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A very strong but at the same time chilling picture... Congratulations, Alain

Hi Vassilis, Your picture caught my eyes, mainly because of its great dynamics! I wonder if letting some space above the left hand wouldn't improve this dynamics. Just my thoughts... Congratulations! Alain

Wonderful, from the girl's expression to the postprocessing... Congratulations! Alain

The Bahnar are an ethnic group living in the Central Highlands and the

nearby coastal provinces of Vietnam. Some of the most warmhearted

and beautiful people I've ever met. Please C&C...

A little shy but curious girl around Phan Thiet harbour, Vietnam.

 

I cropped the 1st picture after reading David L. Forney's so helpful

comment. Here's what he wrote about the 1st picture :

 

"Alain, This is a wonderful capture. I love her eyes and catchlight, skin

tones, the lighting and the natural look of the image. I would experiment

with cropping some of the image off of the bottom below her elbow. Just

a thought. Great image. David"

 

David, you were right. The crop makes it stronger and more intimate.

The eye focuses better on the girl's face. Thank you very much for your

suggestion! Best regards, Alain

 

*** Any other comment and critic welcome

A beautiful picture with a poetic title... in French.

I just wonder why you didn't translate "Pêcheurs de nuages" in English. Something like "Fishing clouds" ?

Could you share you technic ? How long was exposure time ?

Congratulations and best regards,

Alain

I agree this representation of death is harsh... But what happened in the head of the anonymous rater who rated it 3/3 ?

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You who see this picture, what does it generate in your mind ? Any constructive thoughts or comments welcome, positive or negative...

Thanks, Alain

A rather macabre one...

C&C welcome

Phan Thiet harbour, Vietnam, just before sunset.

Thanks for your C&C...

An orang-outang at Ho Chi Minh City zoo, where animals are kept in

rather poor conditions... Thanks for your C&C. Alain

Thanks for you C&C ! Best regards, Alain

Mark : thank you very much for your nice comments !

 

Gerry : of course you're right ! I agree with you that those eyes staring into space weaken the picture, and that the conjonctiva is too obvious. I guess the flowers on her cloth is slightly distracting, too. This was my first shooting with a model. Unfortunately I don't have a similar picture with her looking at the camera. However the looking-away eyes make us wonder about who is this girl and about her thoughts, which could be nostalgic or a little sad... So I decided to upload this photo anyway. I'll try to post another picture with Lynn looking at us. I really thank you for your comments. I do appreciate such a honnest and helpful feedback !

New post-processing... Please C&C,

Alain

Same picture of a friend, but reprocessed. Being not so high on the

learning curve, comments and critics are really welcome ! Best regards,

Alain

Thanks for your C&C !

One of my first B&W conversion. Any suggestion and critics truly

welcome. Thanks !

Thanks for your C&C...

Thanks for your comments and critics !

Thanks for viewing !

Comments and critics welcome...

Sunrise at Cai Rang Floating Market.

Thanks for you comments !

Alain

An old picture... Comments welcome !