Pianist

Please critique. Thank you!

I like this photo very much. Simple, elegant. I am sure the pianist liked it, too.

I like seeing people with a connection to their background. Nice composition.

Excellent portrait, I like the pose, tone and compositon.

Perfect composition with the subject not in the center of the frame. Excellent choice of B&W and some elegance that oozes from this image.

Well done my friend !

Yes, but what is a 'teinway'? . . . :-)

 

. . .and what about the javelin sticking out of her neck?

 

Just teasing, but if you had more clean wall to the left, maybe you could have moved the camera to the right to solve both 'problems'.

a very beautiful portrait. I like the elegance of the woman

"There is many a true word spoken in jest"

What an eye, Carl! Your nit-picking is much appreciated, always! I was worried more about ugly poor light from the sealing, so that "S" totally escaped from my attention... Actually, how important is it?

Thank you all!

Very nice capture portrait Galina, Best Regards Allan.

Excellent B/W photograph whit composition.Greeting

Classical and classy - actually at pro level.

Ideally, the far background could be more blured - only possible to achieve with your telelens at a greater distance, but the room was probably not great enough!

Only nitpicking for me: te very little black rectangle against the frame, lower left corner.

Regards,

Michel

Michel, your guess is right. I shoot it on the stage, actually I was in very edge of the stage, no way back...

Many thanks for you opinion, as always!

very classy and professional. in 20-20 hindsight, i'd suggest turning her a little to the right.

And I would like to see more of her hands and less of the instrument.This is portrate of the pianist-not a piano.Front line of the piano-cover looks distracting. Corner of the instrument is braking the line of her rite hand.Conserning "teinway" every shmack know what is it.

Shmil, I found this proportions optimal to show an environment, but I appreciate your opinion and, sure, sense of humor.

PS: You can see more of her here:http://www.pbase.com/galina_stepanova/image/38616288.

I vizited your Gallery on pbase.com, Owesome work. Congratulation.

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