"The burden"

Thank you!

Nice shot. And the expression is great. Wish there had been a little more context to it, though..

Neat shot. Great job. I am asking everyone today to please get into the critique forum to judge and rate the pot. We can't keep submitting our work and having it judged, if noone is willing to do the judging and the critiquing. Believe it or not it draws people to your gallery, you get to meet some great artists, and your work is critiqued and commented on more often. Some of you may feel like you aren't good enough to critique others work, but this is a forum to see what the general public and artists think of our work. It's a place that helps us learn to be better, and everyone's opinion counts. Please make this place what it used to be, by taking on the honor code, if you submit work to be critiqued, then give pn thirty minutes to rate other's work, it gives you ideas, it helps you identify what you like and don't like in a picture, and it will help you develop into the greatest artist you can be.

I appreciate your initiative - although I think the 'forums' would be a better place to make your point - but a 'comment' as in my case such as " Neat Shot. Great Job." is not a very good example of how to comment :)

Please, now you must help me out: What do you mean with ' a little bit more context to it'? Let me please know. Kind regards, El.

good shot...I would prefer to put the object in the right side and leave more distance at the left side...good tones and bw...congrats.best regards.my friend.

Thank you for your constructive comment. Point is, I made this photo with the 100/400 from quite a distance. Leaving more space to the left would bring the whole tree into the picture. Placing the lady to the right is only possible with pc manipulation, I guess. Shooting from a different angle? Not possible, more trees. What now? Please advise, thanks in advance and best regards, El.

By "more context" I guess I simply mean that a wider shot might have been more interesting. The expression is ok, but it would look better if we saw more of the surroundings. Looking at it I just keep wishing I could see more of the bench, maybe get a better impression of why she's looking so concerned.

 

Just a personal opinion. It's not a bad shot at all, don't get me wrong ;-)

Thank you for comming back - which I appreciate very much. As I wrote to Mehmet above, the whole shot was a 'momentum', by coincidence whilst initially shooting flowers. My intention was to emphasize explicitly on her expression at that very moment, avoiding all surrounding disturbances. Indeed, the way she looks should be the center of interest - which leaves enough room for one's own interpretation. In a way you confirm that. However, Arnulf, thanks again for your constructive input. Nice to talk to you, with kind regards, El.

Perfect street b&w and very well made. Interesting idea. I like it.

 

Warm regards.

beautiful shot of the facial expression. we can not ask everything perfect while shooting outdoors. regards.

What a fine, sensitive, moving portrait. Intense expression and excellent composition and tones. Regards...

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Olala Mau, que piropo! Grazie per il tuo granditissimo commento.. Ciao, Ciao,

 

Dear friends, thank you once again for your visit and your kind comments. I appreciate, with best regards, El.