Critique please.....

[michael_devoue]

<a href="http://www.photo.net/photo/465032&size=lg">Regina 4mo.</a>

 

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Tell me what you think.

[mike dixon]

I think it's excellent (and I am most definately NOT among those who

think all baby photos are adorable)--a wonderful sense of intimacy. I

like the curve of the cloth around her face, but I wish the eye

weren't so dead center in the frame.

 

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It reminds me of a recent (non-Leica) photo of mine of my "bank

teller" taking a nap.

 

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<A

href="http://mikedixonphotography.com/andreabw01.jpg">sleeping

beauty</A>

[karl_georg_wolf]

Both photographs are great and a proof for the thesis, that pictures

are best when you photograph what you love.

 

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My kids are grown up already, so I would prefere the Mike Dixon one

for my wall.

 

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Best wishes

and good shooting

[aquad_here]

Great photo, Mike!

 

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I'm no pro here, but here is what I'd say to myself if this was my

photo.

 

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1. The "hat" covering the baby's head should have some darker tones

to differentiate clearly from the baby's face.

 

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2. The whole print could have been a tad - a tad darker

 

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3. The blurred area left of the face should be more defined/burnt in

(or you can put a thin dark black line around the whole print to hold

the composition more definately)

 

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I'm picking at small points here, but that's what I would think.

[wilhelm]

I think that you're in the wrong forum.

[sparkie]

Mike

 

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Nice image. Look and feel with OOF is great. As has been said above,

the only improvement IMO is the towel perhaps over-powering the face a

little. Even if it isn't shot with a Leica, it's an emotive result. ;-)

[Robin Smith]

It's nice, I find the gritty grain perhaps distracting for a baby

shot, but basically it is a good result. As baby was sleeping, it

would have been nicer to have had finer, smoother grain in an ideal

world.

 

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Mike's is good too.

[sparkie]

yeh, nice shot too Mike (Dixon). what equip/lens/film did you use?

[mike_dixon3]

Thanks. Canon 55/f1.2 FL-mount lens (wide open) on an FT. HP5+ at EI

1000, pushed about 1.5 stops. The old 55 is one of my favorite

lenses--poor resolution, very low contrast, heavy as a brick, but a

great "look." And cheap!

[tse_sung_wu7]

That's a neat photo Mike! I'm amazed that the sleeve is in focus as well as

the eye lashes- the lashes appear to be in focus at least. Neat.

[michael_devoue]

I'm in the wrong forum? Whatever, you elitist. You obviously looked

at the image, O/W why respond? Was it the Nikon that was used?

 

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Which leads me to my next post- "What is Leica Photography?"

[tony_rowlett2]

I think the photograph is beautiful! I have to echo Mike Dixon's

comments about baby shots. This one definitely stands out from most

others. And personally I think the grain is wonderful.

[wilhelm]

For what reason did you post this on the Leica Forum? It was already

on Photo.net, where it properly belonged.

[michael_devoue]

Read my follow-up post as for why this image is HERE in Leica

Photography. Photo.net was a quick and simple way for this image to

be viewed. I'll be using my web space in future, although when I am

not sure.