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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
1/1/2006 5:05:23 PM
Hi Hugo ! Nice to know you around, you're such a solid reference.
I dropped UF for some time - went active on Nikon Cafe for a good while - nice folks too. But I slowly came back - sincerely I missed the friends here. I may not post a lot, but still appreciate the scene.
A very satisfying New Year.
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
1/1/2006 5:01:06 PM
Great to hear from you too Mike. A Happy New Year, day after day.
Christmas is (was ?) more religious, family, children oriented, while New Year's Eve is more in the spirit of a carnival.
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Critique By:
Hugo de Wolf (K:185110)
1/1/2006 12:54:14 PM
Hi Christian, I like the geometry here; and it took me a while to figure out if I was going up or down. Good low POV, and a very good shot; the IR filter is very subtle...
Take care, and I hope to hear from you soon,
Cheers,
Hugo
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Critique By:
Hugo de Wolf (K:185110)
1/1/2006 12:16:41 PM
Hi Christian, it's been ages! How have you been? Your last post dated back to April! I know I've been away for a long time, but this is even longer.... Best wishes for 2006 to you too, my friend! Take care,
Cheers,
Hugo
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Critique By:
Mike Marcotte (K:3948)
1/1/2006 7:14:26 AM
Happy New Year Christian! This is a very good image & looks like it belongs on a post card or a calendar. I'm sure if you were to print it, it would go great on a wall. New Years Day was always the bigger holiday to the French in Canada than was Christmas, is that right? And the words on the picture, I didn't understand them. Leave it to Mon Ami,the great commmunicator to choose an international language. Happy New Year.
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Critique By:
Markus Scholz (K:23722)
1/1/2006 1:55:12 AM
A Happy New Year, Christian and congratulations to your new camera. Your pictures will be unbeatable now.
Kind regards, Markus
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Critique By:
Alicia Popp (K:87532)
12/31/2005 12:37:54 PM
Excelente, delicada y emocionante composición. Felicitaciones!!!. Gracias por los deseos y que tengas bello año
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Critique By:
NN (K:26787)
12/31/2005 11:16:26 AM
Thanks, dear friend! I like the tiny stars within the huge blue (half) star, also how the trees seem to point towards the text. Beautiful! I wish you and your loved ones Good Health and Happiness in 2006.
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Critique By:
Matej Maceas (K:24381)
12/31/2005 10:45:45 AM
Happy new year Christian
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/31/2005 8:28:40 AM
Thanks Chris.
Yes, that's a polar. You might notice some white specks that look like stars. They are actually snow pellets blown around by the strong wind. I cloned out the ones that looked like streaks and saved the starry ones.
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Critique By:
Chris Hunter (K:25634)
12/31/2005 8:21:02 AM
Nice shot, I like the idea, but the photo is so strong I would love to see it w/o the type on the top. I like the deep blue sky (polarizer?) and of course the snow covered trees.
Cheers & Happy New Year,
Chris
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Critique By:
NN (K:26787)
12/31/2005 3:58:14 AM
Hi Christian! Just wanted to say ...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Critique By:
Franz Thoma (K:3365)
12/30/2005 2:35:06 AM
What a lovely winter photo!
Dear Christian
For the coming year 2006 I wish the very best to you and yours.
Kind regards
Franz
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Critique By:
Darlene Boucher (K:15739)
12/18/2005 8:52:10 PM
Beautiful image, I love the composition and the wonderful tones! Darlene
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Critique By:
Audrey Reid (K:5872)
12/8/2005 4:25:05 PM
I see many Vs
The sepia mono is perfect for this type of composition. The strong contrast between the milky smooth sky and bold metal lines is interesting. Very nice work.
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Critique By:
NN (K:26787)
12/7/2005 9:38:56 AM
Of course you will, Christian! There is no way but upwards. Excellent light & composition with many different lines and textures ... interesting tones!
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/4/2005 10:38:13 PM
 It's a twoway, where one choses his own.
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Critique By:
Markus Scholz (K:23722)
12/4/2005 4:27:50 PM
Aha, oneway stairs so
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/4/2005 3:01:44 PM
Right Mike, it's from the other side - the urban, the B&W. I have been to an exhibit lately from a phtographer who does his work in B&W IR film. Very distinct from digital IR, coarse grain and blur. I have one loaded in my F80, but my Hoya filter doesn't fit any of the lenses that suit this body. I will probably buy and use a Cokin IR filter and give it a try. The only thing is that by now, IR is almost useless - all is brown and grey outside. We are about to have a little snow today, it will leave a powder on the ground with a visual effect much similar to the one IR shots have. I will try and take my views under these conditions.
Hope you're fine, mon ami.
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/4/2005 2:53:59 PM
Markus, I was hoping that the light in this pict would convey a better impression than the one you evoke. These stairs are not coming down, but going up... to the sky.
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Critique By:
Mike Marcotte (K:3948)
12/4/2005 2:19:43 PM
This is a very interesting image to be, not in nature as usual. The vanishing point leading up is a point of interest to me. Also mon ami, I like the sky. I can follow the steps right up to the clouds. The long exposure made the sky just perfect.
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Critique By:
Markus Scholz (K:23722)
12/4/2005 9:15:56 AM
Very strong picture, Christian. I love the geometry in the lines and the soft contrasts. To be perfect there is only the baby carriage missing, riding down the stairs unattended, with a baby sleeping in it
Regards, Markus
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Critique By:
mundh (K:3974)
12/4/2005 3:43:08 AM
perfect shot at perfect angle with a great tone +7
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Critique By:
Howie Mudge (K:27933)
12/4/2005 3:24:01 AM
I like the perspective and tones in this scene. Very nice indeed.
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/1/2005 4:29:43 AM
Argh, it is a real challenge to expose for the snow correctly, especially under direct sunlight. Thanks for confirming.
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Critique By:
Don Loseke (K:32503)
11/30/2005 2:06:45 AM
Yes Christian I do think they are somewhat overexposed..Do you have RAW on your camera? It is so easy to correct your exposure with the Raw image. ONe thing that I have found, if you overexpose the detail is lost and you cannot do much about it. Underexposure is better as you can bring some detail out.
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Critique By:
Audrey Reid (K:5872)
11/29/2005 10:04:35 PM
You're good at these winter scenes Christian. Pretty but cold and bleak comes through loud and clear.
Here's the party-pooper bit..humbly think some of the texture has gone missing to the snow on the right?
My guess is this composition will work welll in B&W too.
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
11/29/2005 1:48:17 PM
Hello Elisa,
I was not sure about centering the subject, but I do think that in this case it works well, with the grasses at the bottom that make for a natural support.
Thank you for being a faithful commenter, and a permanent source of inspiration.
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
11/29/2005 1:45:15 PM
Thank you Markus. I liked the stochastic movements in the branches.
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
11/29/2005 1:42:49 PM
Thank you Don.
The orchard is now abandoned and has been incorporated in a protected area, avoiding it be turned into a residential suburb.
What do you think about how the whites are rendered here ? Do you think they're a bit overexposed ?
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