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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
6/9/2005 3:11:14 PM
WOW! Racing crosses!
What a great angle, such a sensation of speed. I know this doesn't have much to do with the original intention of the photo, but it is the first impression it gave me.
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Photo By: SarahM none
(K:7836)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
5/16/2005 1:54:52 PM
Nicely cropped, although there is a bit of unnecessary black space on the right. I'm wondering what would happen if this picture was taken vertically, instead of horizontally, leaving a bit of black space at the top and some of the tree's trunk on the bottom.
The colors are indeed beautifully captured.
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| Photo By: Mistral Vortex
(K:627)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
3/30/2005 8:37:35 PM
Really great. It looks so much like a comic. The pose, the mask, the suit, everything so much like those agressive females comics are full of, plus the level of detail concerned only with lines and contours. I don't know if erotic was what you were going for. It's not necesarily an erotic photo. More like a futuristic pinup, or something like that.
The skin looks a bit too pink, though, a little unnatural. There are also a lot of black specks all over the suit, which give the photo an unfinished, experimental, appearance.
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| Photo By: Mayan Lee
(K:71)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
2/16/2005 6:43:19 PM
I love the pose, and the look you were going for, a sort of rugged sexyness (is "sexyness" a word?), untouched by the rules of the ordinary studio (a tale told by the background). It's disappointing that the details of the face and part of the torso are lost in the strong shadows created by the high contrast. It needs fine tuning, but it's a beautiful picture.
Very nice feet. It's more of a pose thing than her actual feet, but to me this is what makes the picture.
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| Photo By: kato zluta opice
(K:77)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
2/16/2005 6:25:02 PM
I like the greenish light you used. Is that a light filter, natural light, or is it digitally done? Very nice texture on the keys also. That was quite surprising.
It's nice to see such an ordinary and cold object seen from an aesthetic point of view (right now I'm writing from your typical fluorescent light flooded office). It humanizes it (although the green light is still a bit cold). What I didn't like so much is that the letters are almost lost in the angle and light. I would have liked to have seen them more clearly. Then again that might be difficult to manage.
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| Photo By: Gokce Celestial
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
1/28/2005 7:39:54 PM
You know, I agree that the D&S photos are cliched, so when I saw the original I immediately liked it best, for its "originality" in portraying warmth in an (apparently, I would have to say) D&S situation.
One would assume that warmth and emotional understanding was necessary for such an intimate activity between two people!
Also, love the crop. Very unusual and catching.
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| Photo By: John Masters
(K:71)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
1/28/2005 7:13:45 PM
I rate this image a six because there is, as you have said, something missing. Perhaps you should have shot her whole body (the shot feels too close to the subject), maybe with her face hidden by her hair to maintain that annonymous feeling. Also, there might be too much empty space to the left, in contrast with the wealth of detail the model's body exhibits (the beautiful, sexy moles, the pierced nipples, the curves of her body and, most importantly, the pink panties) due to the closeness of the shot.
I think you tried to put the model as the central element, but the crop distracts from this purpose. This is an old shot of yours, so you've probably improved since then (I haven't looked at your other pictures) but your words on the scarce commenting of nude photos made me feel guilty :P, considering how much I liked this picture.
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| Photo By: John Masters
(K:71)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
1/19/2005 8:48:49 PM
This picture leaves me wordless. The passage of time. It's a simple message, done with a sense of irony using one of the most common symbols of beauty and youth: a rose. I like the composition and the black frame, also the withering crimson growing on the petals. Very beautiful.
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| Photo By: Magic Zyks
(K:451)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
1/19/2005 8:08:52 PM
I guess the girl is as dead/dry as the plant. I think that's the message. If so, this picture doesn't seem to work very well. The plant chosen looks a bit uncommon (it took me a while to realize it was a plant), and so it distracts the viewer. Perhaps it's shot from too far away. Also, the girl's expression is somewhat agressive, when she should look more depressed (at least assuming that being depressed is the closest thing to being dead/dry). Finally, the color red is an interesting choice for background, and for the girl's lips. Is it to establish a strong contrast with the subjects?
Again, this is all based on the assumption that the girl is related to the plant because they are both dead/dying/dry.
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| Photo By: Magic Zyks
(K:451)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
1/19/2005 5:33:38 PM
I like this picture very much. Very sad, with various elements that to me succesfully work together to convey abandonment (the doll facing the table, forgotten, the excess of light as if from the only window of a dark attic, the aged texture of the film and the withered colors). There is also the caption, which is kind of a paradox, that truly resonates with the phrase within the picture (although the image works well with and without the phrase, I think).
Technically, I like the crop, but the right margin feels as if it should be closer to the doll. Also, It's really a shame that the phrase didn't fit into the frame of the photo.
A strong picture, really thick with emotion.
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| Photo By: Anja Scholte
(K:746)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
12/15/2004 9:41:58 PM
This is such a warm picture. It really gets to me. Really beautiful.
On the technical side, although it could not be helped since it is not a studio shot, some frontal light might have been better. Also, it looks like a crop from an original shot. I feels a bit narrow. What do you think?
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| Photo By: Allison Kuznia
(K:562)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
12/13/2004 7:36:40 PM
This lost reader, stopping and hurriedly taking refuge in his book, as if he words found on the pages could explain the meaning of this sea of people, or perhaps suggest a way out.
I like it very much.
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| Photo By: Aleksy Antoniewicz
(K:-45)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
12/13/2004 7:31:37 PM
Sort of a "sad clown". I like it very much. The closed fists, the assymetry created by the subject and the slightly inclined body give of a feeling of desired but undecided movement or intention, also enhanced by the open window, which seems to be expecting something. Good light as well. The blue hues at the top enrich the composition and the dominant sepia add to the "sad clown" motif.
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| Photo By: Maleonn
(K:3054)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
12/13/2004 7:08:42 PM
Wow. Very strong image. More of an internal portrait than an external one. I couldn't say if the camera movement adds or substract to the composition. It would have been interesting to see the still version, though.
The subject seems to be embedded in the wall, dead from waiting. It is borderline abstract.
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| Photo By: rafal ' mojalewastopa ' karpinski
(K:504)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
12/9/2004 9:33:16 PM
Pretty nice. I like the contrast between the simplicity and playfulness of the flowers (enhanced by the fact that they are improvised, or at least that's what I imagine the technique to be like) vs. the seriousness of the vase. There's a tone of humour in the composition.
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| Photo By: Jasenka Luksa
(K:491)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
12/9/2004 9:16:17 PM
I agree with the rest, but I really don't like the frame. It feels unnecessary. Excellent shot, nevertheless.
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| Photo By: Teunis Haveman
(K:37426)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
12/9/2004 8:24:03 PM
Although there is no actual surreal content in this picture, for me it kind of resembles a surreal painting. You can feel it in the texture of the sky, and in the sharp outline of the central object. I say painting because that's what it looks like to me, and I think that is a great accomplishment in this picture, although I couldn't say if it was intentional. Nice work!
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| Photo By: Paul Neubert
(K:1116)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
12/9/2004 8:05:32 PM
Very nice caption, by the way!
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| Photo By: panos adams
(K:170)
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Critique By:
Carlos Pérez (K:699)
12/9/2004 8:03:43 PM
WOW!
At first I had a bit of trouble understanding the picture, because the two people are in quite an unusual position, and the man hides most of the woman's body, but now I actually think this resonates very well with the visual complexity found in the ripples around them and makes for an amazing composition. Also the lighting contributes, for it gives an uplifting and relaxed feeling, much like what these two people might be experimenting.
I also like the simplicity of having only two main colors, the blue and the skin, and the feeling of spaciousness around them, as if this pool was endless (a shadow in the lower-right corner frustrates this a bit), and yet I also feel a certain cozyness, a protecting space around them.
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| Photo By: panos adams
(K:170)
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