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with comments from Philip Grosset "I have attach 3 pictures with this email. Could you please let me have your criticism. All pictures take from Minolta DiMAGE 7. Best Regards." (Somboon A, Bangkok, Thailand.) |
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| I'm afraid I don't know what this is! With a subject like this, you really need either to provide an explanatory caption, or, better still, take it in such a way that viewers can make sense of it. |
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| Your photo on the left is interesting and attractive, but I like it even more if you place more emphasis on the statue, as in my version on the right. This also removes the less interesting area on the right of your original picture, and produces a fine bold result. A really effective picture. |
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| Your photo on the left would have been improved if you'd taken it from a position just a step or two to the right of where you were, then you could have shown the building clear of the leaves, which provide excellent foreground framing, but are not so good when they block out part of the subject you are featuring. On the right, I've tried moving the building away from dead center as this often produces a more arresting picture, but I'm afraid I couldn't do anything about those leaves! Reply from Somboon A: "Thank you very much for your comments. I have other pictures. The first is the original. The second is my re-corp and rotate. What is your comment. Best Regards." |
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| Both the above photos are yours. I very much like what you have done on the right to improve your original picture. |
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| But why not come in closer still so that you concentrate more on the bee, as I have done on the left? To make the bee stand out a bit more, you could throw the background just slightly more out of focus, as on the right. Reply from Somboon A: "Thank you very much for all of your comments." "I was trying to get a very soft effect...anything you would suggest? Thanks." (April Williams, Nfld, Canada) |
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| The best soft effects are often produced when at least part of the picture is sharp. Here, if the child had been sharp, the tree could have been left a little blurred. But, given a subject like this, why blur anything? The overall green tint was an interesting experiment and suggests a sense of mystery - but I must admit I'm rather left wishing I could have seen the scene in full color! But it's certainly an imaginative approach. | ||||||||||||||||||||
"My name is Donna McGee I have sent you two pictures before, and was wondering what you thought of this one. This was taken with my canon rebel with I believe 800 speed film. no flash in the late afternoon. the boy was trying to look into the end of my lens . I really like it but am worried it may be too much of a close-up. I would greatly love your expert opinion. Thanks." (Donna McGee) |
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| I think this picture is great fun, and any distortion from coming in so close only adds to the effect. It even tells you something about the character of your subject! An entertaining and successful photo. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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