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07/26/2007 11:35:36 PM |
| This is one of the images I come back to repeatedly, both because it captures a classic style so well and because it is so very well done. This time, I just noticed your notation that posted comments help when you feel down. We all need a boost once in a while, particularly when life or art feel difficult. A thread on the forum says this image was selected for exhibition in Denver, and it looks like that show is in progress right now. I hope that being shown brings you some well-deserved happiness, maybe to help balance the down times. Keep up the great work. |
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07/26/2007 08:17:59 PM |
| so great. soft tender and sharp! |
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04/27/2007 07:47:47 AM |
Absolutely great; your eyes burn through the viewer- as if you are willingly caught and are false-chastising the voyeur-
The light, the crispness of the face and flowing of the headdress are also exquisite.
I'm sure you are used to many compliments on your work, especially your self portraits; so for lack of a way to separate this out from all the others... nice work. |
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04/02/2007 09:24:09 AM |
I've seen it now only but I want to say that it's GREAT!
Vermeeer would love her! ;-) |
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03/10/2007 02:45:27 PM |
I thought I already commented on this masterpiece before, it is one of the most successful (self-)portraits I have seen.
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02/23/2007 01:46:38 PM |
hello dear!!!!!!!!!
i heart you !!!
see you in paris |
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02/11/2007 06:48:00 AM |
| Svetlana, this is just an awesome portrait! What a true prize to have in your portfolio. This is a stellar example of why I think you are so talented. |
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02/09/2007 11:53:41 AM |
I have to choose this one again, this time. A simply stunning study.
Message edited by author 2007-02-17 10:44:39. |
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02/04/2007 06:17:24 PM |
| Gorgeous subject. This draws you in. Congratulations. |
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01/29/2007 01:34:06 PM |
Originally posted by Traff:
Very elegant - has a 'dutch master' painterly feel to the composition. |
My art history is appauling. I Googled 'Vermeer'. I'm so glad he turned out to be Dutch! :-)
Again - congrats on an excellent piece. |
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01/29/2007 12:32:50 AM |
| A classic image! Great lines, terrific light. The catch of red. The only thing is it is more or less a reproduction of a style. A very, very good reproduction but I think it takes a bit away from the image. I do like your take on the subject. Strictly on the merit on the technical side it is near perfect. A terrific shot. |
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01/26/2007 10:15:26 PM |
| Beautiful shot. I really do love your style. Congratulations. I especially love the lighting in this shot. Fantastic. |
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01/26/2007 04:47:28 PM |
| It is really really good. Congrats on a great score. I guess I didn't recognize the artist ;) |
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01/26/2007 12:00:11 PM |
| Exceptional photo, my personal preference would be to admit the two filters though. |
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01/26/2007 11:19:17 AM |
| Absolutely amazing shot, Svetlana! Wonderful lighting and mood! |
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01/26/2007 09:46:30 AM |
| Wonderful picture....This is my very favorite in the challenge! |
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01/26/2007 09:35:03 AM |
I showed this to my husband, and he immediately, without hesitation, said "Vermeer". Looks like you did achieve your goal. Although I don't really know what your goal was.
But you achieved a good high score, and a really good ranking for a challenge with over 700 entries of people's best work. Congratulations!!! |
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01/26/2007 08:04:27 AM |
Svetlana,
Congrats, congrats, congrats on your very high score and top 50 placement! You truly are an artist, and that score is highly deserved. |
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01/26/2007 07:09:07 AM |
Top 50 in this challenge is fantastic, congratuations. Looking forward to your 2007 work.
Jack |
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01/26/2007 04:55:14 AM |
| Lovely photo, my dear, very lovely. Nice score on this. You should be proud. |
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01/26/2007 03:23:33 AM |
| Oh my gosh so amazing. Congrats on a great score and placement! Lighting is so beautiful and it looks so much like a painting. |
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01/26/2007 02:37:22 AM |
oh...
where did you get the props..?
is this you?
this is so damn amazing.. congratulations! |
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01/26/2007 02:33:02 AM |
| Congratulations, my dear, on a superb photograph. Excellent score and placement in a Best of 2006 against all that competition, but mostly look at the score given by commenters - your work is inspired AND inspiring. I'm so glad this was justly rewarded. |
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01/26/2007 01:12:08 AM |
Funny, as many of your SP's as I've seen, it just dawned on me it's YOU. ROFL
Brilliant work. Congrats. Top 50 in this challenge is a nice feather in your cap. |
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01/26/2007 01:07:11 AM |
Congrats on your new personal best! Nice to see someone actually doing that with this challenge. :) And wow, what a high placement! And then look at that favorites count and how many comments and how highly THEY rated this! Just a fantastic result all around.
This shot is just masterful; the framing, light, your pose ... plus, I had to lean in close to tell it wasn't a painting!
Your artistry is simply stunning, Svetlana. You really owe DPC a tutorial on how you got the painting effect. |
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01/25/2007 09:22:26 PM |
| I'm quite glad to see this photo back on the site (I tried to show it off to my girlfriend, at by that point it was gone), and I hope that you get all the aclaim you deserve. This is a captivating shot, and the painterly effect is beautifully applied. I look forward to checking your profile for more captivating shots in the coming year. Oh, I and I have to thank Posthumous for mentioning you on his profile page - otherwise I might have missed this shot. |
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01/25/2007 09:13:36 PM |
| Great study - it has a painterly feel - I love it!! |
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01/25/2007 03:51:18 PM |
| Perfect. Light, composition, processing, color. Amazing. |
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01/25/2007 03:32:44 AM |
| Stunning and quite beautiful..... |
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01/24/2007 10:12:35 PM |
| i've loved this from the first time i saw it, mainly because it's such a great representation of something i'll never do. very, very nice. |
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01/24/2007 09:40:56 PM |
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01/23/2007 07:58:28 PM |
| Nice job Svetlana. I like the way the feather stands out so well. Great portrait. |
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01/23/2007 05:37:12 PM |
| Very nice composition. Very painterly quality, yet clearly photographic in nature. I particularly like the the way the background colors echo the theme found in the subject. |
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01/23/2007 02:55:04 PM |
| Good shot, very clear and subtle. 8 |
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01/23/2007 01:41:45 PM |
| I like this better than the original painting with flipping the composition on the other side and adding more elements to it. Darker background is preferred but this works too. I hope this will do great int his challenge. |
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01/23/2007 04:55:20 AM |
| Well done, excellent study |
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01/22/2007 10:34:27 PM |
| this is NOT Marx brothers meet Kandinsky. ;P |
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01/22/2007 04:51:00 PM |
| Outstanding! Love your style of work. Congrats! |
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01/22/2007 01:48:34 PM |
| Beautiful portrait, I love the soft focus, well done. |
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01/21/2007 10:45:47 PM |
| I'm looking for her one pearl earring.... This is a lovely, classic portrait with a painterly feel to it that I really enjoy. 8 |
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01/21/2007 02:17:15 PM |
| the processing is lovely; so reminiscent of the Old Masters.. |
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01/20/2007 10:25:35 AM |
| wow. i hope this does well. i would like to know how this was processed eventually. :) 9 |
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01/19/2007 09:29:55 PM |
| Photography in the hands of an artist like you produce beautiful images like this one. Perfection! |
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01/19/2007 09:08:35 PM |
| Oooo ive seen this before! I like how it looks like a painting 10 |
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01/19/2007 05:21:52 PM |
Of course I've seen this before and really loved it then... and it's justa s good now. 10
Jack |
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01/19/2007 05:21:22 PM |
Interesting, trying to get a paintinglike effect here I guess? I quite like those ideas, altough the effect here has resulted in some blur softness that I do not see in paintings. There is a light halo around some parts of the arm and head scarf, looks a bit sloppy.
I also think that this could benefit from a more darkened background, because the tones fo grey in fore and background are too close now.
I like the composition, the pose, the light and the facial expression. 7 |
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01/19/2007 02:02:55 PM |
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01/19/2007 11:01:16 AM |
| Beautiful lighting, particularly the folds on the head covering. A pleasure to look at. 10 |
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01/19/2007 12:27:11 AM |
| Absolutely marvelous! I just love these 'old master painting' style photos, and yours are the best. 10 |
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01/18/2007 07:29:36 PM |
| Very pretty old timey painting feel. Back to bump you up to 8. |
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01/18/2007 08:02:54 AM |
| beautiful... very nice work |
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01/18/2007 05:03:57 AM |
In this kind of "historical" shot , every detail counts , so I think that you should have taken a less modern book and 5 minutes to iron a bit the visible sleeve.
The face is beautiful , this is the best part of this study. |
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01/18/2007 02:26:37 AM |
| DeSousa I believe? Excellent lighting. The red plume makes the picture. |
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01/16/2007 11:19:06 PM |
| Beautiful subject position. Wonderful color composition. |
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01/15/2007 06:31:50 PM |
I am so glad youpicked this one.
You beTter get a ribbon ! 10 ! |
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01/15/2007 04:57:51 PM |
| Beautiful capture of a beautiful subject! A perfect 10 for you! |
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01/15/2007 06:01:34 AM |
| It's that dutch master again! :) Absolutely beautiful. some of the edges are a little rough, but it is still wonderful. |
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01/14/2007 08:08:32 PM |
| Its such a beautiful picture , great l light and composition! I LOVE IT, but why destroy the purity with some silly digital Photoshop filters??? It's a great photograph so don't make it look like an old oil painting!! |
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01/14/2007 07:19:32 PM |
| This is in my top 10 list. |
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01/14/2007 06:13:55 PM |
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01/14/2007 04:48:52 PM |
| wasn't this alread in a challenge? Anyhow, I liked it then and I like it now, but I do have one compaint that I did not express last time... iron the clothes. There is nothing worse than seeing a beautiful photo with wrinkle fabric. |
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01/14/2007 02:56:21 PM |
| Love this shot, looks very much like a painting. |
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01/14/2007 12:01:58 AM |
| Must have been a difficult choice, you have so many excellent shots. But this one is indeed exquisite, as if you are looking straight to the viewer from another age. |
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01/13/2007 01:11:56 PM |
| beautiful capture doesn't seem posed. I like that. |
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01/13/2007 11:07:31 AM |
| one of my favs! 10 great job as always |
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01/13/2007 09:56:08 AM |
| Moladets, ochen horosho :) |
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01/12/2007 10:10:16 PM |
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01/12/2007 08:46:13 PM |
| It's for sure one of the top 3 best photos for this year and I would love to have you taking my portrait. Congrats for the excelent work you have done in such a short period of time. I bet in you. |
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01/12/2007 06:57:11 PM |
| nice, simple image. soft focus works here. |
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01/12/2007 01:47:34 PM |
| Very elegant - has an 'dutch master' painterly feel to the composition. |
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01/12/2007 08:57:09 AM |
| Vermeer again ? great work. |
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01/12/2007 08:32:24 AM |
| Really does look like the Old Master's painting. The red feather really gives it that extra bit of pop. Perfectly composed. Lovely. |
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01/12/2007 02:50:09 AM |
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01/12/2007 01:59:29 AM |
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01/12/2007 01:53:32 AM |
| terrific shot, love the subdued tones and the vibrant red feather. |
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01/12/2007 12:40:35 AM |
| looks overprocessed but something i might do to give this photo the feeling of a painting. |
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