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Aug 17 |
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I am one of your neighbors - just down the road - Nikon D5300, f/6.7, 1/15 sec, iso 100, focal length 36 mm - close up, mid-day light but on a covered porch - my grandson took the shot hand held. He's pretty good with a camera and his older brother is pretty good too - had seen the "Dragan effect" once or twice before and thought I would try it on myself. The narlier the look, the better and I will be applying it on another elderly gentleman soon - will try it on some other things too. |
Aug 14th |
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Aug 17 |
Comment |
Nice shot Piers - I would guess the light is a little subdued due to the impending storm and thus that catchlight in the eye would be a real challenge. I really like the way this character has grabbed the top of that fir bending it over for a perch. I believe he has probably practiced that before. In my view, I probably would have cropped around him a little tighter to emphasize that stance. Welcome to our group and looking forward to more of your work. |
Aug 14th |
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Aug 17 |
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Wow - that was some sunset. Composition wise I would agree with the way you eliminated the roller coaster, and similar to Hung's entry, I would probably crop this into something along the lines of a panorama. In my view the length of the pier and broadness of the beach and the breaking wave speaks to a long horizontal plane. I like the way the well-lit and colorful ferris wheel breaks up the vivid red and darkness of the shadows - simple but very effective photograph. Very nicely done Malabika. |
Aug 7th |
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Aug 17 |
Comment |
Squinting Fox sounds good to me - personally, I don't know that a fox with fully opened eyes would make it any more interesting. Basically two colors: a whitish gray and a vivid orange - simple composition, but beautiful. If it were mine, I might be tempted to crop it a little tighter along the left and top. The diagonality and turned head makes for a very striking pose, which to me is what counts. I think you did very well Al. |
Aug 7th |
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Aug 17 |
Comment |
Hung - I love it. There is color - there is a soft, haziness in the background (very oriental) and there is contrast in the foreground - could not be better. The length of the boat, the length of the shoreline and the spread of the figures lends to me an overall horizontal flow - interesting action workers in unison on the left half. It begs for a panoramic crop which I would recommend just below the deepest reflections in the water - I would leave the sky as is. Mounted and framed, I am convinced this is a winner. Take me with you next time. |
Aug 7th |
| 2 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
Pohlman - you are just too lovely. You need to get down and dirty. Depth of field on this one is, in my mind, very well done - there is to me a slight confusion with the white flower behind, but that cannot be helped and your subject, the butterfly, is bang on. Wonderful complementary colors too. I'm guessing that things might have been a little dark along the roadside, and thus an 800 ISO - did not produce any graininess that I can see - have to agree with Harry on the orange frame, but I would bet that oil painted one is outstanding. |
Aug 7th |
| 2 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
Harry - I like it. The gaze says it all and you captured it perfectly. You could almost go "black and white" on this one and draw the viewer's eyes right to his eyes even more than it already does - worth a try. I have found that a hand in a close up facial shot more often than not aids to the effect I am trying to achieve - thoughtful, contemplative - and you nailed that too. I can relate to this old boy, only I would have gone for the dirty banana - brush them off and they're fine. Great shot.
Thanks for the comments on my entry - I do need some more highlight in the eyes - would not have thought of that - super suggestion.
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Aug 7th |
6 comments - 1 reply for Group 2
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Aug 17 |
Comment |
David - I am in group two and seldom make comments to others outside of my own, although I attempt to go through each group time permitting. I find this shot to be just a knockout. Thank you for including a detailed description as I fully intend to incorporate many of these techniques into my own shots. After reading your bio and seeing this shot, I will definitely be looking at you in the near future (and on the web). Thanks much. |
Aug 7th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 5
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7 comments - 1 reply Total
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