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Petros Stamatakos (K:12101)
8/5/2005 10:28:56 AM
Peta, a very nice photo indeed... Well composed... Exposure is good too...
There used to be a Usefilm member called John Shephard, he was an assistant for Ken Duncan for a number of years, before he returned to America to do his own thing... His photos were all out of this world. What made his photos outstanding was the fact that he'd visit the same location day after day, at like 4.30am to set up, and get the magic morning light... And eventually he always did... He nailed one image after the other. Like I said though he sacrificed a lot to get the "perfect" image... I recall he used to joke that as he was packing up to finally go home, he?d see all the other ?photographers? arrive?
I've noticed that you too tried to ?get in? early in the morning and do all the right things... It will definitely pay off soon enough. You have a great eye, great ideas, and you?re definitely learning the technical side fast enough.
A while ago now, you reached a stage where you can look at your photography a little more objectively (many users here still can't take criticism, even when it's delivered with a silver glove). So, here it goes:
Nothing wrong with what you have shot here, but this is not different to a photo taken by the next tourist with a digital point and shoot that happened to drive by this location. What would make your image stand above the rest, is after having found the location, setting yourself up to capture the ?magic light?.
Not that you don?t know this already, but you should now strive for the perfect image every time (and I think you do anyway). You and I both know of course that many a times this is not practical. After all the great ocean road is not around the corner from where you live? Nor is it practical to wake up and go shooting at 4.30am every day? Knowing the difference though between this image and what you could potentially achieve is important. I guess that it?s all about bridging this gap?
One of these days, I?ll get my act together and try and organize a shoot together with the rest of the Melbourne Usefilmers :-)
Love your stuff!
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| Photo By: p e t a .
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Critique By:
Petros Stamatakos (K:12101)
7/10/2004 2:42:59 PM
I have seen an other photo you took from this unfortunate incident. Consistently, you manage to capture images which express the strong emotion felt on and off the pitch.
With out a doubt, I rate your photos as some of the best sports photographs I've ever seen.
I am adding you to my friends list, as I want to ensure I see all your future uploads.
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| Photo By: Luis Vieira
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Critique By:
Petros Stamatakos (K:12101)
6/24/2004 1:26:03 AM
One thing this image doesn't lack, is contrast. It could be the scan, but I would have liked to have seen a little more shadow detail on the "dark" side of the building. Having said that though, you might have previsualised it just the way it is.
I like the composition, and the cinvergence does add tension. Nice work David!
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| Photo By: David Chang-Sang
(K:680)
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Petros Stamatakos (K:12101)
4/15/2004 9:46:54 AM
Sara, I've seen one too many flower shots lately, and I think I'm over them. You, however, have a slightly different approach going on here, and of course I'm referring to the angle. It's refreshing to see people try something different. Good for you.
Now, here are a couple of things that would potentially improve the image:
1/ Focus - Not everything has to be sharp in photography... Not even flower shots. I do think though, that in this case, your photo would improve if at least one part of the shot was in focus.
2/ Composition - Like I said, I loved the fact that you chose to shoot this from behind. Have you tried moving the flower away from the centre though and say, the stem coming into the frame from the corner of the photo? I think it would be better that way... What do you think?
By the way, I love your background. Nice Job!!!
Keep posting :-)
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| Photo By: Sara M
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