alex_p._schorsch

August 3, 2008

Nice saturation and nice detail in the feathers. Maybe a fill flash would have brought the eye out better but maybe a fill flash would have wrecked the photo as well. Tell me, which lens did you use?

January 24, 2003

Beautiful model and a beautiful photo to do her justice.Congratulations.

September 30, 2002

How can you guys complain about the airplane!!! I know it's a great shot of the mountains, but the airplane gives a dimension of TIME to the timeless. After all, this might be one of the only times that you'll ever see a jet fighter landing amidst the endless mountains of Afghanistan. If you guys had a painting of the Charge of The Light Brigade you'd probably say "I wish that those horses didn't wreck the nice view of the valley!!" Come on, nobody likes war, but it was one of the most significant facts of the past year and photography is the art that documents history. As far as the aesthetics go, I like it very much. It is very dangerous to tweak it in photoshop because you could spoil the "water-color" effect (as another poster called it). Congratulations on a very competant photo.

September 18, 2002

No, Craig, it's not dirt it's just his natural "Champaigne" color. The reason it kind of grouped together in little balls is partly due to the selective "Unsharp Mask" filter I used on him.

August 30, 2002

I tried to send a comment but it didn't go through so I'll try to write it and send it again: Laura, I really like the attitude that you show in your comments and in your photos, but I don't like all of them. I think you should only post your best work. You have a very nice aesthetic sense which will bring you a long way, cheers, Alex

August 30, 2002

To Doug Burgess, I can verify Peter's statement that that photo of HCB of a guy jumping a pool is not cropped. The french magazine called PHOTO, in a special edition on HCB, shows a photo of HCB's lab technician holding the negative of this particular photo, where you can plainly see that it isn't cropped. If it was cropped? So what? Does that make HCB a liar or a sinner?

August 30, 2002

I think it is a great tribute not only to the photographer, but to photo.net as well, as a forum expressing what's so good about the photographic art. The preserving of a so insignificant, momentaneous piece of life imparts an uplifting sensation to our spirit, and shows that photography, as the mirror of life, really turns the instant into the timeless. Congratulations on a truly great photograph, your professionalism allowed you to take full advantage of the luck that the muses bestowed upon you.

August 30, 2002

I think the lighting enhanced the soft beauty of the subject. This is what potrait is all about.

August 30, 2002

Very nice texture. Nice composition, I wouldn't crop at all. Looks like a tripod shot, too sharp for hand held, am I right? Nice portfolio.

August 30, 2002

First attempt that works, digital manipulation can seem a bit gratuitous but this work seems really well balanced. the innocence of the child counterbalances your cheating (manipulation). good work.

August 28, 2002

Dennis, I'd be interested in knowing some more technical data, for example, did you use a tripod? What was your f-stop, etc. Did you increase the saturation in Photoshop?

August 27, 2002

The light makes it look DREAMLIKE. Looks like you used a diffusing filter, or is it just the light that is diffusing everything?

August 27, 2002

You did it the right way.

August 12, 2002

You consistently are creating great photos. Your listed an amateur, maybe it's time for you to get published. Congratulations.

August 6, 2002

I think you really managed to produce an excellent effect. Congratulations. Alex.

August 6, 2002

Tweaked the Image Curves, then Saturation and Hues, afterwards more

Image curves and Crayon (or colored pencil)filter.

August 1, 2002

You really made it work, it's one of those shots where all the other photographers think "Why didn't I think of that". Very well done.Alex

August 1, 2002

Congratulations on a perfect photo.

July 16, 2002

Aesthetics 9, Originality 8

I like it.

July 16, 2002

I like it.

July 2, 2002

I think you did a good job, but maybe you should have thrown a little light onto the foreground with fill flash or maybe a flash light on long exposure?

June 28, 2002

Great model, but I think the hair should be more of an "organized" windswept. All in All great photo.

June 27, 2002

I think that if it had a "catchlight" in the eye you would have brightenned up the photo a bit. A fill flash probably would do the trick, I think the area around the eye is just too dark. Otherwise, nice photo. Alex

June 20, 2002

Nice composition, maybe a human figure would help give a bit of perspective. It's kind of neat the two colors red and blue, but I think maybe you adjusted the red in Photoshop (please tell me if I'm right) becuase it seems just too uniform. If you had just a little bit of green (or yellow) grass in the front, I think the photo would seem more natural and be better. The photo on the net is a bit too small to fully appreciate, I'd like to be able to feel the texture more.