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Critique By:
Marco Vredegoor (K:7301)
8/28/2006 10:49:15 AM
Nice picture, the eiffel tower is always a nice subject to photograph. And it is difficult to find an original view. In my opinion this picture is very nice because the eiffel tower is just a decor, not the main focus of the picture. I did a view of these myself and it works great. To put the persons in the foreground but not really eager to get on the photo is just great!
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| Photo By: Jose Manuel Holguín
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Critique By:
Alper Tecer (K:7007)
8/28/2006 10:49:04 AM
Nice colors and composition. I liked her appearence and expression too. Maybe to decrease brightness of the white dress locally might be a choice in postprocessing. Regards.
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| Photo By: Budi Herawan
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Critique By:
lavendu ... (K:4882)
8/28/2006 10:57:31 AM
the 50th buicks are still remarkable and their owner looks as if he wished to be an american too.
I like the compo, the subtle grey tones and the sky reflections in the car.
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| Photo By: Jeanette Hägglund
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Critique By:
mohamed ahmed abd el rahim (K:5753)
8/28/2006 11:04:26 AM
excellent shot..very impressive..very nice portrait..you can use this style in movie commercals...great work..nice composition
best regards
mohamed ahmed
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| Photo By: Hamad AL-Naemi
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Critique By:
Jennifer West (K:243)
8/27/2006 9:04:53 PM
the old woman and the carving of the skull speak loudly. it is an implication of death looming. the direction that she is going, towards the darker side of the frame, reinforces that concept. the layering of the lines in the wall and the way the cobblestones go back into the darker side of the image create the illusion of movement in that direction.
i also really enjoy the line up of the gaze of the skull and the woman's gaze. it seems as if "death" is watching her...and she knows it. it has made her weary (from her posture) but she just keeps trudging along on her path, accepting of her fate.
very nice image.
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| Photo By: Karina Brys
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Orazio Minnella (K:49417)
8/26/2006 9:31:10 AM
Remarkable work and superb portrait.Nice lights and details too.Well taken.
Regards....Orazio
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| Photo By: Budi Herawan
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Critique By:
>>>>> <<<<< (K:-371)
8/26/2006 9:54:34 AM
Jose, my friend.........
Tami and I can feel the warm sunlight on our open sandles, as we lean back on our rooftop chaises and sip our Sangria; resting on our rooftop sanctuary as we peer down on the marvelous village and its stream below.
What a romantic vision of a beautiful Spanish mountain village. The Spanish Consulate should send you a big thank you card, for promoting tourism in Spain!!!
Warm Regards,
John & Tami
San Francisco Bay Area
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| Photo By: Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia
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Critique By:
Roger Williams (K:86139)
8/26/2006 10:24:11 AM
I'm enjoying this series very much, Kevin. I'm sure you are making skilled use of PS, as you always do, but it's very subtle, and doesn't bother even an old grump like me. The lighting is wonderful, and you did indeed "get it right." Now I can't make up my mind which ones to put into my favourites. Hmmm. Why not all? ...maybe!
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| Photo By: KEVIN TEMPLE
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G G (K:61359)
8/26/2006 10:08:11 AM
This is nice portrait Roberta with great eye well captured. The expression of the face lead us to follow her eye. The tones could be a little bit more contrasted in MHO.
The photo is well cropped and the DOF well managed. One regret is the small, probably, ring on the right hand that attracts the eyes.
Anyway this is a very nice work.
Congrats
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| Photo By: Roberta A.
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Critique By:
Cathy Carroll (K:28144)
8/25/2006 11:19:18 AM
This is such a beautiful story. Both people are totally involved in each other. That is a priceless grandma look. I love the way the hand connects them physically, and the matching rib tops is another connection. A favourite. CC
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| Photo By: Giulio Rotelli
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Critique By:
Rashed Abdulla (K:163889)
8/25/2006 11:17:14 AM
I like the portrait of this wonderful Peacock , the lighting here is very impresive and so the details and the very well saturated colors, wishing you all of the best my friend
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| Photo By: Wanda op ´t Hof
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
8/21/2006 8:31:41 PM
Hey Linda Sugar,
Just call me ol' Hawkeye. LOL!
I love the clone tool but WOW, that's a lot of cloning.
I think the dark shadow of the original didn't bother me in the least. Triangles in photos are (as Martha Stewart would say) "a good thing."
Sam's idea of using the S/H adjustment is a great idea but working on a JPG won't give you the results you want with this. It will just exaggerate the noise in the shadows. You will need to be working on a RAW file and there are a couple of ways to do this.
Either open the file from ACR at a high resolution (at least 300) in PS and do what Sam suggests or make two RAW file adjustments (one setting the exposure for the overall image exposure and another set just to lighten the shadows). Open both in PS and then these could be merged into one document (just drag n drop one on the other) as two layers with the lighter shadows on top. Opt/Alt+Click on the mask for this layer (this will hide the layer temporarily) and then paint over the shadow area to reveal the lighter shadow.
My view on RAW versus JPG is that RAW is ALWAYS better (and your JPG is a good example of why). Think of a RAW file as a digital negative. Just like a negative that you would take into a darkroom and make various adjustments (without changing the negative), you can likewise do the same thing with a RAW file. The changes you make to a RAW file are not permanent. The changes are stored in an .xmp file so the next time you open it you will see the last changes. However, you can always reset to the original settings.
JPG has numerous problems. First and foremost, it permanently alters any image through it's compression algorithm. This is what created the unrepairable noise in the shadows of your image. Each time you change a JPG image and save it, then reopen it and change/save it, it will lose data and get noisier and noisier (think "copy of a copy" with audio tapes).
As I started to look closer at this image, it dawned on me that a shadow wouldn't wrap down the edge of the wall like this but instead would be faded at the edge and the rest of it would be off-camera somewhere (on the ground?).
That being said, I didn't really notice it until I was trying to figure out a way to lighten up the triangle without blowing-out the highlights.
If you're not that concernd about an image, JPG is fine. However, when quality, color and clarity are big concerns then there is no better choice than RAW.~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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| Photo By: Linda Imagefree
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Critique By:
Rashed Abdulla (K:163889)
8/9/2006 10:53:55 AM
What ever you did here made this image into very amazing capture and very pleasant to view with very great exposure and composition.
Wishing you all of the best my friend
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| Photo By: Cathy Carroll
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Critique By:
B B (K:30983)
8/9/2006 11:56:54 AM
Could be a cover for a cartoons of Batman!
You are freeze the atmosphere and the effect is surrealistic.
Good.
P.S.
This week I would like to be in Sweden, Goteborg. Could be a good occasion to take a sportive shot.
Paola LL
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| Photo By: Jeanette Hägglund
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Jimmy Piper (K:5742)
8/9/2006 11:29:59 AM
awesome clarity. the blue colour is the best, and works great with the green. another job well done..
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| Photo By: Phillip Minnis
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Critique By:
Cathy Carroll (K:28144)
8/9/2006 12:24:18 PM
Beautifully composed image. The clouds are very impressive and the reflection is stunning. You have great photographs in your portfolio. Keep them coming, I look forward to seeing more of your work. Cathy
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| Photo By: Alireza Nikrokh
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Critique By:
Mary Slade (K:40338)
8/9/2006 12:35:18 PM
A stunning silence for me- never mind quiet moment! Mark this leaves me speechless. Whoever it is, you could not generate more thought. Time again to me on many levels. The farmer's field going in time- human life the same. Very Beckett. The effects could not be more perfect. (PS Is that a book/bible or stone next to the flowers?)
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| Photo By: Mark Sherman
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Critique By:
Mark Longo (K:12760)
8/4/2006 10:02:09 PM
Lovely lines and textures balance this very well. I much admire your choice of balancing the ground with a lot of sky here. It seems to make the ground more solid, more massive, and very three dimensional. Obviously the dimension is greatly promoted by the distant biker. The tree to the right is a nice bit of punctuation to the lines and flow of the shot. It also looks to me like a cartoon profile opf a luaghing character, but that's my own mind doing it's thing! Anyway, a wonderful feeling of space and dimension here and an evocative summer mood. Good use of B&W. Wonder what the color version looked like.
Best Regards,
Mark
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| Photo By: brian underdown
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Critique By:
Saeed Al Shamsi (K:47735)
7/10/2006 6:43:41 AM
Wonderful works and photographic topics, you come up with great ideas for subjects, often selecting unusual but creative works with beauty, inspirational and elegance. This image interprets so well.
Splendid job
Regards
Saeed
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| Photo By: Fadel J
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Critique By:
Jeanette Hägglund (K:59855)
8/1/2006 11:55:47 AM
HI Zoltán - i like this short depth in field which make this so strong, the memory of a childhood and also it´s sad. Something lost for ever...until new children will play again with this bear. The choice of real short depth of... is perfect. I like the sephia tone! Nice to see someting like this on uf!!!
Jeanette
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| Photo By: Zoltán Nagy
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Critique By:
mohamed ahmed abd el rahim (K:5753)
8/1/2006 12:58:53 PM
i like this view very nice contrast and silhoutte
you know...some times i feel like they are exiting the place not entering..strange feelinf
great one
regards
mohamed ahmed
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| Photo By: Abdelrahman Elwassimy
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Critique By:
Giuseppe Guadagno (K:34002)
8/1/2006 1:02:37 PM
Splendid the home furnishing so clearly reflected ib the first drop and excellent all the rest for the great feeling of depth.
Very good work for me Mel.
Take care.
Giuseppe
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| Photo By: Ms. Mel Brackstone
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Critique By:
Neil Duffy (K:110)
7/24/2006 11:33:19 AM
Another one that makes me smile Merv.
The expression on her face says it all IMO. Love the way she is highlighted and you can almost see every hair. Well captured bud.
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| Photo By: Mervo
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Critique By:
Garold Jennings (K:2513)
7/24/2006 5:44:57 AM
I too like this photo of the series the best. The detail is much sharper, and the composition is stronger with the snail in one of the thirds and the darker grained area in another. I like the lines and the spiral contrasting each other. Very good photograph Carlen.
Best of wishes to you,
Garold
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| Photo By: Carlen Boersema
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Critique By:
C W (K:4458)
7/22/2006 1:27:47 AM
This is remarkable - a very exotic family portrait! I love the lighting and the expressions on your faces. Marreck falling asleep was an added bonus, in my opinion. Cool make-up, it really brings out the beautiful eyes. Well done!
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| Photo By: Melanie Reynolds
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Critique By:
Cathy Carroll (K:28144)
7/24/2006 11:12:49 AM
Shirley, this is a stunning image. Such a serene pose. I love what you have done with it, especially the effect on the material. A favourite. Cathy
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| Photo By: Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
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Critique By:
stingRay pt.4 . (K:250401)
7/24/2006 11:31:10 AM
Another excellent entry into your new project my dear Doyle. Again in it's dying moments there is unmistakable beauty to this lovely bloom. Wonderful clarity of detail, gorgeous tones and a superb presentation with another beautiful fragment of poetry attached. Great work. Cheers to you my friend....Ray
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| Photo By: Doyle D. Chastain
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Critique By:
Cathy Carroll (K:28144)
7/4/2006 8:31:20 AM
This is an unusual image, I cannot quite figure out what it is. Nice composition and I like the grading of colour from dark at the top to lighter as you look down. High curiosity factor. Cathy
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| Photo By: Nesibe Gören
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Critique By:
Alex Wasilewski (K:888)
7/4/2006 8:39:01 AM
WOW!!!! You captured an amazingly perfect silhouette here...The colors and the softness of the sky set a very soothing mood....Such a great composition and a wonderful capture!!!! Kudos to this fantastic photo!!!
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| Photo By: Ammar Alothman
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Critique By:
Tiger Lily (K:10966)
7/4/2006 8:46:05 AM
Hi Greg, My eyes picked up the farthest power line first and ran through the rest towards the foreground. So it looks right to me. Excellent compo. Thank you for your comment on mine. I appreciate it.
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| Photo By: greg collins
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