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07/26/2007 12:20:24 PM |
| Fabulous tones, textures and colors. |
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09/21/2006 10:16:20 AM |
From the Critique Club
Hi Arnthor !
I'm far from being an expert , so don't expect precise technical comments , only my sincere opinion.
What I think is very good in your photo is the contrast between the subjects and the background , I mean this is not the place where a bonsai I expected to be found (lol).The desaturation works great , it accentuates even more those different "worlds" , as if in a greyish world the unique beauty was the tree.I really don't care if it's a real bonsai or not , it looks like a bonsai and that's enough for me !
The face is very funny but maybe too appealing , this has surely made some viewers to vote a bit lower because the challenge was Take a photo where a single tree is the main subject. .
The composition and execution are excellent , a very interesting photo that maybe didn't meet exactly the challenge.
Please feel free to email me about this critique , keep in mind that this is only my opinion.
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09/18/2006 04:11:00 PM |
| Ég lovva vorkið þitt. |
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09/18/2006 11:51:04 AM |
| the selective desaturation makes it seem gimmicky. I personally would have loved this shot if it were simply black and white or duotone. |
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09/18/2006 10:47:31 AM |
Would you happen to have the models phone number? I think he is really hot and I would really wanna meet him when I come and visit Iceland someday!
(kidding... know the guy in the picture...)
Great photo, nice post processing as well, two thumbs up |
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09/18/2006 02:50:22 AM |
can't agree more with jutilda.... this was an excellent shot.
same comment for the other man/woman-and-bonzai picture, from larus, ranked even lower...
Message edited by author 2006-09-18 03:02:40. |
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09/18/2006 12:07:40 AM |
| ROBBED I say, ROBBED. People are way too literal these days. This is superb. |
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09/17/2006 09:19:37 PM |
| Great picture and processing. At first I though since the tree was not a Bonsai tree it took away from the picture. But as I have had a second and third look at the picture the tree type does not matter. Maybe he wants a Bonsai so bad he uses what plants he can find. So bump to 10 |
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09/17/2006 09:02:17 AM |
He has clippers to clip, but there's nothing that has been clipped. ;>þ
And then, some people may hold the theory that it isn't really a bonsi at all, but a branch held in a tray with sand in it... ;>þ
Is that someone's brother? ;>þ |
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09/15/2006 07:39:11 PM |
| If Joey ever took a photo of a tree, it would look like this - but I wonder if trees are just too happy for him in any form. :-) |
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09/15/2006 03:59:16 AM |
| Very nice light and color. The tree really pops out of the muted background. Very well mastered and composed. Clearly one of the best shots in the challenge IMHO. |
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09/14/2006 08:51:39 PM |
| You have a 9 from me. This photo is flawless, eye-catching, and intriguing to the mind. Great job. |
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09/14/2006 07:45:04 PM |
| it's an awesome photo, but i feel like the subject is very much the dude and the foliage is secondary |
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09/14/2006 12:49:21 AM |
| Very cool and original. I hope this is well received as it is very creative. Good luck! |
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09/13/2006 03:18:19 PM |
| Awesome!! Love it - his face is great!! This is my top pick - I hope it does well! |
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09/13/2006 06:51:40 AM |
| really nice lighting effect |
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09/13/2006 12:20:23 AM |
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09/12/2006 02:22:37 PM |
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09/12/2006 01:29:28 PM |
| I love the look of this one, the lighting and processing are very good. It seems as if the figure and the tree are hungering for a single ray of sunshine. What takes away from the image for me is the fact that the tree looks like a ficus and not a true bonsai tree (maybe it is some rare type of bonsai, but it sure looks like a ficus). Also the border on the right is a tad too cluttered. The more I look at it the more it seems like it is more about the guy than the tree. 6. |
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09/12/2006 10:06:00 AM |
| Creative idea with super cool lighting and background. Well done! |
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09/11/2006 05:38:22 PM |
Strange composition but I totally love it! It's like the guy is a total freak about Bonsai trees! LOL
Nicely done. I give you a 10. |
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09/11/2006 03:19:55 PM |
| Your title implies the person is the main subject in this, and as a viewer I'm drawn to his unique expression as well. Think you're going to get hit with DNMC on this one. :( Best of luck to you. |
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09/11/2006 02:49:26 PM |
| Different and very nice! aaaaaa this must have been a solution for the treeless country folks ;) |
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09/11/2006 02:31:40 PM |
| Interesting photo, good processing work but I think it is a stretch to fit it into this challenge. |
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09/11/2006 11:49:10 AM |
| I was thinking of bonsai as a way out of my tree-less NYC situation. You make bonsai look sinsister. After all, it's only the gentle torture over many, many years of a living organism, the gentle amputation of its feeling tendrils, the imprisoning in accomodation far too small for it..... ;-) 8. |
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09/11/2006 06:26:05 AM |
| Are those sissors sterile??? |
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09/11/2006 01:13:37 AM |
| Bravo for originality. I'm already tired of sunsets. LOL This is excellent. |
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09/11/2006 01:10:48 AM |
| I really don't think the tree is the subject here... It's well lit though and so it gets points for being a good photo, but not as many as if the tree had really been the subject. |
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