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February 11, 2006

impeccable clarity -- any tips you can provide for how you achieve it would be greatly appreciated.

February 11, 2006

i do not mind the brown wall, it adds a little i think by darkening that area, drawing more attention to her face as i think it should. i like the composition and colors as well, wish i could see a little more of her eyes.

February 11, 2006

Thanks David for sharing so much about the photo. It is fun and striking. For what its worth, I love the symmetry, question of taste I suppose. Funny how you can just find something like this on your way to something else, sort of like life sometimes, huh?

February 10, 2006

nice composition, but the light is flat on his face and a little glary on his instrument.

February 10, 2006

very nice, would also enjoy seeing it from different angles.

February 10, 2006

very nice colors and expression, suggest a tighter, off center crop of his face.

February 10, 2006

cute, suggest more contrast, its a little washed out in colors to me.

February 10, 2006

very pretty rendering of a pretty woman, i'd suggest a tighter crop, with her off center as you have her. like to get in closer to her face. perhaps just head and shoulders?

February 10, 2006

there are less on this site posting documentary than a couple of years ago imho.

February 10, 2006

yes, excellent tones, interesting composition, the clouds create a weighty mood, and in a funny way balance for his beard. attractive piece of work.

February 10, 2006

its a dying art around here, these sorts of documentary shots; don't you know, i've been looking for one for about ten minutes and it would be yours! a clever placement of the boats, a pleasing tone, makes this worthwhile. thanks for sharing it.

February 10, 2006

if you go black and white you can play more with the different tones. consider this effort, just to give you some ideas.

February 10, 2006

hi kathy, howard dion has done a lot of high key work that's worth looking at, if you haven't already.

February 9, 2006

an interesting, in your face perspective of an attractive middle aged guy, with a good use of the wall for a background, but i'd like to see his eyes better.

February 9, 2006

too dark to really enjoy for me, sorry.

February 9, 2006

good exposure, light, pose, like the crop too. the wording on the t shirt distracts a little, nose seems a little, what, photoshopped?, but this is nicely done.

February 9, 2006

wow, impressive effect! i find it helpful sometimes to control and manipulate the lightness and brightness within a picture by using layer masks in photoshop. if you have it, i wrote up what i do in a photo once, there's a link to it from my community member page if you are interested.

February 9, 2006

well, you may not find it improved, as it creates a square format and does cut off her shoulder, but this is what i had in mind. i also added some unsharp mask to their faces and bodies.

February 8, 2006

Thanks Tibor, exactly what i was thinking.

February 8, 2006

very entertaining perspective, appealing light and mood to it.

February 8, 2006

i agree, great story, a really fine composition. there's an attractive balance here, with the elephants on one side, the rise behind them heading up on the other side, and of course the zebra there as well. for my taste, I would have liked to see the zebra in focus as well, as an important part of the story, but I realize it may not have been possible given the available light. an interesting, well done photo.