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05/11/2005 02:39:23 PM |
Hello from the Critique Club :)
What can I say? This is candid photography at one of its better, if not best, moments. That kind of laughter and smile is precious, and as a previous commenter said, sheer and infectious. It's a great moment that was well captured.
The joined hands in particular grabbed my eyes and held them there for that telling extra moment. It's clearly a natural hand hold, something that has perhaps come out of some practice and comfort.
DOF could be slightly deeper, with the man in complete focus, but the woman slightly off. The shallowness is also evidenced a little in the back part of her skirt, where the blur pattern is clearly set off against its sharper surrounding patterned area. There appears to be a spare arm, perhaps that of a woman who has hers around the neck of her dancing partner (in deeper blue shirt) in the back of the primary couple, and given advanced edit rules, this element could have been cast out to preserve the uniformity and consistency of the background and further emphasize the primary dancing couple. Perhaps there's also slight evidence of "slight" oversharpening, particularly in the man's face, in his very deep and sharp looking laugh lines. There are also round spots on the woman's red shirt that are lighter in tone than the rest of the red color, and perhaps these too could have been brushed out.
Other than these minor and very nitpicky points, this is a very nicely composed and captured image, showing a great, infectious mood that speaks volumes about other things. I like particularly the sense of movement and freedom that get evoked by the shot.
Thanks, and I hope the above has been constructive. Please feel free to pm me if you feel I've not been so. |
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05/08/2005 07:50:14 PM |
| you cant help but smile when you view this picture....they lok so very very happy |
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05/08/2005 04:41:49 PM |
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05/06/2005 04:25:48 PM |
| GREAT candid picture! They do look so happy and joyful...it's almost contagious, excellent. |
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05/06/2005 01:11:05 AM |
| lol, great shot, all i have to say is that man has awesome teeth... lol, 7 |
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05/05/2005 09:25:03 PM |
| now that;s genuine happy ... nice capture of the moment |
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05/05/2005 04:10:51 PM |
| nice action, perhaps a little too flat lighting to make it 'extra' interesting. |
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05/05/2005 07:23:33 AM |
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05/05/2005 01:01:14 AM |
| How fun.. Nice colors, great focus and DOF Love the smiles. |
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05/04/2005 09:29:27 PM |
| Great mood and movement here. I like what you have done. |
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05/04/2005 09:03:39 PM |
| Excellent capture of a joyful dance. You can tell, the couple is really having fun. Keep up the good work. |
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05/04/2005 05:31:42 AM |
| Lovely couple! This i like :) |
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05/03/2005 05:07:11 PM |
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05/03/2005 02:47:54 PM |
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05/03/2005 01:49:09 PM |
| Nice moment, although it would have been good to see more of the woman's face. Background is a bit distracting. |
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05/03/2005 01:16:44 PM |
| Good catch, looks like a fun time. I like the natural smiles & pose they were caught in. |
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05/02/2005 07:39:21 PM |
| how fun! the background is the only distracting part of this image |
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05/02/2005 05:15:37 PM |
| This is a real nice 'natural' shot, if that makes sense to you. Carefree enjoyment, I just love this one |
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05/02/2005 02:07:48 PM |
Sheer, infectious, Frankenstein fun! The 'formal' attire places this image firmly in the tradition of American comedy.
The complete absence of conceivable aesthetic effects and embellishments strikes me as very refreshing, appropiate and effective.
I'm appreciative of the range of emotion portrayed here. To me, it is the very 'lightness' of joy which inspires 'serious' consideration - and it does so, credibly, sans artifice and via a refreshing directness.
> 7 |
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05/02/2005 05:57:16 AM |
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05/02/2005 04:36:25 AM |
| This is my favorite picture in the challenge. It makes me happy just to see them so happy and having fun! |
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05/02/2005 02:43:22 AM |
| the expressions say it all. 9 |
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05/02/2005 01:20:21 AM |
| WOW, the angle makes them look reaaaaaaaly taaaaallllllllll. Love the joy and fun filled faces though. |
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