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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/19/2007
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hi jessie .. so nice to hear from You ....
thank You for the support and kind comment my dear !!!!
Take care,
M~
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jessie voigts
{K:6772} 8/19/2007
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m - what a great shot! he looks SO happy.
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Maryanne Murillo
{K:11617} 8/15/2007
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I can relate -- I'm an amateur who has benefitted from the guidance I've gotten here on UF. Doyle always provides good, constructive advice, plus he knows a lot -- but don't tell him I said so -- don't want him to get a big head, he already considers himself the king of cool ;-)
Maryanne
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/15/2007
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Thank You so much Maryanne... I am sooooo lucky to get such Great Advise - I do treasure it and honestly have grown (Yes- it is true just look at my back pages & see-Lol))))
I started out with a point & shoot and am still learning of course but have a much better camera and am learning my own settings so I feel with-out the help I've had - especially from Doyle Chastain ..I would never have made it this far , this fast :)) Geez..I don't mean to sound boastful it's just a drastic improvement as I know there is always room for so much more to learn for me .......and I appreciate your help too .
Best wishes,
Michele~
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Maryanne Murillo
{K:11617} 8/13/2007
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Nicely captured expression -- easygoing and open. I saw you got lot of good constructive advice on this post, which is one of the most valuable apects of posting on UF. I think you've got some very good elements going in this image, Michele.
Maryanne
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/11/2007
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Thank You dear Ahmed for your kind comment - Yes Doyle has great suggestions, and really made this image so much better with his crop:)) He is sooooooo talented ......
Regards,
Michele~
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Ahmed Ismail
{K:19853} 8/11/2007
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Very nice smile and a great portrait in b&w! A fitting portrait of an author for a book. I also feel Doyle's suggestion for the crop works better.
Regards, Ahmed
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:173998} 8/11/2007
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You're welcome, dear Michele!:)
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/11/2007
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Thank You Alicia - he does make a great model...he looks into the lens and he smiles so sincerely - :))
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/11/2007
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Thank YOu dear Alicia for your kind and supporting worda my friend ...
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Alicia Popp
{K:87532} 8/11/2007
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Estupendo retrato...una franca sonrisa!
Felicitaciones, Michele!!
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/10/2007
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Thank You Doyle....I will be doing this practicing and studying - I do appreciate his comments and yours as well ...
Thank YOU :))
Regards,
Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/10/2007
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Thank YOU soooooo much dear Riny !!! With all the mistakes I did make I managed to get a great smile and this is important too...his personality did come thru ...zNow to work on my other camera settings:))
I appreciate your comments - Much love, Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/10/2007
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Thank YOu dear shadi-- Your comment is much appreciated my dear :))
Regards,
Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/10/2007
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Thank YOU sooooo much for your great tips, and comment dear Captain Midnight...It is always appreciated ..and Yes there is a white balence range on my camera...I am just not as sure about it's use yet:((
Best wishes,
M~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/10/2007
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Thank YOU so much Shirley...& he is truely one of the nicest friends I have ...A very pleasant man.... I do appreciate your comments & value them very much :))
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/10/2007
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excuse my typo please- I was trying to tell you I love the shapes , & patterns !!!
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/10/2007
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Thank YOU dear Gust@vo I appreciate your support and kind comment dear friend...
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/10/2007
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Oh I just read this infoprmation 'After ' I have commented on your re-work of Jenna & I do like Jenna II better than Jenna I --
Yep that would be me asking about filters and also use them :)) Jenna is such a doll it would be hard to get a bum image of her :))
Thank YOU for valueing my opinion my friend ...
Warm Regards,
Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/10/2007
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Thank YOU so much dear Pablo ...Your comments are especially appreciated !!!!
Hugs,
Michele~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/10/2007
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Excellent points made by Dave . . . your camera supports bracketing which would come in handy for these situations and it might be something to read up on and practice. :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Riny Koopman
{K:102911} 8/10/2007
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Great in B&W. The image is so clear & his smile is so adorable! Much love,riny
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Shadi Porooshani
{K:11236} 8/10/2007
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very good portrait & very nice pose
regards
shadi
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Dave Arnold
{K:55680} 8/10/2007
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I must say I can't add much to what others have said excpet maybe a field trick or two.
When faced with this bright sun, try zooming in on the face and get your meter reading from there. Either hold the button halfway down or remember what it was and then go to manual and set it for that.
Your Nikon probably has a white balance range, too. Find it and set it for three exposures while shooting important stuff. That way, you'll have three choices for every shot and use the best white balanced photo.
CM
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/10/2007
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Thank You so much dear Paul - I can really use your support during my learning phase on portraits... ((lol))) I apprecaite your support my friend .
Hugs, Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/10/2007
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Thank YOU Jan- good to hear from You ...also glad you do like the smile ....
There is sooo much more to portraits than I ever thougth of , but I appreciate the helpful critique:))
Best to You ,
Michele~
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:173998} 8/10/2007
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Such a nice portrait of him, dear Michele. He looks like a pleasant fellow...a sweet smile.:)
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Gustavo Scheverin
{K:164501} 8/10/2007
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Simpático y agradable retrato.
Felicitaciones!
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Pablo Dylan
{K:63918} 8/9/2007
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Excellent tribute,very nice portrait in B&W tones.
Well done my darling.
Pablo
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/9/2007
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Michele you are always SO kind to me! Rina offered some tips under my Jenna photo and I took some and changed from an orange to a blue filter. If memory serves me right it was you(?) asking about colored filters in B&W's? This will show you the difference in tones between the orange and blue filter but - more importantly - I would love to know your thoughts on the re-work. It's almost like a whole different photo. We're all still learning around here . . . some (like you) quicker than others (like me)! ;)
Warm Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Paul Harris
{K:3208} 8/9/2007
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Its a really good portrait Michele, you've caught him just right to make a good image
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 8/9/2007
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Nicely done, Michele. He looks like a nice person with a wonderful open smile.
The crop and the background need some attending and the face is a bit "hot" but overall I like the effect and the radiant smile that you captured so well.
--Best to you, Jan
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/9/2007
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Oh now Thank You dear Joao- I must try the variety ....but You know where my heart is --- in the land :))
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/9/2007
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Hi There Biljana !
Yes Doyle is such a Great photographer and is a wonderful help to ME and this is for sure :))
Thank You for your honest comment my dear - It is much appreciated as always ...
Big Hug,
Michele~
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Joao Sousa
{K:1796} 8/9/2007
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Nice portrait outdoors Michele!
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biljana mitrovic
{K:48110} 8/9/2007
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Hi my dear:)
you are great with portraits,maybe you can do this more often:)and I must add that I agree with Doyle's crop...the rest is perfect:)))
big hug
biljana
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/9/2007
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Hi Doyle ,
Thank for your Great tips !!!! You know I appreciate them so much ...I love how you cropped the image ...It's certainly much , much better...I will keep all of the things you told me in my head for next image----
Kind Regards, Oh King Of Cool ,
Michele~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/9/2007
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Nice image and a very natural expression. When composing your shot in your mind's eye . . . try to be aware - even hyper-aware - of the BG. I would have tried to eliminate the dock due to the strong horizontal lines along the top of his head. Also . . . he's a little too centered for my personal taste. Just a tad distracting to me, mind you . . . but there will no doubt be others who disagree with me . . . and a big kudo anyway for a really great pose (whose idea was that?) and natural expression. Looks like a great person to have worked for.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/9/2007
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Thank YOu John--- I appreciate your honesty and agree the face is a bit exposed but like I say it is my first , or one of them at least :)) Thank You for your help in pointing out how to make thhis portrait better - as I appreciate this very much my dear .....
Hugs,
Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/9/2007
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Hi Nicki !!!!! This is a very special day now :)))
Thank YOu sooooo much for your generous comment my dear on this portrait as I am no good at portraits ...well I have not enough experience with them.... He is a sweet sweet man ...
We both miss each other as we had a great relationship ...We still do but not seeing each other daily it can't be the same...it fades a bit ... but I do stop and see him when I can....just as a good friend of course.
Happy Days are returning with the healing of Your-self and our Girl !!!!!!!!
A Big Hug and smile from Oregon my dear !!!!
Love ,
Michele~
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John Hatz
{K:156973} 8/9/2007
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It's a nice portrait Michele, surely that guy knows to pose and smile well to the lens, I think the white ballance needed to be a bit better here as his sunshine part of the face shine the light a lot..... that could be a bit better about that...6/7 ;-)
Be well!
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Nicole Besch
{K:72664} 8/9/2007
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Excellent portrait of your x-boss! He looks really natural and he has a nice smile.I'm sure that he was a good model for you..LOL!!!Great tones and good composition my dear!!
I'm sure that he will miss you:)))))))))))
Have a happy day with no drizzle.....don't work too much...big smile from here...Nicki:)
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