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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 32 |
Jun 17 |
Reply |
Yes, I agree some focus was lost from the face of the boxer, but none of its character and intensity. |
Jun 19th |
| 32 |
Jun 17 |
Reply |
Haha! You made a "bon mot." Very good. |
Jun 19th |
| 32 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
The more I look at this, the more I like the clouds, especially in monochrome. Wow, we all sure made the right choice to ask for a monochrome group! |
Jun 19th |
| 32 |
Jun 17 |
Reply |
You have all reminded me many times to include the hands, and again I forgot your good advice. Thanks for the reminder.
Here is another try at darkening the shirt and lightening the face. I was a little worried that lightening the face would remove the fact that this man has a very dark complexion, but that did not seem to be a problem as I tried to change this image a bit more. |
Jun 19th |
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| 32 |
Jun 17 |
Reply |
I write very extensively for my local club. One thing I wrote was 40 pages of monthly competition topic suggestions. Several of them have been used by the topics committee. The one I am now suggesting to you is this: "Do street photography as follows. Ask strangers on the street if they would shoot a picture of you. If they are willing, tell them to direct and pose you, and give them your camera." I doubt you could get your club to accept this as your work, but I would love for someone to try it out. This is all about making the monthly topic assignments more creative. |
Jun 15th |
| 32 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
Diana's comments are very complete. I might add that this very calm image has a very nice reflection of the duck's neck in the water, making about 3/4 of a circle with the real duck. This suggests trying again and keeping an eye out for a full circle. I also like the single feather floating in the water. |
Jun 15th |
| 32 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
I like the subject matter and the poses, but I also find the lighting not the best. I am sure you did the best with what you had.
Are those the child's toys, or toys for sale? What is the economic condition of these people? Do you have any shots that explain that? |
Jun 15th |
| 32 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
The splash of dust and dirt is great and really emphasizes the action.
About the shooting technique. At ten frames/second, how many images did you shoot to get this one shot, which I presume was your best? What was the shutter speed of each image?
About the event. Is this the event where success is met when the animal is dumped off its feet? (Not where they tie up three legs--isn't that with a calf?) Do some of the contestants wear gloves? Are gloves permitted? |
Jun 15th |
| 32 |
Jun 17 |
Reply |
Those are good ideas, Diana. Thanks.
I was on foot, so I had sufficient time to notice the gentleman and compose.
There was a lot of light, and the sun fell full on his shirt--I darkened it a LOT already. I stopped at this point to retain the sun-drenched quality of the fully sunlit side of his shirt.
I am finding street photography harder than I thought it would be. Mostly, I am not brave enough to just put myself into the lives and presence of people I don't know, especially as a tourist. Maybe that's why two of my shots from the India trip are of sleeping people. My respect has gone up quite a bit for Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Doisneau.
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Jun 14th |
| 32 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
I think I like a bit of backward lean, because it hints at how you must crane your neck to look at the tower. I presently work in the US General Services Administration (GSA) headquarters in Washington, and as GSA owns all the Federal buildings throughout the US, my workplace is filled with exquisite professional photos of the buildings. They are wonderful photos, and the verticals are absolutely perfect--I can just imagine the cameras that were used. BUT there is a sense of control in them, whereas your image conveys the experience of looking up at the tower. |
Jun 1st |
| 32 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
What was the shutter speed?
I really like that face! |
Jun 1st |
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