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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
6/26/2006 9:54:50 PM
very a-MOO-sing! .. (sorry!)
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| Photo By: Hugo de Wolf
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
6/8/2006 11:57:22 PM
great portrait - congrats on the BIP
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| Photo By: Manu
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
6/4/2006 3:48:40 PM
great image - simplicity at its best!
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| Photo By: Fabiola Barrientos
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
6/4/2006 3:47:46 PM
really nice colour - did one of these fall down recently??!
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| Photo By: Jason Mckeown
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/30/2006 10:26:21 PM
excellent - is that rainbow genuine??!
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| Photo By: Hugo de Wolf
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/26/2006 6:15:11 PM
Hi Hugo,
This is a classic composition. Nice time of day to get the shot too. If I had any criticsm I would say that this imagery is very average for a man of your abilities - then again maybe thats a compliment in disguise!
Rgds,
Shane
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| Photo By: Hugo de Wolf
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/26/2006 12:40:09 AM
you dont need anyone to tell you that this amazing. I hope you sell a lot of copies.
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/23/2006 11:07:24 PM
thanks for taking the time to discuss Hugo - in short I like the B&W version more because it has a nice soft contrast that is hard to achieve - i also like the way the red channel has turned the blue sky dark.
Just got the D200. Delighted with it so far. Expect some posts soon.
Rgds,
Shane
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/20/2006 9:29:47 PM
Hi Hugo,
Here is the colour version - its has its merits but I'm sure you will see why I went with the B&W.
Rgds,
Shane
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| Photo By: Shane O'Neill
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/17/2006 11:01:00 PM
This is exceptional - beautiful softness yet excelent clarity in the branches. Perfect tones too. Perfect B&W.
Rgds,
Shane
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/16/2006 9:20:24 PM
Hi Hugo,
Not much need for a mind map - or so I thought until I read it. There's some concise thinking there! But I must ask: did you have this map in mind before you went shooting or did you use it to seek images in your collection? The series works very well I think. I'm not crazy on the third one (earth) but it does offer a lot from the colour point of view.
Anyway keep up the good work.
Rhds,
Shane
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| Photo By: Hugo de Wolf
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/16/2006 7:50:24 PM
Hi Barry,
It must be a pleasure to undertake that annual ritual of yours. You dont see bluebell woods like that one in many places.
Rgds,
Shane
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| Photo By: Barry Wakelin
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/16/2006 1:51:02 PM
I was actually going to put on my remarks the fact that this image would appeal to you in particular! .. anyway, camera is ok now but I need a backup - looking for a D200 at the moment, feel free to suggest any UK shops.
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| Photo By: Shane O'Neill
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/16/2006 1:49:19 PM
She was dropped! not by me though .. I went 6 weeks without her and it was sorely missed. Just goes to show you the need for a good backup camera, hence my search for a D200 has begun. Watch this space.
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| Photo By: Shane O'Neill
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/15/2006 10:17:02 PM
Very impressive colour and cloud detail John. Hope you didnt go for a swim there though!
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| Photo By: John Finn
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/13/2006 9:36:06 AM
excellent tones and composition ..
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| Photo By: baldacci baldacci
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/13/2006 9:29:29 AM
great shot - I think it looks better when you clean up the white tones though.
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/12/2006 8:18:17 PM
Smashing neck of the woods you found yourself in Barry> I love the low eveing sunlight hitting the heather .. smashing,
Shane
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| Photo By: Barry Wakelin
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/11/2006 9:01:02 PM
Your best in a long time Ian - well done
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/9/2006 5:36:54 PM
Hi Hugo,
Without carving up the details of this shot (I have to cut the grass outside!) I would just like to say that the curved line running through the 4 images is absolutley brilliant.
Well done,
Shane
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| Photo By: Hugo de Wolf
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/5/2006 5:39:01 PM
classic composition. I hope it rains out there for the rest of the week!
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| Photo By: Keith Fitzgerald
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/3/2006 7:02:11 PM
great use of the old fill flash, well executed too
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| Photo By: Keith Fitzgerald
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/3/2006 7:00:55 PM
Happy days, nice shot, I bet it was warm out too you b?&$%£d! Plenty going on there with the moon in the top right and the figures towards the bottom left. Nice one
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
5/1/2006 8:16:11 PM
Hi John,
Holy jaysus I'd say your ears were popping! Must have taken you a while to get there. Its the background I like best - you are literally above the clouds. Good work
Shane
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
4/30/2006 12:46:08 PM
excellent, one of the best I've seen on Usefilm in a long long time.
7 and to favourites
Rgds,
Shane
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
4/29/2006 2:57:23 AM
Hi Hugo,
First of all - 10 out of 10 for thought process/approach. You really put a lot into this and it inflates the first impression of the image dramatically. So my first impression, well, I think these are an excellent series of images, presently very neatly. Then I took a look at your mind map and I see what you are trying to achive (eventually i figured it out!) To me this is a form of art. You have exceptional photographic skills and now you are trying to push the boundries out further, this is "next level" material. I must say that I thought that my 2 favoutite images in the series are the 2 to the right of the frame and yet these, in your mind, are meant to highlight what I percieve to be uncertanties with you. Does this mean that you produce better images when you are not in your comfort zone? Looking again in closer detail, I personally would not have been able to establish what you were setting out to interpret via these shots without the insight but it doesnt take anything away from my initial thoughts. In fact the very first thing that popped into my head when I saw these was the opening sequence to the 80's tv show: Dallas! ... images of a relatively barron and desolate landscape yet there is a definate air of optimism about them.
With regard to your questions, I like the combination, but purely from an asthetic point of view, this also applies to the order; which I also think you got "correct". I like the use of differing colour temperatures and lensbabie which you are clearly a massive fan of.
As you say yourself, its about imagery and the mood you tried to create - the imagery is great and the mood is up-beat. This is what I see.
Rgds,
Shane
p.s. think I'll give you a 7!
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| Photo By: Hugo de Wolf
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
4/27/2006 10:37:34 PM
brilliant image. Beautiful city.
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
4/24/2006 5:20:01 PM
Hi Hugo,
Great idea but more then that you really embody the idea of interaction between image-makers from around the world, you pretty much are the definative Usefilm member!
Great idea again.
Rgds,
Shane
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| Photo By: Hugo de Wolf
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
4/15/2006 12:10:41 PM
fully agree with you on the last point .. keep up the good work
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Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
4/14/2006 3:55:48 PM
Well,
I'm sure this has to be viewed as a print to appreciate fully the work done in PP. Still a nice shot, nice clouds too to make it interesting ... I think this may benefit from straightening the verticals.
Of to Galway for a Stag this weekend .. I'll give you a shout next week sometime ..
Shane
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