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Ermm, should this be 'The Hug', Luis?

Nice photo, good to see this kind of image being made again. But what a silly title. Those look like flowers to me, not fruits, in which case she'll have a very long wait!

Lovely portrait.

Do you share models with Skip Hansen (who also currently has a photograph of the week), or is this just an amazing coincidence?

Equipment really unknown? You know the date but not the camera?

Very unsettling visual effect. Fascinating.

I love this. I wish I had taken it! The best, to my mind, of a very fine set of portraits.

Very nice image, Ian, but where's the Mere? This is Horsey Windmill.

Tom, this photo is undeniably beautiful. Everybody above has said so, I hardly needed to say it again, although perhaps I omitted to acknowledge the photographer's success (Maxim, it's divine).

 

I was simply amazed that everyone took this image at face value. You imply that it is pure escapism. That means you have chosen to overlook its historical context and other circumstantial realities - it doesn't mean that such baggage has gone away.

Nobody seems to have mentioned the extraordinary DECADENCE of this photograph. How recently the USSR collapsed.

Absolutely superb. I have stolen it for my computer desktop - I have no greater compliment to give!

 

BTW, your choice of brownish black tone is exactly right too, as the comparison above demonstrates.

This is the one that most catches my eye, too. Manu, I'm re-visiting your folder to see what has changed. I've not previously commented on any of the other images I admire, because it would simply take too long. They are really lovely, especially the day-to-day indoor ones of your family and home. Keep them coming. Best regards.

It IS a super shot. It wouldn't be anything without the silhoeutted figure in the foreground, though. That, to me is the briliant capture. The pose of the wedding couple is actually rather awkward, but you don't notice this given the dominating figure in the foreground.

 

BTW, in the UK, these would be called bowler hats, top hats being taller and with a square top edge. Is this another of those trans-Atlantic differences?

Very nice photo, BUT the scarf looks precariously perched on the model's head, as if it would slide off at the slightest movement. I find this unsettling and contrary to the tranquil mood of the photo, so I can't concur with all the heaped praise above.

I've tried, but you've done it! Very lovely image.

Please advise me. I hugely admire the way you have handled the interior light conditions in this and several other terrific photos (e.g. the exotic dancer). How do you judge exposure, and how do you develop the film? Do you use your hand as a metering object, or do you expose for the shadows? And do you end up tediously printing in those highlights (e.g. the light bulbs in the exotic dancer again)?

Myself, I have sttled on Tri-X developed in Emofin (wonderful combination). The 2-bath system helps the highlights not to go off the scale, but I still find metering difficult in this kind of casual setting. Your experience/advice would be hugely appreciated, as are your photos. Please keep them coming.

 

Jonathan

Ian,

I'm only commenting on this one photo because I can't see how to rate the portfolio as a whole. For me this is the best of a fantastic body of work. I am so, so envious. The very best of luck to you. I had been a bit dissapointed about the photos I was seeing for critique on photonet, especially given the amount of technobabble that goes on, but your pictures set things right for me. Do you sell prints?

(BTW, interested to know how you rate that little Rollei 35? I have used one for about 10 years and get maddened by its ergonomics, but have to admit that it has produced some of my best pictures.)

Jonathan Reynolds