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Critique By:
Nick Karagiaouroglou (K:127263)
8/22/2009 8:52:53 PM
Well, if one is able to turn all the problems and disantvantages to benefits and advantages, no matter if it is about the fig or the lens or anything else... then it is the crown of good technique, Visar. And if on the top of that the technique serves the needs of the whole rather than each and every small detail as a separated thing from the whole, then we have tremendous photography. Of course one has to go through the process of recognizing more and more details of what good photography consists of, but after that one should re-combine everything in the sense of the "general plan".
Good photography has much in common with a well carried out project. All details have to harmonize with each other and in case of such a good coordination great images are the results.
As about the loopers... oh well, I still hope! ;-)
Cheers!
Nick
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| Photo By: absynthius .
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Critique By:
Nick Karagiaouroglou (K:127263)
5/3/2009 1:03:32 PM
Very descriptive shot of not only the fantastic details of that fantastic city, but also of the special atmosphere that it has when under clouds. The colors and the shapes seem to merge with the presence of that muted light, which provides a special sense for the age and the meaning of Florence in its historical civilizatory role.
I can't be really detached in this comment, since I was standing exactly there, at Piazza Michelangelo, trying to get some images of the city, but still the enormous DoF and the great details are above all suspicion here. The gradual and subtle increase of the haze toward the depth enhances the huge space of the image even more.
Only as a question here: Could a bit more contrast do good? I adjusted the levels for that (attachment) but then the subtle diffuse light of the image became much weaker. So, which of both possibilities do you think matches better the view? I think yours comes much closer to that atmosphere.
Cheers!
Nick
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| Photo By: Dave Stacey
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Critique By:
Nick Karagiaouroglou (K:127263)
5/3/2009 3:15:46 PM
There is no "regardless of the shot being good or bad", Saad. Just as there is no "regardless of the chord being played well or false", or "regardless of the novel being written grammatically right or not". It is a good image for what it shows.
I already told you about many other images of yours, where you try to impose "general truths" and things like that. First of all this is not the subject of photography. This is subject of social science, or of history, politics, philosophy, etc. The fact that photography can be a helping enhancement for the understanding of such matters is not for concluding that photography deals itself with such matters. For example, not a single of the images of mine that were used for my latest job for a flyer of an attorney office had anything to do with the content of their work. I didn't think about "lawyers" when I shot them. But I did think about good photography.
Second of all, and this is my personal taste, about that, even if we accept for a moment the statement "regardless of the shot being good or bad", it is trivial what you are doing. What do you think that it is? Special? Does it bring anything to the already known values and points of view of humanity? Are you one of the few that has that point of view? Is that really so special? Almost the whole humanity would have the same point of view, Saad, so what do you expect? You don't get any comments about that from me because the subject is not worth it. It is not difficult for me, it is trivial. I don't sit and write about "couch-philosophy". There are more than enough "hobby-philosophers" here that will tell you how "good the subject is" etc, etc. This is like standing on the pedestal, saying that the earth is not flat but rather a sphere, and expecting everybody to break out in celebrations.
Now, if that statement about the earth would be at least special, or subtle, or remarkable, or different, or aggresive, or demanding, or insane, or anything than the usual hyper-romantic approach that was already beaten to death, then I would get on that car and say what I think. But the way you do it is like repeating the songs of Bob Dylan with some new notes and expecting me to say that the music is yours where it is a cover version of a cover version. So I stay on the technical side until there is reason for going further.
Cheers!
Nick
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| Photo By: Saad Salem
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Critique By:
Nick Karagiaouroglou (K:127263)
3/21/2009 12:22:23 PM
It has a very "trainy" mood indeed, Andre, in the sense that cargo will not only follow the well known "photogenic" routes that appeal to the typical tourost, but it will follow many routes that have a different kind of photogenity than what appears to be "nice" to the lazy eyes of the monotonous "aesthetic rules".
So, thanks to your good focus, I see the good details of the rail world as it expands to the depth between machines, vegetation, and rather "dirty" colors, if I can call them like that. There is also some kind of refraction-like effect on the edges of the objects on the image that suggests humidity just like after a heavy rain. It certainly adds much to the athmosphere. It makes it very very real.
The composition is again pretty well balanced for me. I wouldn't add or subtract anything at all.
Only a small idea about that. Do you also notice a more "closed" kind of view by cloning of the small piece of sky near the top left? (Attachment).
Cheers!
Nick
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| Photo By: Andre Denis
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Critique By:
Nick Karagiaouroglou (K:127263)
10/6/2008 1:46:42 PM
A very very authentic and original idea, Ian! It has both "order" and at the same time "disordering" for me. The restricted palette adds much to its abstract power. The texture on the wood looks nice too, but above all I find that kind of "diffuse light glow" over the whole image very interesting. Is that the result of the reflections on the water?
Another possible crop would be like on the attachment, but then it loses much of that abstract look, doesn't it?
Cheers!
Nick
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| Photo By: Ian McIntosh
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Critique By:
Nick Karagiaouroglou (K:127263)
9/29/2008 10:42:09 AM
The lighting and the coloring caught the atmosphere very well, in a combination of real view and a look at one of those old posters whose colors get washed out by rain and sunlight. In this sense it has also much of the "aged" look that seems to be ideal for preserving vague memories. Very good details and perspective with a great DoF that adds much of that "could touch it" kind of look and feel.
On some places there is a slight overexposure, like for example on the tower of the church, but this enhances the sense for light in this case. The whole balance remains intact - there is no too much or too little here.
Very good work.
Nick
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| Photo By: Orazio Minnella
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Critique By:
Nick Karagiaouroglou (K:127263)
7/1/2008 1:37:07 PM
But for photography it is quite an alive end, Saad! Only perhaps a different frame (attachment) for enhancing the edhe of the column at the very left, that otherwise "flows" into the white background of the web page. This is only a suggestion for presentation, however, and not for the shot itself.
The shot itself is simply strong, full of vivid details in all the DoF, with a great composition and enhancement of the depth, and with a very well balanced lighting/toning. Only perhaps the whole woman would be better included on the image, which on the other hand still doesn't lower the tension of depth and distance.
Cheers!
Nick
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| Photo By: Saad Salem
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Critique By:
Nick Karagiaouroglou (K:127263)
11/29/2007 12:28:20 PM
It is not only hilarious but also very unreal, almost surreal, I would say, Erin! Any capture of a single moment in time has that kind of exciting surreal look, but only if it is techically perfect, which this one is above all doubts. The composition is well balanced, the lighting too, and the unimaginably strictly correct focus reveals the momentray expression and details of the persons.
I would use this one in a photography course for many of the wannabes here who think that it is only just take the camera and shoot something... anything. ;-) you demonstrated very well, that even (or perhaps especially) a funny photo is captured by conscious applying technique and knowledge!
In a way this is a BIP for its own! Hat off!
Nick
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| Photo By: Erin Kelley
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Critique By:
Nick Karagiaouroglou (K:127263)
10/16/2007 7:14:08 PM
E*x*c*e*l*l*e*n*t! Perfect control of focus for creating the scene, that might have been different in reality but reveals its essence on the image! The concentration of focus on the foreground and the gradual dissolving of the depth takes much of the importance of the walking person! It is only a person, who knows who, walking on the *street* - the scene itself! I've seen many street images but just a few of them manage to draw its special kind of isolation as well as this images does!
Hat off again!
Nick
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| Photo By: Avi
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Critique By:
Nick Karagiaouroglou (K:127263)
7/19/2007 6:26:06 PM
The inclusion of the running person in that perepective adds somethiung very live that stands in good contrasts to the rest of the rather still scene. With some smaller focus problems at the depth this is a very nice geometry in which the human can evolve to a protagonist, but still being in a surrounding scene that remains important. And this makes it even more interesting to me - to catch the protagonist but to not forget that any protagonist needs an adequate scene! I think you mastered this very well here, Sandip!
Best wishes,
Nick
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| Photo By: Sandip Aine
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Critique By:
Nick Karagiaouroglou (K:127263)
3/22/2007 3:03:15 PM
Great! I am a fan of low key and of rusty brownish colors, so I can't speak completely unbiased about this one, but I do think that this is a special study! The perspective and the countless hidden details make it to a journey of visual discovery!
The person at the left... a bit too weak as a main character, as it remains in the shadow - I think that a more prominent light would have enhanced the atmosphere of the question that seems to evolve out of this image: Who are you?
On the other hand, even without the person, this one would be still a superb study of that rusty machinery that surrounds us. The coloring alone is simply remarkable!
Between the two possibilities, I think I would choose the first one - the person in the middle of... yes, in the middle of what? An undefinable world that seems to exist only for the purpose of being there! Definitely a fotogenic subject, but not in the usual "beautiful" way ;-)
Best wishes and keep it up!
Nick
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| Photo By: Erin Kelley
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Critique By:
Nick Karagiaouroglou (K:127263)
3/20/2007 8:43:31 AM
Indeed, I have to agree with you, and completely disagree with Hugo this time. The "standard digital folklore" about quality has almost wiped off anything different than that kind of perfection that is achievable by PS, including one of the most strong means to emphasize some atmosphere, namely grain! If we watch carefully the works of some of the best contemporary photographers, we see that grain is a non-plus-ultra especially in B&W photography.
Like for example in this case. Take the grain and other "imperfections" away, and the real moment becomes something very artificial that never really existed. So, even the fuzzy foreground at the bottom right adds to the authenticity of this one.
Cheers,
Nick
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| Photo By: Doyle D. Chastain
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Critique By:
Nick Karagiaouroglou (K:127263)
11/27/2006 8:22:30 AM
It is already full of life through both persons, Annemette. Anyway, what kind of tree is that that grows in the presence of sea water? Normally the salt concentration would mean death to any tree. Some special tree growing on sea shores perhaps?
Best wishes,
Nick
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| Photo By: Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
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Critique By:
Nick Karagiaouroglou (K:127263)
10/23/2006 10:06:55 AM
I like such photos, especially in sepia, since they have some kind of nostalgia for the past, when the first photographic steps were bein made, in a less complicated world.
The scene is here very well fitting for the coloring, since it acts like a wide angle, where the feeling of distance comes to play - distance in space and distance in time, to the past.
Wondering what might all that people do now, that worked or lived there, how they spend their days, what their lives look like on that place by the waves and the wind.
Well balanced and quite silent.
Keep it up,
Nick
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| Photo By: Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
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