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Critique By:
Phil Kelly (K:120)
3/4/2007 1:03:06 AM
In Photoshop Elements, I used the shadow/highlights slider and it does that sometimes. I probably should have looked at it closer. The sky is basically as shot, I gave the rock wall more light.
Thanks for your coments, MdW
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Critique By:
Michael de Wijn (K:1648)
3/3/2007 7:33:47 PM
Very Classy shot... I love the brightness and also your composition. Did you PS the sky at all? There seems to be a rough edge where the sky meets the rock-wall.
MdW
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Critique By:
Phil Kelly (K:120)
5/3/2006 11:49:56 PM
Steve,
Thanks for your critique and the idea for cropping and distortion. As I mentioned to some other critiquers, this was done as a project just to show some sort of "keys". I kinda liked the critical focus but I can see your point, too.
Regards,
Phil
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Critique By:
Steve Aronoff (K:18393)
5/3/2006 6:02:36 PM
Old typewriters are so lovely, perhaps especially the keys, that it's really tempting to find a way to highlight their beauty. Yours is a nice attempt, Phil, but in the final analysis I think the photo lacks focus. I think the problem is that with the shallow focus you bring our attention to a very few keys, but I'm not sure what it is you want me to see. Why those keys? The others look just the same. These are the kinds of thoughts that go through my head.
I think you could do a really nice job by focusing in on a limited set of the keys. This would show us the keys and still maintain some of the red velvet background. You'd lose none of the old feel. I've mocked up a suggested change below. I used distortion to arrange the keys differently and cropped aggressively. See what you think.
Steve
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Critique By:
alexander jones (K:222)
4/22/2006 12:21:47 AM
the expression is fantastic...the hands of the adult do distract me though...still, it caught my eye and I enjoyed it greatly.
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Critique By:
Roger Williams (K:86139)
4/17/2006 5:32:52 AM
Very nice, Phil. But I think it might work better as a square or near-square crop, with those hands and their blown-out highlights cut off at or about the wrists and a fraction taken off the LHS too. I was a bit concerned about how the hands would look like that but the powerful draw of those eyes prevents them from looking too odd. I have a three-year old grand daughter and would like to take one half as good as this...
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Critique By:
garibe ashena (K:511)
4/12/2006 4:21:09 PM
very nice
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Critique By:
Lester Tradelbloom (K:3291)
4/2/2006 1:46:07 AM
Thet's ok Phil, I'm always happy to help out a fellow photographer. I'm not sure how familliar you are woth PS, but if you'd like, I could run through a short tutorial on watermarking with you. My e-address is if you're interested. Have a wonderful day,
- Justin
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Critique By:
Phil Kelly (K:120)
4/1/2006 6:49:06 PM
Thanks for the excellent advice, Justin. I probably should have removed the text before I downloaded it here. I used this image in a local photo critique group and we are required to put our id on each entry. You are right about the distraction. I need to look into the "watermark" idea.
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Critique By:
Lester Tradelbloom (K:3291)
4/1/2006 8:08:49 AM
Nice work phil, I like the shallow depth of field in this image the most I think, it really helpt to define the foreground. I think it all falls into place beautifully - BUT - the text you have in the upper left corner drags your image through the dirt. I don't know whether you've done this simply for security on usefilm or not, but it is very distracting. If you are really worried about people knocking off your images, just watermark them in PS - looks far more attractive and are almost impossible to remove.
Great photography Phil,
- Justin
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Critique By:
Diego Bullita (K:17017)
4/1/2006 7:54:26 AM
hi Phil,
beautiful details for this subjet,
regards
diego
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Critique By:
Alicia Popp (K:87532)
3/18/2006 12:00:14 AM
Un rostro simpático y muy expresivo... esos cabellos parecen de seda!. Felicitaciones !
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Critique By:
Leo Régnier Я£ (K:67696)
3/7/2006 3:55:18 PM
Excelent macro Phil!!!
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Critique By:
Kambiz K (K:37420)
3/7/2006 3:30:29 PM
beautiful portrait of this sweet girl with big smile
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Critique By:
Rashed Abdulla (K:163889)
3/7/2006 3:15:34 PM
very beautiful portrait of this lovely young lady and with wonderful colors ,details and lighting , I like the little sweet smile on this lovely face
,all of the best my friend.
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Critique By:
Branimir Fagarazzi (K:38367)
3/7/2006 3:15:22 PM
Nice shot
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Critique By:
Rashed Abdulla (K:163889)
3/7/2006 3:12:39 PM
wonderful image and very pleasant to view , all of the best my friend .
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Critique By:
Karina Brys (K:16541)
3/1/2006 6:03:11 PM
Superb light and colour!!!
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Critique By:
Elena Tunik (K:552)
3/1/2006 5:20:21 PM
very good picture!
excellent composition and colours!
congrads!
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Critique By:
José Vasconcelos Dias (K:9341)
3/1/2006 3:19:40 PM
Ammazing tones and great silhoette! Congrats
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Critique By:
Rashed Abdulla (K:163889)
3/1/2006 2:55:03 PM
this is like a wonderful dream and very pleasant image to view , all of the best my friend .
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Critique By:
Pavao Calogovic (K:1277)
3/1/2006 2:27:42 PM
Very nice photo. Blue is fantastic color. Congratulations!
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Critique By:
NN (K:26787)
2/28/2006 10:58:04 AM
Aaahhh ... stunningly beautiful! Added to favs.
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Critique By:
ventrix drogo (K:65398)
2/28/2006 10:50:46 AM
A good shot. Great atmosphere, nice composition.
I like it.
Bye.
ventrix (enrico)
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Critique By:
Pavao Calogovic (K:1277)
2/28/2006 7:54:11 AM
Very nice photo. BW photo are most beatiful for me. Sorry for my english. Cheers!
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Critique By:
Mattia L. (K:7625)
2/28/2006 6:54:34 AM
Lovely athmosfere, Alaska is stunning! Congrats!
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Critique By:
Wez (K:14339)
2/28/2006 2:07:55 AM
what an aweomse and tranquil vista.
a wonderful shot.
regards
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Critique By:
Ash (K:9427)
2/28/2006 12:57:07 AM
Wow, much better. The fog creates this incredible atmosphere.
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Critique By:
Ace Star (K:21040)
2/28/2006 12:03:12 AM
stunning shot! the details r grt .... foreground mountain and background snowy mountain + moon so visible a magical atmopher like stuff 
+7
wonderfull
all the best
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Critique By:
Ace Star (K:21040)
2/28/2006 12:01:11 AM
beautiful sunrise capture! nice warm light and lovely clouds in the sky
liked it alot
wish you good luck
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