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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/5/2005 10:14:07 PM
Thanks, Bart. I only rarely get to the Coachella Valley, but I do go to the downtown L.A. area once every few months for photography. (It should be more, as I work just two miles away!)
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/4/2005 7:57:54 PM
Very nice, the beer adds a pleasant informality. Good composition, too.
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| Photo By: tolga tacmahal
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/4/2005 7:09:07 PM
A very nice composition. The figures at upper left are a nice touch here. When did these dunes become so white, though? Is it Photoshop, or something about the light?
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| Photo By: Iltcho K
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/4/2005 7:06:16 PM
Just like an abstract painting, except that it's real! This is excellent, you had the skill to take advantage of being in the right spot at the right time.
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| Photo By: Cetin Ozer
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/4/2005 1:41:58 AM
Very nice composition, Rebecca, with beautiful colors. For my taste the sky is maybe oversaturated, but others will disagree!
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| Photo By: Rebecca Raybon
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/3/2005 6:41:24 PM
Beautiful composition and colors, Barry, it reminds me of a Dutch landscape painting, except that the plowing has obviously been done with modern equipment!
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| Photo By: Barry Wakelin
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/3/2005 6:34:40 PM
Actually, Barry, the curved horizon is not from the Sigma, it's from the gap between two hills in the distance!
I do have to take responsibility if it seems too bleached, though.
Thanks for your comments.
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| Photo By: Ken Alexander
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/3/2005 4:42:15 PM
Very clever idea, Rafi, well executed! The figures match in scale really well with the buildings. It must have been an interesting dream that inspired this.
I did receive your two emails; I'll answer in the next couple of days.
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Photo By: Dr. Rafael Springmann
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/3/2005 6:34:12 AM
Wow, David, what sort of macro device did this involve? Quite remarkable, so sharp and clear, and a great composition!
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| Photo By: David McClenaghan
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/3/2005 6:32:07 AM
I think it was worth the sacrifice, Rebecca! We have to suffer for our art. (Of course, non-photographers just think we have better cameras, right?) Very nice composition. The only improvement would be more sharpness, as you more or less noted.
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| Photo By: Rebecca Raybon
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/2/2005 9:20:18 PM
There's nothing like a 10 mm lens (in the hands of a good photographer) to make a great cloudscape! Very nice work.
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| Photo By: Carsten Ranke
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/2/2005 8:38:13 PM
Very nice image, very clever and original. The orange(?), though, being the only thing in sharp focus, draws a bit too much attention, though, perhaps.
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| Photo By: Ollie Mackley
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/2/2005 8:33:38 PM
A vivid portrait with very nice natural light! Interesting how the subject appears straight but the horizon is not.
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| Photo By: MUJAHID AWAIS
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/2/2005 8:29:57 PM
Nice "slice of life" image. You might consider increasing the contrast in the shaded areas, since that's where most of the interest lies.
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| Photo By: Stefano Pistis
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/2/2005 5:35:02 PM
Very nicely done the way the colors blend into one another, Rafi. But Ginger looks uncertain about whether he/she likes being part of such decorative artwork; probably she would a "fierce predator on the hunt" theme!
I re-sent you the email I sent yesterday, in case the Spam filter got it again...
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| Photo By: Dr. Rafael Springmann
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/2/2005 6:24:44 AM
He's clearly old beyond his years. Great shot.
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| Photo By: john McCollum
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/2/2005 6:21:48 AM
A very nice composition, with a great choice of grain and other effects. The only thing you might reconsider is the color scheme--the dark red is somehow not soft like the rest of the image.
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| Photo By: Rick Page
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/2/2005 6:12:04 AM
This has a really nice dreamlike feel, Rafi, I like it!
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| Photo By: Dr. Rafael Springmann
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
4/2/2005 6:09:57 AM
It's very nice how you caught her in a happy candid moment, Rafi, and the framing brings out the idea that she's in her own world, at least temporarily.
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| Photo By: Dr. Rafael Springmann
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
3/29/2005 4:05:00 AM
Here is a version without the shadow.
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| Photo By: Ken Alexander
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
3/29/2005 3:51:22 AM
Nice light, perfect exposure and a very good composition, Alper. But I'm not sure the light post adds anything--did you try a shot without that?
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| Photo By: Alper Tecer
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
3/29/2005 3:46:12 AM
Two very harsh lives, skillfully encompassed in one frame!
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| Photo By: Cristi Matei
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
3/28/2005 6:39:34 PM
It looks like you chose them for the colors they were wearing! Nicely framed shot--just enough to show a little of their life.
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| Photo By: Hanggan Situmorang
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
3/28/2005 6:37:12 PM
Nice idea, and a well-executed difficult exposure. You might try cropping from the right so that it's less "split down the middle."
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| Photo By: Marcus Claésson
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
3/28/2005 6:35:28 PM
Nice composition, well framed. Perhaps a little more variation in the tones would give it a bit more life, though.
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| Photo By: Pawel Palkus
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
3/28/2005 4:05:47 AM
Welcome back, Rebecca! Great job with the lighting, it came out just as well as with professional equipment! His eye is in focus, which is the most important thing, and sometimes difficult, I think, though I don't do a lot of portraits.
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| Photo By: Rebecca Raybon
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
3/26/2005 6:36:15 PM
Grant, when using a 12mm lens to take a shot that sweeps from the near foreground to the remote distance, the shadow of the camera will be visible, unless shooting toward the sun. If anyone knows a way around this, I'd be interested to hear, because I'd rather it not be there. Perhaps if I had more expertise I could eliminate it in Photoshop.
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| Photo By: Ken Alexander
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
3/26/2005 4:57:05 PM
Wow, very impressive. You've captured a mystical, magical look, as if it's from a fairy tale.
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| Photo By: valentino ugolotti
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
3/26/2005 5:19:59 AM
Very nice composition and colors. It doesn't really tell any story because there's no context--who is he? Why is he there? What gesture is he making? I guess this mystery is either a positive or a negative, depending on how you look at it!
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| Photo By: AAT SA
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Critique By:
Ken Alexander (K:3905)
3/25/2005 5:52:15 PM
Very nice artistically, Rafi, but some are bound to object to the stereotypes! It looks like the dreams of Madonna's "Material Girl."
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| Photo By: Dr. Rafael Springmann
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