravo

So interesting. As an european architectural photographer myself, I agree with so much of what Mike thinks of the photos.. So its really interesting seeing when and why Lee doesn't like the photos. Gets me out of my bubble. I don't agree with Lee mostly but still interesting :D

Great episode

I fuckin' love these critique vids. Super helpful and you guys just have the best personalities for this. 🤘

38:34 😂 those boats were throwing me off

I'd watch these every week, thanks!

@FStoppers

2 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Patrick switches to a Mac. That’s what we all waiting for.

@FStoppers

2 ай бұрын

I gave up, returning it to Lee -P

Living in Dallas, Lee's comment hit home. So much square concrete architecture here

I agree with Lee on the last Brazil picture.

I’m reminded of Siskel and Ebert. One time Roger Ebert was so flustered with Siskel’s negative criticisms he questioned him if he thought he might be in the wrong line of business.

Mike's critique is coming from a professional architecture photographer's pov, Lee is critiquing from a dxo mark standpoint 😅

That Nate cook image is fucking amazing (the architecture and the photo) - 5 stars from me

So cool that Mike let himself be grabbed by the Americana photo!

Is Mike Kelley wearing a hearing aid or microphone?

@momsterzz

2 ай бұрын

Looks to be a cochlear implant

37:00 you probably saw this location on James Popsys channel or at least the thumbnail to one of his videos. It's definitely a nice looking location.

May I know what is the thing behind Mike Kelley's ear?

@katywolffis7678

2 ай бұрын

Looks like a cochlear implant.

Edutainment!

A line in the movie, Amadeus. Mozart, you play too many notes Mozart. Einstein once said remove negative people from your life they always have a problem for every answer.

@29:32 "i'll never forget that picture"... "have you seen that image before?".... "maybe I have, I can't remember..." hahahaha So I guess it was possibly forgettable? ;)

The image at 38:00 could've definitely used another good 15min of PS to remove those boats, straighten the reflections, and clean up.

many 4 and 5 this means that the audience is improving their photography or maybe all over the world!!!

the last image should have 2 sun it the sky, look at the direction of light on the boat and the building! completely different angel! it is interesting Mike and Lee didn't notice that

There's no critique without Mr. Rocktaeschel.

What happened to Mike's ear? Is that a hearing aid device?

@FStoppers

2 ай бұрын

Mike has always had horrible hearing and he finally got an implant to fix it and it has totally changed his life for the better.

@playoflightphotographicsllc

2 ай бұрын

Cochlear implant.

The shocking reason people are only using one pool… is because it’s the only pool with water in it!

@user-vj9bu9bo1d

2 ай бұрын

This is not true, my friend, both were with water

Not so much Mike Kelly destroys, but Lee Morris nitpicks. Mike Kelly is so positive in his critiques.

It should say Lee Morris Destroys Architecture photos with Mike Kelley.... Lol. Although Mike is being wayyyyyy to generous IMO Edit: I just noticed the thumbnail. Lol... Is this the original thumbnail from when it was initially posted?

Everybody is in the "P" pool because the "I" pool does not have water in it... Maybe

PI photo hands down!

I sometimes wonder if Lee’s takes are part of a bit he’s been keeping up all these years.

It always amazes me how the ‘expert’ photographers appreciate work far greater than the FS community in general. It’s also wonderful that Mike values the impact of images without having to search for technical imperfections.

Lee is dying...this is a funny video man

2 tram shot with pink lad is try-hard 2/5

There's party music playing in the background all the time...

@FStoppers

2 ай бұрын

It’s Whistler. Bar below pumped club music non stop -P

damn. last time i saw this series it was a couple years back and man has Mike gotten soft giving fives left and right

@lackoliver55

2 ай бұрын

Shows you the difference between an experienced professional who knows the effort needed to take these shots, and the pessimism that is the CTC forum members that rate the images.

@snak4716

2 ай бұрын

@@lackoliver55 naah, i'm totally with lee on almost every point he made, especially with the red buildings and boats in the shadows. total snapshot with bad retouching

@FStoppers

2 ай бұрын

@@snak4716^genius

@Elias304

2 ай бұрын

..or it means, as he said, he picked all the ones he liked

@snak4716

2 ай бұрын

Mike i knew from a couple years back who put emphasis on every little tiny detail, down to the way a pillow in the very corner of an image was arranged just a few inches off would have never picked such a generally sloppy set of images. then at 29:40 he goes and throws out a 5, world class, UNFORGETTABLE image, which at best is a 3. then ironically he proceeds with saying he doesn't remember if he's seen it or not when lee asks him : D i totally agree with mike on multiple points, especially the "irritant" point which was a problem for lee but man i was surprised with mike's approach here. has he become a dad recently or something? :D 95% of the edge is gone. all in good spirit of course, im just teasing but i really was genuinely surprised after checking in again after years. i wish mike and lee all the best, i love this combination

The Nate cook photo is beautiful. “Bad cosplay” good god how absurd and embarrassing. Those architectural details are an architects wet dream. All that custom steelwork, unique space, floating balustrades. It’s very David Lynch cinematic - stunning

@evanabounassar2454

2 ай бұрын

Agreed

@momsterzz

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely, especially when it showed up after the train one that Mike rated as 5*😱

I don't consider blended pictures of architecture or landscape are not real picture and I don't want to see images like that

pétanque is not bowling

Watching this you'd think Lee Morris is the greatest photographer to ever walk the earth. But, it's just his hubris, that doesn't let him give credit to anyone else really. Downright embarrassing how he basically thinks he'd have taken a better picture at every single location. The "bad cosplay" comment was the lowlight of the video. Mike seems like a nice guy though, and was spot on with most of his assessments. Probably because he's a pro, and knows what it takes to create those shots. While hobbyists often have the mindset of "I will do better".

Mike has a cochlear implant now? I don't remember seeing that before. Hope he's doing well.

@FStoppers

2 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s pretty wild. He was telling us the story and how much he can hear now. I don’t know what all he has told the public so I’ll save that from him but he had very little hearing out of his right ear and now hears everything. It’s wild! -P

@matteimages8154

2 ай бұрын

@@FStoppers Awesome! Glad to hear it's a positive thing.

First :)

I agree with Lee on almost all of his critiques over the years but he’s absolutely bonkers out of his mind on the orange stairwell. I love that one but I’m afraid it is AI

Lee, are you aware how many times you used feel feelings etc ? Man up man and try to use think instead more often

I didn’t realize one of the contest rules was that you had to be friends with Mike Kelley to be eligible. 😢

Lee has no idea on what he's talking about... There's something wrong with every picture... WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!?! A SHADOW... WHY ARE THOSE PEOPLE WEARING CLOTHES?!?! WHY IS THE WATER CLEAR?!?!

@SaadKhan-xn1xv

2 ай бұрын

Agreed. It almost feels like he's playing a character on these.

@FStoppers

2 ай бұрын

It’s a critique!

@openhousefotoandfilm

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely

I agree with Lee's ratings but I'd take off another point for all.

Lee, you’re a nitpicking pompous critic! Your critique’s would have more merit if you were an architectural photographer.

Lee Morris commentary is horrible. This is unsophisticated pecking.