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nesreen kamal
{K:1210} 6/18/2005
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Great work,well done.
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Fadel J
{K:13974} 5/29/2005
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You did fantastic work with putting the boy in, I didn't guess it right of course, I scrolled down to read your comment :) great work!
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Larissa Nazarova
{K:12118} 5/25/2005
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Congatulation! Great job.
My regards, larissa
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Claude Tenot
{K:9960} 5/24/2005
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Superbe composition Arwa...tout est parfaitement ā sa place....et l'atmosphčre de l'endrroit est intense et captivant...
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 5/24/2005
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Yes - as Hansi says - very atmospheric..... Great!
Jeanette
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David McClenaghan
{K:9481} 5/23/2005
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Hi Arwa
You have asked for honest straight in the face critiques so here goes.
Initially the image does catch my eye and I wouldn?t have noticed the addition of the little boy without you hinting in your about section.
Sorry to say I did work it out tho, without reading the comments J
Without taking away your obvious joy at such a well manipulated image I have to say, the problem I have with the image you have created, is more to do with the moral dilemma, regarding fabrication of truth/reality in an image such as this.
The categories that you have entered the image into, portrait, children and particularly street, lead me to believe that this is a photo journalistic representation of an actual event.
I realise that in this case the image was a bit of fun for you and I fully understand that, now heres the ?BUT??
BUT This image is clearly not a real event and as such, in future, you owe it to yourself and your viewers to be open and honest in your representations.
You should state that an image such as this is a ?digital composite?, or ?digitally manipulated? and categorise it in ?digital? or even ?photo art? or just say in the about section that its just a ?bit of digital fun?
I don?t have any issues with digitally manipulating images for a better look or for fine art but the viewer needs to be told.
And finally there are legal implications for creating an image such as this.
I recall recently that the divers image created a moral dilemma as the girls in the background didn?t want to be included.
Did you ask the permission of the boy to be included in this image?
If not then you open a minefield of legal issues.
And remember this fact, you are a very good photographer with a great eye for an image and a great mind for a good photo, and I know that you can get this sort of shot without creating it in Photoshop.
And I apologise for being open and honest. I hope you can take this on board and still be my usefilm friend. J
Cheers
p.s If you do a google search on photo manipulation ethics you will see quite a bit of debate on the subject.
Heres one example from the National Press Photographers Association in the US.
http://graphicssoft.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=graphicssoft&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nppa.org%2Fprofessional_development%2Fbusiness_practices%2Fdigitalethics.html
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Dirck DuFlon
{K:35779} 5/23/2005
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Very nicely done, Arwa! I like Amna's brighter version, too - more detail in the little boy and his surroundings. I think I would prefer to see a bit more room at the bottom to give his feet some room.
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/23/2005
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Thanx paul! For your good critique and help!
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Paul's Photos
{K:35235} 5/23/2005
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excellent work.. love the merger of the two images.. the only thing I would suggest is that the boy and the stairway be a tad lighter.. seems like that is the main focus of the composition but the bright light from the opening on the right is more dominant and distracting... great PS work...
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B:)liana
{K:30945} 5/23/2005
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Wonderful and quite sad scene dear Arwa!
I wish only that the boy is more in light, but anyway, very powerful photograph!
Kisses
B:)liana
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/23/2005
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Thank you amna for your editing and for the honest feedback!
Yes it seems I over did the dark mood just a littl ;)
Amna I?ve been taking pictures with my nikkor 60 mm macro lens when suddelnly I got an error ?err-message where the where the aperture and shutter speed should be displayed
Any idea what could cause this? :(
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Saqib Zulfiqar
{K:2745} 5/23/2005
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I like this shot a lot. Also the atmosphere is very powerful with the darker tones.
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Amna Al Shamsi
{K:21795} 5/23/2005
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Dear Arwa it is hard to notice that you merged 2 photos in one, you did it very professionally. You asked for honest critique and here it is ;-)
Well I like every thing in this photo except the lighting, the tone is beautiful and so is the composition however, I find it a bit dark. I think brighten the photo a bit will help to bring out the wall texture and the background behind where the boy is sitting. It will help to observe the situation and the environment the boy is living in , which I think the purpose of the project you working on. I did some one and here what I did to explain what I wrote above
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Amna Al Shamsi
{K:21795} 5/23/2005
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Dear Arwa it is hard to notice that you merged 2 photos in one, you did it very professionally. You asked for honest critique and here it is ;-)
Well I like every thing in this photo except the lighting, the tone is beautiful and so is the composition however, I find it a bit dark. I think brighten the photo a bit will help to bring out the wall texture and the background behind where the boy is sitting. It will help to observe the situation and the environment the boy is living in , which I think the purpose of the project you working on. I did some one and here what I did to explain what I wrote above
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Sara M
{K:12411} 5/23/2005
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WOW Arwa.. This is perfect.. I didn't notice it!!! I couldn't beleive it until I saw the originals.. Very neatly edited..
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/22/2005
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hi Stephen 
chris guessed it right on the second time! check out the original image! ;)
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/22/2005
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Hi teunis :)
check my reply to chris with the explanation ;)
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/22/2005
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hello david :)
My e mail is funny_bunny_aa@yahoo.com
please feel free to give straight in the face critique
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David McClenaghan
{K:9481} 5/22/2005
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Hi Arwa
I need to send you a comment on this image but would prefer to email you direct please.
My email is mcphoto@bigpond.net.au
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/22/2005
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Thank you toni!!! The only problem I faced was that the step in the background was much higher than the one he was originally sitting on so I had to crop out a lot of the foreground and add light to distract from the abnormal flouting of the feet lol
thanx for the comment :)
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Antonia BauerleinSehnert
{K:30599} 5/22/2005
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Great composite Arwa! (I cheated and read the comments -- I couldn't tell!). The toning is beautiful. Excellent. Thanks for the welcome back -- it's only barely...lol Antonia
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/22/2005
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And heres the picture of the boy
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/22/2005
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Heres the original first image of the old house only saturated
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Chris Spracklen
{K:32552} 5/22/2005
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No, it doesn't shoe, Arwa ~ you did a great job!
Best regards, Chris
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/22/2005
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YES I did!!!!!!!!
You guessed it right Chris!!!
the boy was added from another image!
its the first time I try this and took a while to edit it!!!
i wanted it to be in colors first but it got too busy
Dose it show that i added the boy??
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Roberto Okamura
{K:22851} 5/22/2005
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Excellent composition Arwa!
I didn?t see anything different!!
Best regards!
Roberto.
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/22/2005
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Thank you dear Riccardo!!!!!!!
and as always your always there for us supporting and commenting on the pictures ;)
thank you my friend!! :)
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Chris Spracklen
{K:32552} 5/22/2005
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Did you take the boy from another picture, Arwa?
Just guessing now!!
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/22/2005
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hello chris
Yep i did edit the lights the vintage saturations levels toning contrast frame and signature
but that?s not what im talking about!
Im thrilled that no one found out about it!
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/22/2005
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lol
hi there Stephen! :)
Nope its not the signature! :P
Thank you s much for looking at it for a long time!
appreciated ;)
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Stephen Bowden
{K:64141} 5/22/2005
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Wonderful capture Arwa, I have been looking at this for a long time and the only thing I keep coming back to is the signature ... the two letters "A and B" ???
I am probably a few thousand miles away .... hmmm yes that is about right lol
Best wishes,
Steve
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Chris Spracklen
{K:32552} 5/22/2005
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You've got us all guessing, Arwa!
Is it something to do with the light?
Did you put a vignette on the shot?
Whatever, it's a haunting image.
Best regards, Chris
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Riccardo Corsini
{K:17796} 5/22/2005
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Splendid Arwa, as always, an image of raw and naked report, as in your style compliment!
Ric.
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Laurie Gould
{K:11942} 5/22/2005
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Very well done! The tones are great here. The little boy appears very small becuase of the tall composition here and he looks a bit sad. You're presentation is very different from your usual. I don't think I've seen you frame your images quite like before and there is a signature. Very nice job! :)
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Teunis Haveman
{K:53426} 5/22/2005
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Arwa, Great compositie in B&W
Can you tell what it is ?
This great in light
Teunis
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/22/2005
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Sorry galal!
He wasn?t carrying anything ;)
good try ;)
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/22/2005
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hello john!
The boy is there for a purpose it was so distracting to step back and include some stuff that I?ll take about later on ;)
If some one spotted whats wrong about the image
thank you so much for your comment :)
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John Loreaux
{K:86210} 5/22/2005
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It has a frame!!It's a great shot Arwa! I would have moved the subject up slightly in the frame though. The tones are very good and the overall light and composition are excellent as well!A well done dramatic photo! my best..............John
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Galal El Missary
{K:84569} 5/22/2005
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Yes Arwa , the unusual is that the child carry a dummy bottle , correct ?
well done .
Galal
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Tiro Leander
{K:19060} 5/22/2005
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ah this is good.... just one of this moments. I have honestly nothing to add. Congrats.
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/22/2005
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Dear ozjan!
Thank you for the kind words and the complement my friend!
Im so happy you liked it!
thank you!
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Galal El Missary
{K:84569} 5/22/2005
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The Hand !! , Nice play with light & shades Arwa , regards .
Galal
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Khaled Mursi Hammoud
{K:54005} 5/22/2005
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Excellent image Arwa.... I think it's the signature.
Khaled.
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{K:6282} 5/22/2005
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Can't say I do, but I'm in front of an awful screen though - making everything look dark and very contrasty. Now, WHAT is it???
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Nicholas Toobodies
{K:245} 5/22/2005
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Cute shot, Arwa.
Cheers! Nick
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Kamran
{K:3526} 5/22/2005
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Like always great
i didnt notice anything what is it
kamran
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Ozjan Yeshar
{K:15239} 5/22/2005
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Bravo Arwa! This is certainly one of your best captures. You have done real well in presenting it in B&W tone to support the dramatic mood. Your light is just perfect. Congratulation for this wonderful picture! Cheers.
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/22/2005
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Hello hansi!
Thanx for the comment but do you notice something unusual? :)
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Paolo Corradini
{K:59552} 5/22/2005
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many components in this image you try to control light, and i like the final tone, so cute the child..i've posted a street little child to today :)
Paolo
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{K:6282} 5/22/2005
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Very atmospheric, Arwa!
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