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Hi, Paul,

Just came by to see what you are doing. This is very strong - great portrait. The colored material is a good touch, as well. Forehead is a little hot, but goes with the intensity of the shot. Good job.

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Hi, Sondra,

I, for one, really like the shot and the contrasting light/dark areas. My eye is first drawn to the darkness of the sky, and then I have to search down the frame to the building. Nicely done, IMO.

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Nicely done. Composition is very good, and I like the treatment.

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Very well done. Lighting is excellent. Makes you stop and think.

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Then I look at the detail and it says this is Italy. Small world.

I might try to lighten or saturate the yellow color in the flowers for a little more effect, but obviously I like the photo, since I have one that looks a lot like it. I didn't have to deal with the wires, though.

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I like the portrait. Framing is good. Expression is good. I'd like to see a little more at the top, but it's not a big issue. The catchlights on the eyes are too big, I think, and if you print this, I'm not sure you'll like how the eyes look. Can't see the pupils at all.

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Nicely done, Mark. Very soft and tender. The earring (upper right) is a bit of a distraction, but a very nice photo.

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Keith,

The reason I posted this (well, one reason) is because this is a 120 neg scanned on a flatbed, and the color is just about as it came out of the scanner. I just thought the effect was interesting.

Thanks for stopping by.

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Keith,

Thanks for stopping by. I've been by this location many times, and never have I seen a decent sky, so I'm still waiting.

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I see I got the 3/3, which is OK. I suppose the person who left the 3 for originality sees this sort of thing every day.

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Not a piece of art, but just thought you might like to see what a

tornado can do to the electrical distribution system. Taken about

five minutes after the tornado had passed yesterday, March 29, 2007.

By the way, is this original enough?

Thanks for the comments, folks. It didn't seem to gather much for ratings, but it's always nice to have some comments.

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Thanks for your comment. The highlights on the top of the cab were sun reflections - not much I could do without underexposing everything else. The white stuff is sand - made for kind of a tough shot. At least I didn't get run over.

Thanks again.

The 3/3 ghoul is very busy, Lannie. And you left the window open for him (or her).

Nice shot. If this is the second floor, I presume some perspective correction was necessary, yes? Good job.

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Great composition and great color and reflections. Make a large print and hang it on your wall.

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I like it, Carl. I assume it was taken with a fisheye, or something close?

Nice street photo. I hope they didn't get run over.

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I like the crop and composition. It looks very nice on my LCD monitor. Highlights on the hair give a nice touch, too.

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Thanks for stopping by, Mel. Always a pleasure.

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The minimilist approach works well here, I think. Maybe a bit too much grain for my taste, but that's just personal opinion.

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The top of the bass guitar (which is toward the bottom of the picture) has some obvious issues where it looks like the guitar image was cut and then pasted onto the white background. The left side, especially, is a series of straight lines rather than the curve of the guitar.

Neat idea, but I think it needs to be smoother so the cut edges won't be so obvious. I've taken a few of these myself and have not been satisfied with any of them yet.

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Hi, Lou Ann,

I was in Colorado Springs about a year ago now, and took a lot of pictures of this area. My problem is that it's so impressive in person that I couldn't find any pics that do it justice.

The only one I was hoping would really turn out was one of a climber about half way up one of the rock faces, but the shadows were such that the final outcome wasn't good, either.

So one of these days I'm going to have to go back there and see if I can take a decent picture.

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I like the shot. Focus on the eyes is good. Expression is priceless.

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