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Critique By:
Roberto Arcari Farinetti (K:209486)
12/24/2007 9:20:45 PM
fantastic..
roby
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Critique By:
james mckenna (K:6535)
2/20/2006 4:52:11 AM
thanks so much for the compliment. the issue here is not capture: this was shot on film. this image is a scan of an 8x10 silver print. the problem i find in digital imagery is the failure of digital images to retain the extreme subtlety of shadow detail. a silver print can have maybe a full stop of detail hidden in deep shadow. in digital, black is black. the print of this image has very little total blackness, and though this was a poor scan, i see the same problem even in professional prints.
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Critique By:
Siddharth Siva (K:3327)
2/19/2006 5:04:32 PM
amazing..i like this image..hard to describe the feeling when looking at it. cant imagine the feeling when looking at the original print.
the problem that i face most in digital is highlight detail. apparently the dynamic range of the higher res digital backs/slrs are wider...any thoughts?
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Critique By:
Tolga Ferhatoglu (K:853)
11/18/2004 3:19:14 PM
good work, congrats.
Best wishes
Tolga
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Critique By:
ventrix drogo (K:65398)
5/28/2004 10:14:42 PM
Yes. Very good idea. Great image. I like it. Bye.
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Critique By:
José Azevedo (K:9845)
5/28/2004 10:03:15 PM
Go for it! I wanna see the results. nice challenge you've got. I like discussions about photography. I?m elaborating one answer for a question about beauty you posted at the forum.
Guess you'll like it. I'll see if I can finish it tomorrow as I'm with lots of things to do.
See ya!
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Critique By:
james mckenna (K:6535)
5/28/2004 9:32:49 PM
jose, thank you. you picked up the themes and feelings that were important to me as I made it, and that is gratifying. i've been thinking about this piece again lately, thinking of doing more with this exuberant feeling.
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Critique By:
José Azevedo (K:9845)
5/28/2004 9:28:36 PM
Amazing, James. Not only for the positioning of each of the pictures, but for the whole work.
Why is it so appealing? Because it shows what we like, and don't, on people: expressions, emotions. This is an image that communicates because of both its simplicity and complexity, just like everybody.
Let's say the principle is simple (B&W), but the inside is complex (lots of expressions, moods, details that compose an individual's personality).
You were trying to reach an icon. Well, I've picked this one from your work. But don't stop convinced by my opinion. I'd like to pick others.
Ahn, sorry for rating it, but I couldn't resist. by the way it's the highest rate I've ever given. And it really deserves it.
Regards, Jose Azevedo.
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Critique By:
Barry Hall (K:378)
5/25/2004 11:52:40 AM
Great close-up shot! Amazing amount of expression conveyed with the minimum of image.
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Critique By:
james mckenna (K:6535)
5/9/2004 11:09:33 PM
carlheinz, thank you for your praise, yet i am most grateful that you share my understanding of the difference between a picture's power and the various details that contribute to that power. far too much attention is paid to the technical aspects of photography, as if mastering those might make one a better photographer. in fact, there's a certain base level of technical skill necessary, and from there it's a matter of refining one's ability to capture a powerful image and not damage it too much in the darkroom.
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Critique By:
Carlheinz Bayer (K:14220)
5/7/2004 3:55:15 PM
Kind of bizarre, that you have to explain your thoughts and intentions.
I think sometimes the viewers just seek to give advices to create a perfect picture. Catchlight here, contrast there and so on.
For ME the most important question is: Do I touch my audience? Did I create a mood? Will the viewer keep my picture in mind somehow?
Talking about this picture. I LOVE IT. I love how you kept distance from the viewer, but the way she looks at me blows my mind. That's the kind of picture where I don't care about some funky details. The impression of the couple is simply FANTASTIC. Highest ratings and this is MY PICTURE OF THE DAY!!!
Cheers! Carlheinz
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Critique By:
Jeff Fiore (K:11277)
5/5/2004 1:56:29 PM
James, I found this on the Internet, maybe it would help.
http://www.organiclightphoto.com/techniques/showtech.asp?nu m=6
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Critique By:
james mckenna (K:6535)
5/5/2004 12:48:56 PM
i will try rescanning with various options. I'm also told that multiple scans used in layers can yield a much better result. thanks, jeff!
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Critique By:
Jeff Fiore (K:11277)
5/5/2004 12:27:17 PM
Perhaps your translation to digital is flawed. I could imaging that this is a really good photo. I do get excellent shadow detail and my digital camera is far from professional. Does your scanner show you a histogram? If so, when you scanned a photo, make sure the exposure you use puts the histogram close to the right edge (but not touching or you loose hightlight details). Once it is scanned, you can open up the shadow details with levels or curves. Now, I'm not saying this will equal your print but it should be much better.
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Critique By:
james mckenna (K:6535)
5/3/2004 2:04:43 AM
thank you, irma. i'm a writer by trade, so titles matter a lot to me. this title is a rather bitter pun: the picture is of a drainage culvert deep in a little-known wood in cincinnati. idyllic, lovely, except the water is polluted.
i've been prowling much more lately, but mostly in the woods. the other dark pictures are old, last summer, last fall: rolls that sat around because i was too busy to develop them. do you make pictures other than the series you're posting?
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Critique By:
Ethan . (K:881)
5/2/2004 9:11:45 PM
the cracking on the wall and the vines really make me feel like something evil is comming! great work!
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Critique By:
Irma Vep (K:1480)
5/2/2004 6:56:42 PM
I think I get it, but what if I'm not?? Such a dilemma. James your titles are often brilliant. Do you go prowling around your city quite a lot?
Great image.
Irma.
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Critique By:
michelle k. (K:16270)
5/2/2004 2:10:25 PM
lol. hey i've been thinking about you lately, how are you? email me if you get a chance. cameron3227@hotmail.com
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Critique By:
kathleen fonseca (K:11992)
5/2/2004 8:40:13 AM
this one looks best if i push my chair back from the computer and takes the whole thing in from a few feet away. You might guess that i like this sort of image quite a lot. The textures and darkness appeal to me. Close up this image loses something and it might be from the scan. i don't know if it's too soft? Not enough contrast or too much? lack of tonal range? i just know it isn't an image i can crawl into. It's rather skin deep. (wow, isn't THAT a helpful comment?) regards and goodnight..kat~
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Critique By:
Fabio Keiner (K:81109)
5/2/2004 8:36:39 AM
seemingly nothing
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Critique By:
神 風 (K:10665)
5/2/2004 8:10:52 AM
What a simplistic abstract and I totally agree with you ... "Nothing is as it seems!"
Thanks for sharing and Best of Regards!
P.S. I gave you a '5' on this one just in case you wanted to know or if you care ... Okay?
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Critique By:
luisa vassallo (K:28230)
5/2/2004 6:18:34 AM
suggestive and beautiful!
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Critique By:
james mckenna (K:6535)
4/30/2004 4:34:30 PM
thank you, kat. i tried to reply to you in email, but the address i have for you seems not to work. would you send me a note? j@iconicimage.com.
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Critique By:
**** ***** (K:9527)
4/30/2004 3:49:11 PM
Very good work!
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Critique By:
kathleen fonseca (K:11992)
4/30/2004 1:22:04 PM
wow, James! Not only are you back, seems you are Staff Choice du Jour! And seems the staff has great taste as well! i love looking up the stairs to the blowing door covering and the bright light. i have a feeling of anticipation..i'm going somewhere better just visually climbing those stairs and being invited through the curtain. i like the camera movement here. It crates nice soft light and shadows. Nice to see you again, James..don't be a stranger! kat~
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Critique By:
Jani Salvataggio (K:27283)
4/30/2004 12:18:54 PM
EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!
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Critique By:
Andi Ionita (K:765)
4/29/2004 6:03:58 PM
Excellent work...i like it soooo much. Regards, Andi.
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Critique By:
james mckenna (K:6535)
4/29/2004 4:29:03 PM
'dreams and experiences'...hmmm.... if you got to a place like this by a road anything like the one i took, i'm sorry. in any event, these pictures are doing their part to help me make sense of my own experiences and dreams. i hope yours are doing the same for you.
best
j
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Critique By:
Irma Vep (K:1480)
4/29/2004 2:34:55 PM
No.. so far this series doesn't feel entirely opaque, to be sure. It's good not to give everything away, I am sure you know this.
These first two images you've posted are interesting and I hope the series continues. The subject you've chosen and how you represent it resonates with me, mainly because of certain dreams and experiences I've had..
I am interested in seeing where this series leads..
Regards,
Irma.
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Critique By:
WALT MESK (K:10691)
4/29/2004 11:24:38 AM
interesting.
walt.
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