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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
2/5/2005 3:45:41 AM
hi linda! thank you for your interest in my work...yes, this was a long exposure. cant remember what was it as it was such a long time ago.
you have a very outstanding portfolio which many images i greatly enjoyed. they remind me of the venerable kodak T-max and darkroom tonal work. one of my favourite is the "webbed", which is original outtake.
i wish you success in your photographic undertakings!
p/s: i invite you to www.morselelite.com way i showcase some of my work. and i look forward to hearing from you!
regards,
stephen
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| Photo By: stephen chong
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
5/11/2004 5:06:47 PM
you create very nice images that is so different from the rest. your style shines in your portfolio, i have enjoyed savouring every image and at the same time being awed and inspired. this has become one of my favourite!
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| Photo By: Maleonn
(K:3054)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
5/11/2004 4:45:15 PM
the clear details in sand stands out. i love the tension between the cloud and the boat, the use of the white wave crests on the horizon to create the distinct colurs is very smart. lovely piece of materialised concept!
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| Photo By: James Adams
(K:73)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
4/21/2004 6:03:46 PM
this is one of the most imaginative concepts i have seen for a while here. it's beautiful. and your portfolio is very impressive. the colours, the warmth, the emotions that they bring out. you create very lovely work.
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| Photo By: Barry Kusuma
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
4/21/2004 5:32:55 PM
hello mei. i know where this place is! my friend and i went shoot there late last year. (see linked image)
http://www.usefilm.com/image/217547.html
it was taken in the drizzle. Rahman was working the lens and i was sheltering him and camera with the umbrella! needless to say, i was wet in the rain. it was fun memories, and your picture sure brought them back to me!
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| Photo By: Tilakia Deh
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
4/5/2004 8:52:07 PM
the dimples of the golf ball retains the details and depth. an immaculate piece of work. however, i dont quite understand the film speed used on this. (sorry, not quite a digital-buff) we can see a slight feathered layer of the driver against the green on the upper right side though.
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| Photo By: Gary Sissons
(K:295)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
4/3/2004 8:53:38 AM
hello from sunny singapore! thanks for ur kind words....
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| Photo By: stephen chong
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
4/3/2004 8:47:44 AM
the splash of red is eye-catching. i almost thought it was the national flag of Trinidad & Tobago. interesting stuff. but the "jaggies" can be seen especially behind the stair rail. overly JPEG compressed, i suspect.
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| Photo By: ama tor
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
4/3/2004 8:17:34 AM
fluid. good choice of shutter speed, retaining overall sharpness of girl yet with the movement of bubbles and wand. the tones are fine., with any over-exposure will have caused the blond hair edges to merge with the bright sky.
immaculate. certainly one of my favourites.
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| Photo By: Roger Cotgreave
(K:15892)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
3/13/2004 7:47:22 AM
the panaromic crop (or format, since u didnt state) works for the this image. amazing colours & composition. its a very good image.......that works for me. favourites, it goes into my collection.
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| Photo By: simon wootton
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
2/22/2004 8:22:13 AM
it's lovely, remember to put the lens as near as possible to the window pane, it will take care of those pesky unwanted reflections at the top left corner......i see you are quite good at this! =)
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| Photo By: Tilakia Deh
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
2/19/2004 7:49:05 AM
clever, very clever. your design and execution is creatively ingenius! i like this.
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| Photo By: Castillion .
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
2/9/2004 7:56:14 AM
on lighter side: he is probarbly shouting " i sell no chicken with bird-flu, no beef with mad-cow, and no french fries genetically engineered."
-cue in the music- "i'm loving it!"
on technical side: not too sure your A80 has hotshoe for external speedlight. try bouncing flash or lower the power of flash while bringing down the shutter speed to get some background details. how about including the whole palm? doesn't look complete with 3 and a half fingers!
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| Photo By: Tilakia Deh
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
2/9/2004 7:50:31 AM
Man! i just got to hand it to you, jingle! u are very good with flora. details, hue and precision.
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| Photo By: Jingle Chong
(K:57)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
2/9/2004 7:45:52 AM
neat creativity u did on this one albeit a little camera shake. how about changing this into contrasty B/W?
good job!
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| Photo By: Jingle Chong
(K:57)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
2/9/2004 7:25:48 AM
jingle: nikkor 35-70mm lens has a "macro" setting(not true macro), it allows the closest focusing distance to close up from 0.6m/2 ft to 0.28m/0.9 ft. i supported my camera by leaning my elbows in between against my knees. (similar to aiming a rifle in the sitting position). i hope that helps! with regards to your picture, the square crop strengthens the subject compostion(ie. the lovers in embrace). the trade-off in this case is including the pavilion roof and sacrifice subject size and clarity. i think you did well, its tricky to meter in this case since they are in partial shade and at the same time, you got the mid-tones right.
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| Photo By: stephen chong
(K:519)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
2/1/2004 7:54:06 AM
its spontaneous, jingle. playing with depth of field did well for this image. how about trying a square crop for this one? the half-cropped window on the left make the entire feel a littlle incomplete. what do u think?
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| Photo By: Jingle Chong
(K:57)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
12/3/2003 6:48:56 AM
overall, the picture is too much on the soft side. but interesting toys u have there!
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| Photo By: Mario Couture
(K:2264)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
11/26/2003 8:22:10 AM
this is good concept thanks to lines of railway, overhead beams and other linear guides . emphasis brought out further through black and white. you may want to manually override the ISO to lower film speed to see differences.
(this was at queenstown looking aft east, yeah? like the friendly announcements they always blare: for ur own safety, please stand behind the yellow line!)
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| Photo By: Tilakia Deh
(K:507)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
11/23/2003 6:30:53 AM
are those your toes??? (points to lower left of image)
haha =)
the glow of the pebbles and rocks by the ambient light is warm and welcoming
welcome to usefilm!
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| Photo By: Tilakia Deh
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
11/3/2003 8:02:51 AM
my-my, what a splendid idea! creative composition!
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| Photo By: Silviu Voicila
(K:104)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
10/31/2003 7:56:06 AM
detailed with great depth of field and scale too! it's good!
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| Photo By: Neil Jones
(K:105)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
10/29/2003 7:22:18 PM
hey renee! i am moved. the vantage point and the depth in the picture is perfectly-executed. and the outline is detailed yet restraint. best is that ripples of the water adds the finishing touch to one of the best works i have seen yet.
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| Photo By: Renee Picasso Manoppo
(K:7)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
10/27/2003 6:24:50 AM
hello! this was taken from the front windscreen of the city's underground train system. hell of tight squeeze. no tripod/monopod. i rested the camera on the top of the dashboard. i tripped the shutter and hoped for best! (with bracketing, of course)
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| Photo By: stephen chong
(K:519)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
10/24/2003 11:33:47 PM
the nite sky intensified by the combination of city lights and smog (i think)...cool......however, i wished you had corrected the slight slant which is biased to the right
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| Photo By: Naren Kunhody
(K:1339)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
10/19/2003 9:09:34 AM
hey bro! i am assuming this is scanned from a flatbed....image quality seems to be a little on the soft-side. the scan didnt do this image justice! =)
forgive my ignorance, but is that a plant in the background behind the head or is it part of the head-gear?
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| Photo By: Abdul Rahman
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
10/18/2003 10:51:06 AM
great mood, these kids (i assume they are siblings) will treasure this image down the years! (however the reflection of the girl's spectacles disturbs me.)
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| Photo By: Arthur Yeo
(K:890)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
10/15/2003 8:46:42 AM
ingenious both in the execution and the results! i've enjoyed this thoroughly!
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| Photo By: Kostas Tzanetos
(K:22012)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
10/6/2003 3:02:04 AM
nice except for the ermm...a little unrealistic light/shadow angle for the girl. it doesnt mate with the shade under the mushroom's canopy & ambient sunlight.
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| Photo By: ciprian furtuna
(K:8)
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Critique By:
stephen chong (K:519)
10/2/2003 8:22:06 PM
if u sell this, i'll buy it!
smooth & detailed. i get a warm fuzzy good feeling the longer i look at this image.
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| Photo By: Vitor Dias
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