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Dec 25, 2017 17:48:51   #
Did admin remove pego99's "carrot" photo?
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Dec 19, 2017 16:11:44   #
I think I have a shot of the kid in bottom center that I took in 1968. Odd times but some great memories!
Paladin48 wrote:
Scanned some old B&W pictures from Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. Minolta SRT-101, no flash ... handheld ... don't remember the lenses used. Can anything be done to sharpen these shots? So much to learn and do trying to master (can anybody REALLY master) digital photography? ... sighs .......
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Dec 13, 2017 15:03:16   #
Sometimes I think it's because I'm masochistic. I aim for the best and most creative rendition of my subject, and often fall far short of my goal. I keep at it, though, and every now and then I'm rewarded with a keeper. As AA said, 12 good photos in a year is a pretty good crop.
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Nov 28, 2017 16:14:13   #
I basically agree with your analysis. I used to drive past that tree at least twice a week for 15 years before I finally got around to shooting it. The area outside Prescott AZ used to be known as "Lonesome Valley" and this tree could be an icon. I also see the tree as courage, strength and defiance. Another icon for the "old west".
#2 also has a certain mystery to it, as well as vulnerability.
R.G. wrote:
Absolutely. For me the atmosphere of #1 is of wide open spaces, evoking a feeling of solitude (but not loneliness) and freedom. In #2 I see a look that I can relate to. It's somebody saying more than just "I am here". They're saying "I am what I am, regardless of what you think". Expressive looks are evocative provided we can relate to what they're saying.

#2 is doubly interesting because its minimalism is akin to impressionism. When impressionists attempt to reduce things to their essence it's not just any old essence they're after. They'll try to portray the essence of what's evocative about their subject.

Well, that's my take on what you've posted. But more importantly, what do you think is evocative about them?
Absolutely. For me the atmosphere of #1 is of wid... (show quote)
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Nov 28, 2017 14:38:58   #
Do these evoke anything?




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Nov 16, 2017 11:06:01   #
Thank you for coming back. I really appreciate the critique, and I take all suggestions to heart. A good critique is the best way to learn.
Designdweeb wrote:
Sure, the composition, good model, posing, lighting for that pose. It is a nice spiral from left, where our eyes generally enter the frame. My route is in at arm around across eyes, face, hair down and around. The nice arm triangle on the left side leads-frames & gets you into the shot, the face and eyes are a nice focal point to pause, well described, then the beautiful hair with an elegant s curve leads your eye around and back into the main point, her face and eyes. Her chin gets the lighting it needs to compliment/ balance on the rest of her face, too.
The composition on the second shot wastes the left, face is overpowered by neck wrinkles and disorganized hair, breasts are too low in composition to be as effective a focal point as they could be. I’d bet you have some other good out-takes if you re-edit.
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Nov 13, 2017 18:10:06   #
I see what you mean. Although I didn't "turn the light down", I did darken them and bring more emphasis to her face. I do like it better.
SharpShooter wrote:
I like the unclothed version better but probably for all the wrong reasons.
Her face to me isn't strong enough by itself though she does have beautiful eyes but you haven't brought them out.
She has very nice nipples, so they are her shining star but you should have turned her slightly or moved around a bit so we would see a bit of the other behind the close one. Then I would have turned the light WAY down on her nipples so we barely see them and lit her face well to hold our interest. Maybe brighter lipstick and bolder makeup to grab us more.
The clothes don't do anything?!
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Nov 13, 2017 02:06:15   #
I would like you to elaborate.
Designdweeb wrote:
Clothed image has the advantage for many reasons.
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Nov 12, 2017 20:09:19   #
I have posted this young lady before, and as I go through old images, I find many that can be reworked, re-cropped, or generally given a new life.




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Oct 4, 2017 15:23:01   #
If a group of lions is a Pride, what is a 23 groups of Corvettes called?
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Sep 5, 2017 13:50:25   #
Thanks to all who have responded so far. I'm still in a quandry, but the cropping and other PP suggestions I will take to heart. In the #4 image, I have removed the brown on the one I would submit.
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Sep 4, 2017 18:36:38   #
There is an upcoming black and white photo contest, and whether my entries are the same caliber as others, I am going to enter two of the attached photos. The contest is juried, and those that make the cut go on into the contest where the actual winner is determined. I entered my first contest in 1983, won first place, and have never entered one since. I think I'll try again. The minimum size must be 11x14 up to 30x40. These are sized in the 16x20 range.


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Aug 13, 2017 18:27:23   #
As I understand it, if she was in public and you don't plan on selling the photo, you may use it in almost any situation. That would include UHH, your portfolio, even gallery display. It can be used to advertise YOUR work, but not a product or any other commercial use. But I'm sure someone will disagree with me.
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Jul 26, 2017 20:14:34   #
My neighbor invited us to her cabin in the mountains last week. Her grandfather had homesteaded a section of land, and even though it has been divided among children and grandchildren, it remains in the family. A windmill pumps the water which must be carried to the house. No electricity means going to be kind of early. I was there to work as she had several projects she had started, but ran out of steam and help. She's only 67. But after working for two days at 8,000 ft elevation, I was beat, so I took a day off.

She was born and lived here until she was five years old. Grandpa had to build a sawmill in order to build the house, and he used the frame and engine from a 1928 Pierce Arrow.


Lots of deer and wildlife


This squirrel must have weighed about five pounds. I was able to get about 6 feet from him


Her father needed a tractor, so he made one


It had to be a job fencing 640 acres

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Jul 25, 2017 23:55:28   #
Thank you all! The funny thing is, here in the desert of central New Mexico, there's not a cabbage plant in a hundred miles. I'll take care of them in the morning. Thanks again.
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