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Critique By:
ABC 123 (K:677)
10/2/2006 9:16:26 AM
Anyway we are all novice and that is why I love the pictures here. Honestly your pictures are really great!
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Critique By:
Adele McGookin (K:532)
10/2/2006 9:13:06 AM
Many thanks Roland. This was my first visit to the Great Wall and it was a life dream for me - and lived up to every aspiration! Your comment about the depth of field is totally accepted. As a photographic novice I am not sure quite how to rectify that.
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Critique By:
ABC 123 (K:677)
10/2/2006 9:12:39 AM
Wow another great shot and in color this time. I hope I could see more of your pictures in China! I can tell you that you were lucky to have this light at the Great Wall. Most of the time it is smoggy and not really favorable for the photographer. In this one the depth of field is just perfect in the window opening. I wish we could see more of the Great Wall, like a snake on the top of the mountains. But we can see up to 3 levels of mountains which is by itself a remarkable feature.
Congratulations again,
Roland
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Critique By:
Aron Molnar (K:2016)
10/2/2006 9:08:52 AM
Great shot! Superb contrast and tones! Love the Great Wall i the background! Congrats! 7
Aron
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Critique By:
ABC 123 (K:677)
10/2/2006 9:07:48 AM
Hi Adele,
I really love this shot!! The centering is just perfect and the tones and contrast delivers a very wide of greys from foreground to background. You just have to let your eyes follow from black to grey. I only regret the too important depth of field which makes the archery window too clear and sharp and therefore distracts the viewer from the Great Wall in the center. I went several times to the Great Wall and to different places. That is may be why I am so enthusiastic about your picture. Hen hao!
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Critique By:
Jan Hoffman (K:39467)
10/1/2006 3:16:23 PM
What a contrast to the guards at Buckingham Palace. Great shot.
--Jan
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Franz Thoma (K:3365)
10/1/2006 2:28:11 PM
The colours of the parasol is a good contrast to the stiff soldier - and makes the whole situation nearly funny!
Very well captured!
Kind regards
Franz
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Critique By:
Adele McGookin (K:532)
9/1/2006 5:37:16 AM
I absolutely love the S2 IS, which I used on my trip to Bamiyan, where I was able to get shots that no-one else in the party managed to capture. I recommended it to a friend of mine, who is a long-term 35mm SLR devotee and she has just come back from Alaska raving about it. Thank you so much for the rec - it is everything you said it would be!
Fantastic to hear from you!
Ciao, A xx
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Critique By:
Charles Clee (K:90)
8/31/2006 10:30:17 PM
Of course you do, and you wouldn't like it! You are really making the camera work for you... pleased with it?
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Critique By:
Adele McGookin (K:532)
8/31/2006 2:43:51 AM
Hahahahahaha! I have missed that (half)wit!
Thanks for the comment. I hope life Blighty-side is good!
A
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Critique By:
Charles Clee (K:90)
8/30/2006 11:18:56 PM
But did he give you a carpet...? Great aspect!
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Critique By:
Charles Clee (K:90)
8/30/2006 11:12:48 PM
As a t*x payer - you should be spending less time driving around the streets of Kabul.... Great shot though!
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Critique By:
Joe Johnson (K:8529)
8/24/2006 7:59:23 AM
I like the effect. Two approaches to it. One, the kid might be slightly looking at the billboard, in his present pose. Or he might have his arms raised, and jump in sympathy with the emotion of the model on the billboard. Of course, either would have to posed.
It might be possible to crop a little on the top, maybe even the bottom, without it becoming too much like letterbox.
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Critique By:
Dennis Komis (K:3160)
8/23/2006 3:07:25 PM
MMM, I see your point Adele. Take care (literally).
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Critique By:
Anastasia R. (K:778)
8/23/2006 11:40:13 AM
Great composition & colours & I also like the frame that fits the photo perfectly.
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Critique By:
Adele McGookin (K:532)
8/23/2006 4:45:40 AM
Many thanks for your comments Dennis, and for the revised version which does draw focus to the centre of the picture.
However, to put it in context, this shot was taken on Jalalabad Road, outside Kabul. This is the most dangerous road in the region and is the scene of most of the suicide bombings in Kabul. A lone female walking in this area risks being shot, being kidnapped or being stoned. Getting out of the car wasn't an option. Even slowing the car down wasn't an option as it isn't a place that you linger.
A
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Critique By:
Dennis Komis (K:3160)
8/22/2006 11:11:14 PM
Of the two versions you've posted I prefer this one. The picture has a couple of interesting elements Adele. The English mobile telephony ad looks bizzare in such a setting - "it's time to move ahead" - the man in the ad "moves" ahead but the Afghan boy looks back - you're right, this juxtaposition makes the picture. You've also got the shacks and the Arabic writing in there - you've got things but the picture does not "arrange" them as it should. You should've gotten out of the car and composed it trying a few different angles. You should also remember that the square format you've chosen requires good compositional skills. I toyed around with it a bit and came up with some suggestions. Don't know if "my version" is any improvement over yours - it just reflects my taste - hope you don't mind.
Regards, D.
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Critique By:
Adele McGookin (K:532)
8/21/2006 8:34:44 AM
Thank you very much. One of the most frustrating things of being here in Kabul is not being able to stop and take a photograph properly. This is a picture I would have loved to take with a better camera and not from a moving vehicle.
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Critique By:
Francisco N-G (K:28728)
8/21/2006 8:23:42 AM
Great colours and detail. Love the way you captured the moment. Excellent presentation as well.
All the best.
Francisco
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Critique By:
Anastasia R. (K:778)
8/8/2006 11:24:43 AM
Amazing photo, I like the way the background is blurred.
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Critique By:
Allen Aisenstein (K:5652)
8/5/2006 4:57:41 PM
Really nice macro shot of a beautiful flower. Excellent work!
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Critique By:
Allen Aisenstein (K:5652)
8/5/2006 4:44:33 PM
Well-composed architectural photo. Good color and perfect exposure. Excellent work! Regards, Allen
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Critique By:
Cernan Catig (K:2905)
8/5/2006 3:55:33 PM
im surprised nobody has made a comment on this yet, i like it, perspective is good and the whole atmosphere is fantastic, just dont like the post and chain. keep up the good work
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Critique By:
Larry Fosse (K:66493)
8/5/2006 2:23:08 PM
Superb floral with wonderful color & detail
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Critique By:
Mark Hackney (K:1713)
7/17/2006 12:50:04 PM
Adele - technically great pic with a terrible and important story to tell. I like the contrasts ... might have moved the "alcove" to the right in the composition and brought in a bit more of the lower bluffs to the left.
Thanks! Mark
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Critique By:
Rashed Abdulla (K:163889)
7/14/2006 1:34:28 PM
very impresive and creative capture here, all of the best my friend
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Critique By:
Jason Mckeown (K:22200)
7/2/2006 1:17:00 AM
great capture the three grounds are filled perfectly, well captured
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Critique By:
Violetta Tarnowska (K:24497)
7/1/2006 10:58:25 PM
Beautiful view!Best wishes.Viola.
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Critique By:
Billy Bloggs (K:51043)
6/30/2006 10:28:13 PM
Has a first world war feel to it. You've exposed this well considering the harsh light.
Regards, Gary
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j esford (K:13518)
6/30/2006 9:19:44 PM
The vivid green vegetation is the give away, but if not for that, the land formations resemble Capital Reef NP Utah. Very nicely detailed and shot to scale. The foreground that you've included really sets the perspective on this piece. The snow capped mountains in the background beautifully frame the eroded mountainsides. A very attractive shot that is well presented. -john
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