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The black velvet 'Elvis' of Draganized old person body parts. I generally consider pure black backgrounds more of a lack of commitment to the subject than a statement of any kind. Chopping off the cane to add to the blackness seems an unfortunate decision as it leaves the cane without function, unless this is a very short old person.
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Toreo de la Vincha - Casabindo Jujuy
endof_days commented on leofagiano's gallery image in Journalism
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Anders, as far as I can see the sun does not shine at all other than burning a lighter area in the cloud cover. If the sky and pagoda are both part of the original scene the only way I can reconcile them is if a heavy exposure gradient was pulled down from the sky to the base of the trees and the pagoda and surrounds where treated to a rise in exposure and a drop in clarity. Or perhaps a byproduct of the heavy handed vignetting. While I appreciate that you do not see anything unnatural in the scene, to my eye if looks very cooked. We'll just have to agree to disagree.
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Leslie, I never made reference to the lanterns on the pagoda? What I did make reference to is the overall brightness of the pagoda and the area surrounding it, in comparison to the rest of the scene. That light would not come from the heavy overcast sky above it, which leads me to believe either the sky exposure has been heavily and badly manipulated or the sky was shopped in. In either case it looks unnatural and that was the point I was making.
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I'm not a fan of this photo montage digital 'art' style of work at the best of times but even less so when done this poorly. The elements have been smashed together with little regard for continuity of light or shadows. The background pagoda is inexplicably bathed in bright morning light under an overcast sky with a dark foreground where the figures cast no shadows. Some elements are too sharp others too soft to make any sense of, in terms of focus and focal length. Even the scale feels wrong. The vignette is heavy and artificial and make what should only be cloying into something claustrophobic. I love the 2phat and now want to have one to wear.
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<p>After having witnessed PN v.2.0 I am happy to see it gone. Lets not do that again any time soon.</p>
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Is photography really hard? or is it really easy?
endof_days replied to MichaelChang's topic in Casual Photo Conversations
<p>Whether a pursuit is easy or hard has more to do with your standards than with the discipline being pursued.</p>