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I wouldn't change anything about this photo. I'm not sure why anyone would care about the two inches of the fender being cut off. the grille is the centerpiece of photo and the idea I get from it is the beauty of the chrome grille and the overall classy shape of the car. Would the fender being in tact add to the photo? No, not in my opinion- so lose it. If an element's presence doesn't change the impact of the photo then that element is not carrying its own weight and should be eliminated. I believe you did very well with this scene. It would be interesting to see this same scene shot from different angles, if the light permitted. Sometimes you make the most based on what you have in front of you. Or you photoshop it to death. I follow the 'make the most of what you've got' belief. I think if I had been there when this photo was taken, this photo represents what I'd have seen. I take that to be your point. It doesn't always have to be that way, but if that's your point then you did well.
Even though someone has relegated this car to the junkyard, it still has more class with a tree growing up through it than most new cars of today have off the showroom floor. The trees can't hide the gorgeous lines of such a beautiful machine.
I like the style you bring to all the photos in your gallery. Most of them use a central element to draw a comparison between that element and the background or between it and everything else around it. It is obvious to me that you put a lot of thought into your compositions.
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This is a gorgeous photo. Your use of an "s" shape to wind the foliage across the frame in a diagonal really works well here. I'm not sure how you got the entire background so completely green, but it works brilliantly for this image.
Great use of lighting, too. I even like the blown highlights in the bottom left corner. The contrast between the blown highlight and the detail in the shadow between the apples is very eye catching. Without letting something in the photo go completely white or completely black, the photo will always look flat. The black branch and the white highlight take this image throughout the tonal scale.
Just beautiful. Excellent work.
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I love this photo. It is immediately recognizable as the colonnade from St. Peter's Basilica, while at the same time unique as a photo particularly because of your great use of light and wonderful exposure.
I especially like that you maintained detail in the ceiling portion without blowing out the highlights on the left side of the colums facing the Basilica.
Bravo.
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Haha! Great shot!
I thought this was an album cover for Ozzy Osbourne.
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I agree that the black and white shot has a 'wow' factor. The color version is a great photo in its own right. The issue I find with the original is that the color is interesting- interesting in a way that diverts attention from the impact of the scene itself. It competes with itself for my interest rather than letting the message get my full attention.
The black and white version does a few things for me. First, it isolates the meaning of the image from the prettiness of the colors. Secondly, the black and white image takes away my ability to judge from the woman's clothes that the photo is recent. As black and white, the woman could be from any period of time. To me, even if that detracts from your original intent, it leads me to ask "Who is she? Is this a woman left behind? A widow? A lover in France? Did she know a man on the marker? Is it his daughter or grand daughter?"
Realizing that it may be the passage of time you are trying to illustrate, and respecting that, one cannot deny that a successful photo is one where the viewer finds something personal within it even if that was not the idea of the photographer.
Great Great work.
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Wow! So much to look at- this is much more than a pretty picture.
The only thing I don't like are the corners of her mouth / lip outline. On my monitor it looks like heavy handed post processing. It might just be my monitor, though. If this area were smoother the image would be flawless. Again, it could be my monitor.
Are those contact lenses? How did you come up with the idea for the eye makeup being different for each eye? At first it made me wonder, but it is so intriguing that to me it really makes the image. (I can't decide which eye I like better! Her right eye is beautiful, her left eye is mysterious like a cat's eye. I love it.) The shadows on her face really do add to this effect. It is like two women in one. I would say it's a woman with a split personality, but I have yet to meet a woman who only had one.
Sinister and Beautiful all at the same time.
You are a Master.
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I love the "Polaroid" look of the peeled-away border.
It's so fun to shoot proofs on polaroid before loading the actual film back. But I never got a proof that looked like this!
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Anyone who would give this less than a 6 is incredibly naive about how difficult this shot was to get. When it comes to lightning shots, this is simply as good as it gets. Fantastic capture.
What I really like is the effect from long exposure. The two glowing balls of orange light are most likely streetlamps, but the dramatic look and proximity to the lightning strike gives the impression of exploding transformers.
Great great stuff!
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Simply beautiful. Your colors and tonality are perfect. Excellent DOF. Perfect look of concentration on the boy's face.
There is so much going on in a deceptively simple scene.
Fantastic.
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Civil War reenactors recreating the Brooksville Raid. Brooksville,
Florida. Taken in the Confederate camp.
Comments welcome and appreciated.
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While making my way from the train to the subway exit I heard what
sounded like a symphony. I rounded the corner to see a huge crowd
and made my way to the front of it. There I found these young people
lifting the roof off the place.
It was dark. I knelt down to steady my TLR, which is the reason for
the low angle.
Yashica Mat EM with Kodak 320TXP
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Absolutely wonderful photo. Very moving. It is the rare photo indeed that makes the viewer reflect upon his/her own life and want to become a better person. Here we have someone who is living that ideal, the way we all should.
"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you" Jn 15:12
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Muy bonita, y muy intelligente photographica. 7/7
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Gorgeous lighting.
The catchlights in the eyes suggest a large overhead softbox and a circular white bounce reflector from below angled towards her. That would explain the soft highlights on her hair and illuminated eyes while leaving the beautiful deep shadows around her neck.
Am I correct, or am I missing something? If I am wrong, I'd greatly appreciate it if you'd explain how you lit this shot. To me it is perfect. I dream of a shot like this one.
Bravo!
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Thank you for the kind words, Leo.
This was scanned from a negative using a low-cost Epson 3170 flatbed scanner. This image really does not do justice to the actual print- and the print does not do justice to the Cathedral!
You will fall in love with your Bronica. This was taken using Kodak 400UC film on a tripod. The lens was 75mm MC.
I have looked at your portfolio, Leo. Amazing work! I think you could make fantastic photos with a shoebox.
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Did you get this one at the Iguana House by Windmill Beach?
Good detail. Very sharp.
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Excellent photo!
For those who are not familiar with cooling towers, what you see coming out is water vapor, not smoke. There is ZERO pollution in this photo unless you simply don't like clouds of water.