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01/14/2003 01:31:22 PM |
The Critique Club
The overwhelming feeling I get from this photo is the joy of life- this is a great character at any age and your photo has brought this out. The smile is wonderful and the lack of teeth merely an eccentricity. The cap looks glued on and I am sure he never ventures anywhere without it –I am also sure he is the life and soul of the neighbourhood-well done—it is very difficult to capture personality in a portrait we are all so concerned about the lighting and the pose that we forget the basics!
Your photo does seem to be a bit out of focus but I see from your specs that you shot this at a slow speed and maybe he moved slightly when you released the shutter. The background is nicely out of focus so that it doesn’t distract. The exposure is spot on and I don’t think that I would worry about the shadow over the eyes. There is a huge amount of detail in that shadow—everything is visible –possibly if you had a reflector it might have lightened that shadow. The eyes are slightly out of focus but their colour shines through.
Altogether I think this is a stunning portrait—there are small problems with focus but these problems are overwhelmed by the personality of the portrait—well done
Andrewm
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01/12/2003 11:49:20 PM |
| Wow - those are the greenest eyes I've ever seen - like emeralds. The yellow coloring on his skin is very disturbing to me - he looks sick. |
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01/12/2003 11:32:29 PM |
| wow that dude is really really old! how cool is that! good capture and exposure. just needs sharper focus |
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01/12/2003 07:25:09 PM |
| Well, it's a good photo for the song title. I don't like the shadow from the hat. It goes right over the eyes, which are important to the shot, in my opinion. Good job of blurring the background, nothing distracting there. The angle and framing/cropping are good also. Good luck in the challenge. |
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01/12/2003 06:21:16 PM |
| Overuse of sharpening. Excess noise which could be removed by a program such as neat image. Interesting subject. jgillard5 |
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01/12/2003 06:20:59 PM |
| not in focus, but the picture really makes me smile |
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01/12/2003 05:40:11 PM |
| I love this! This guy is someone's beloved dad, grandfather, uncle, or something! I hope his smile brought joy to you, the photographer! |
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01/11/2003 09:30:03 AM |
| Great candid shot. Just a bit off in focus. This picture makes me smile :) |
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01/10/2003 06:32:54 PM |
| Well taken photo, but he doesn't look much like any Rosemarie that I remember. (joke, sort of) Songs are more than just titles, I had hoped the picture would reflect the song, not just the snippet that is the title. Very clear shot, it made me smile, too. 6 Swash |
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01/09/2003 09:45:04 PM |
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01/09/2003 03:57:57 PM |
| great use of the self timer.7 |
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01/09/2003 11:49:28 AM |
| Congratulations for a good sharp, well lighted photograph NOT done in a studio. |
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01/09/2003 01:23:04 AM |
| If you could just paint in his choppers...great pic! |
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01/08/2003 03:05:52 PM |
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01/07/2003 09:53:49 AM |
| get this guy back for the humor challenge this week. |
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01/06/2003 10:38:54 PM |
| love this! the quality suffers a bit, but the expression makes up for it! great! |
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01/06/2003 09:23:27 PM |
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01/06/2003 06:18:24 PM |
| Great face, a bit out of focus, though - especially around the eyes 6 |
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01/06/2003 06:10:14 PM |
| this guy's great. his eyes are young. be sure and print the results page out for him, put it in a frame. teeth are totally overrated, it's all about ice cream and apple sauce. |
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01/06/2003 06:10:04 PM |
I cant put my finger on what it is I like so much about this photo, but I do. Even down to what looks like food stains on the side of his mouth, Great Shot! The only improvement would be better lighting for the shadow under the brim in the hat takes away a little from the eyes. 9
Take my comments for what they are worth for I am just a novice with a new camera. Dodo |
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01/06/2003 05:48:38 PM |
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01/06/2003 08:11:52 AM |
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