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    frozen

    in Wildlife

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    Chaitanya, what an excellent and unique shot! My only suggestion would be to have tight focus on the wings rather than the tail, but all in all it works very well as is. Nice work!
    More information about "From the Sound Booth"

    From the Sound Booth

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    Hi, Fred! Great to hear from you! This was the intention of the shot to begin with... I've observed with event photography that there are so many opportunities for shooting much more than just the "main act", that the event wouldn't be terribly significant without ALL participants. This fellow sat out in the hot sun all afternoon running superb sound, and this was my way of offering recognition to his (and the technology's) contribution to the event.

     

    Besides, when I put focus on the musicians in this shot, the harsh light on the building behind the stage was way blown out when exposed for the band, and the sound board became just a fuzzy cluttered mess... Not much of a statement or story in that! As usual, Fred, thanks so much for your comments!

    More information about "In the Friendship Oak 1"

    In the Friendship Oak 1

    in Family

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    Rajat, my thanks again. I'm grateful to you for your observations... My approach to photographing people is strongly biased toward candid, unposed captures, with "chocolate milk mouth", disheveled windblown hair, and all (much like a large number of the candid portraits in your own portfolio -- very nice!). I consider myself to have gotten a "great" shot when I'm able to capture the uniqueness and/or beauty of a person "warts and all", without posing, make-up, and controlled lighting, and without cloning out perceived "imperfections" in post-processing. In my view, this subject is beautiful as I found her, and nothing I could do (besides the minimal color, brightness/contrast, and sharpening adjustments to the RAW image) would improve her. Thanks for appreciating that aspect of the picture!
    More information about "Young Delta Drummer"

    Young Delta Drummer

    in Family

          4

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    Thank you, Rajat, and I'm glad you found this photo interesting. In a couple of similarly framed shots of this boy, with the focus on his eyes, the image seemed to me to lack depth (I was shooting at 160mm) and the "defocus" of the drums simply made the shot look a little busy. I attempted to introduce a greater sense of depth by putting focus on the chrome drum edge closest to me. While I wasn't entirely satisfied with the result in terms of my sense of depth in the image, I was very taken with the tension between the hard edges and highlights of the drums and the direct contact with his "defocused" eyes, both competing for attention. It was quite by chance that this image was the only one in which he looked directly at the camera. I think had he not, the tension wouldn't have been as compelling. To me, the contrast between the eyes and the drums accentuates the human softness of the boy, and the direct gaze emphasizes his "focused" concentration on his music (perhaps the sense of nirvana you mentioned).

     

     

    More information about "Young Delta Drummer"

    Young Delta Drummer

    in Family

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    A student of the Delta Blues Museum performing at the 2009 Juke Joint

    Festival -- this kid has a mean backbeat, and is darn good on guitar too!

     

    Honest critique is welcome and appreciated... Thanks for your time!

    More information about "Luther Dickinson - 4/11/09"

    Luther Dickinson - 4/11/09

    in Performing Arts

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    Rod, what a great shot! I can't find anything to criticize about it... Beautiful DOF is very effective at drawing the eyes into the composition. The B/W treatment works well, though I'd love to see it in color, too. This shot also speaks very well for Nikon's high ISO performance (hmm.. something for me to consider). Keep up the excellent work!
    More information about "Sauce Boss Slide 8"

    Sauce Boss Slide 8

    in Performing Arts

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    Bill "Sauce Boss" Wharton and The Ingredients perform at the First

    Annual Southern Miss Jazz & Blues Festival in Long Beach,

    Mississippi. Help Bill's ongoing efforts for the homeless by visiting

    planetgumbo.org

     

    Honest critique is welcome and appreciated... Thanks for your time!

    More information about "David "Honeyboy" Edwards 6"

    David "Honeyboy" Edwards 6

    in Portrait

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    David "Honeyboy" Edwards, a contemporary of the late Robert Johnson,

    performs at the 2009 Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

     

    Honest critique is welcome and appreciated... Thanks for your time!

    More information about "Bull Snake vs Prairie Dog"

    Bull Snake vs Prairie Dog

    in Nature

          7

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    Hi, Ron... This is an extraordinary capture with a great story to tell. A few small tweaks might improve it a bit: for example, your Nikon should perform well at higher ISO than 250, so I would have bumped that up so that I could decrease aperture/increase depth of field while still stopping the action. Alternatively, you could have lowered ISO and opened the aperture to get a tighter DOF... As it is, the slight DOF blur around the edges is almost distracting. Focus could have been a bit tighter, and a closer zoom or a slight (5%) crop from bottom-left would eliminate some foreground clutter. Otherwise, extremely nice and fortunate shot! Keep up the wonderful work!
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