Activity for User 598 - Albert Zabin - ajzabin@gmail.com

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47 Jul 22 Comment It is very valuable to learn the many techniques available to develop pictures digitally. However, I think it is important to know when not to use them. Your original conversion that you submitted is much better than the Lewin influenced version. For example, the enhanced light in the other room behind the father serves no purpose and competes with his face for our attention. Why the spotlight on mother's chest? Very skillfully done, but what is the source? A more important question is what is the purpose? In my opinion, the contrast on the table looks very photoshopped. That, the contrast and complx lights and dark on the husband's and child's faces together, I think spoil the mood that you created so beautifully. The treatment of the child would be really good if you were maklng a portrait. This picture is not about three individuals, I don't believe, but about a family sharing a serious and peaceful moment. Increased tindale effect of the light streaming through the window is more dramatic, but what is this picture about? Jul 14th
47 Jul 22 Comment Really a very wonderful portrait, which captures a very serious man. HNe is not looking at the camera, bt seems to be intent son something to his right. Some might criticise the eye position; I think it tells us what a werious and alert man this is. My only difficulty is the reflection of the building. I don't know how to get rid of it. Jeff's cropping suggestion with which I agree does help eliminate some of the background distraction. Jul 13th
47 Jul 22 Comment This is not only a beautifully done photograph, but you caught a little story,. The mother and daughter are giving their full attention to their prayers. The husbandis looking away with a serious expression. What is he thinking, the picture asks us? Jul 13th
47 Jul 22 Comment Really nice photograph. Could you get more detail in the bright portion of the sky. The skyh is beautiful and really makes the picture specia. I would crop a third to a half of the first layer of vegetaton to move the house and car off center. Jul 13th
47 Jul 22 Comment Photographing art is always a challenge/ The choice is documenting the work of art or recording the photographer's rfeactin to the art of a mixture of both. The photo Ed submitted tells me more about Ed's emotions evoked by this very powerful sculpture. His comments were not needed. The revised photograph is a very well done documentation, but on my screen the epitaph on the bases is not legible. It is a tr oulesoje distraction if it is not..

The unrevised photograph is very well done. A very slight lightening of the face might improve the photograph. I would selectively blur the background, keeping the trees and clouds recognziable. I would include more of the first line of thee pitaph 		Jul 13th
47 Jul 22 Comment This is a beautiful and well done photograph. The exposure is just right. The rear wall has jst enough texure and the bight white walls really captures the sun in Greece. I don't think the narrow strip of a brick wall adds anything to the picture and seems to me to be a near distraction. In the center of the photo there is something that looks like a cloud, but it seems to spill over the roof. More contrast wouild likely turn the shadows completely black with no detail. If you want more texture sharpen details just a little. Darkening the sky would give the walls the appearaance of being brighter without washing out detail. Try it and see if youy like it. Jul 13th
47 Jul 22 Comment I agree thaatI should have darkened the hot spots in the background. Thanks for all your comments Jul 11th
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53 Jul 22 Comment Wonderful treatment of the clouds. I love the strong diagonals of the clouds aganst the hill side. Good focus, I wouldmake the hill sidewith more contrast. O think just darkening the shad
dows would do it.		 Jul 11th
53 Jul 22 Comment Great strength in the colors and the sky line that is echoed by thelines of the formation. The smaller diagonal lines that run form down to up at the base of the formation creat significant dynamism. The strong colors adds to the strength. This should be printed, framed and hung. Jul 11th
53 Jul 22 Comment Beautiful in its gracefulness and dramatic tones. I would crop some of the top. Maybe the bottom a little. Jul 11th
53 Jul 22 Comment This would be a stunning picture if you would darken and blur a little more the background. All those sticks are very distracting. The flower is dead center; that weakens the photo, in my opinion. Jul 11th
53 Jul 22 Comment The exposure is right on. But I feel that the lighting and composition are flat. There are no shadws to mold the forms. More contrast would help. Arabellas crop also helps because it creates a more forceful diagonal. I would try even more of a crop so the line doesn't start in the corner Jul 11th
53 Jul 22 Comment Really a tour de force technically. The placement of thecar is almost perfect, but there are no tire tracks. A fun photo done beautifully Jul 11th
53 Jul 22 Reply Arabella, you are right. I did not want this to be a picture of thekids. I wanted to capture the feeling of Summer by showing a beautiful spot and kids enjoyng life in summer Jul 11th
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