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Critique By:
Robin McAulay (K:8908)
12/24/2003 5:40:32 AM
seems like a backstreet incident - like it alot for that - like what are you doing here but nevermind get on with it hehe - well that's me - wouldn't look right if this was technicaly perfect - you would definately lose the edge you were after..
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Critique By:
david malcolmson (K:4145)
12/19/2003 4:04:15 PM
James, I've been here before, but it's a pleasure to see this classy image again. I want to thank you for your comment on my image 'Monk's Cell'. There was a wire grille on the door of the cell which diffused the light slightly when out of focus. You have a keen eye to notice the effect. The crookedness of the window was there on the negative and I decided to leave it as it was. Re ** I have said or done nothing to offend the individual concerned, in fact I have praised **'s work. It seems a case of taking up the cudgels on behalf of someone else. It really isn't **'s business.
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Critique By:
Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia (K:96391)
12/19/2003 1:10:27 PM
simply gorgeous.
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Critique By:
Beth Lasoff (K:539)
12/16/2003 3:38:42 PM
Very captivating ... sensual and erotic. nice job!
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Critique By:
Muhammad Reza, Kodok (K:893)
12/16/2003 11:05:00 AM
real dream mood.... I really love to see the mood in this photo.
Congrats
Reza
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Critique By:
zosia zija (K:11106)
12/15/2003 4:14:36 PM
very fine!
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Critique By:
Megan McCluskey (K:3762)
12/15/2003 3:11:21 PM
James, I was quite impressed with a comment you made about a series of angel shots and so went to your portfolio. I found your biography words even more interesting. Your words struck home with me because that is exactly the quality I look for when I want to really "look" at a photo and so to when I try to shoot. I'm not quite there yet.
This shot stood out for me because of the closeness presented. Not only physically but personally. Very well done.
Sincerely, meg
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Critique By:
Chris Nichols (K:7068)
12/15/2003 1:15:44 PM
fantastic detail!
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Critique By:
Bahadir k (K:8825)
12/15/2003 10:22:28 AM
as a composition i also enjoyed a lot but maybe i d prefer more contrast and to have deeper shadows...
bahadir
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Critique By:
Val . (K:4973)
12/15/2003 6:56:28 AM
good
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Critique By:
james mckenna (K:6535)
12/14/2003 8:50:38 PM
thank you all for your gracious comments. i truly hope to get to each person's portfolio to respond in kind, but i have gotten very busy and it will be several weeks. thank you all again. j
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Critique By:
Ashok Chaudhary (K:1728)
12/14/2003 8:32:27 PM
I agree with the comments above . What strikes most is Tara's mesmerizing eyes - so magnetic, and her expression - relaxed and yet naughty.
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Critique By:
Chris Bauer (K:434)
12/14/2003 7:12:39 PM
Ultra sexy and emotive....Super!!!!
Regards......
Cxxxxxxx
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Critique By:
Johnpaul Soto (K:675)
12/14/2003 5:12:09 PM
Great Capture!!!
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Critique By:
sandy c. hopkins (K:17107)
12/14/2003 9:42:31 AM
what a fantastic mood this photo sets!!!!
the crop is fine to me...i like the hand..i doubt much would beat jer expression..truly a fantastic capture that beats all time barriers...
congrats
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Critique By:
david malcolmson (K:4145)
12/14/2003 5:20:16 AM
Has her husband just appeared on the scene? There's a mixture of private eye divorce work and forties 'noir here'. I also agree with Mary Ball about the 'glam' look.It certainly looks seamy. One of the great merits of this shot is its ambiguity.I think the tonality could be improved, there's no true black and the mid-tones are muddy. Apart from that, a fascinating image.
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Critique By:
Former Member (K:1287)
12/14/2003 4:56:31 AM
WOW! u have inspired me with this sensual photo! I love it!!! just like and old tcm movie!!
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Critique By:
Peter Burda (K:4807)
12/12/2003 5:36:53 AM
very nice clasicc bw work, her expression is so peacefull !
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Critique By:
james mckenna (K:6535)
11/29/2003 6:35:26 PM
reading this picture just by itself, not thinking of the models, it really looks to me like he feels it a lot more than she does. i think that's what makes it work for me: the imbalance of emotion and the pain that implies.
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Critique By:
Manuela Filip (K:1657)
11/29/2003 1:35:59 AM
James,
without any doubt that's a very powerful photo, Tara's eyes and look capture the entire image - she looks like defending her feelings...but I kind of changed my opinion - her feelings might not be for Jarred...the look is not addressed to him, and it's very provoking. I agree with your crop, though - as the viewer should stay focused on her eyes/look not at any other possible distracting elements in the pic.
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Critique By:
james mckenna (K:6535)
11/28/2003 9:38:38 AM
thanks, silviu. i think i sent a few of the color ones to manuela. there is one other b/w, very similar to this one, that i'll post when i get a chance. time, time, time....
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Critique By:
Silviu Voicila (K:104)
11/28/2003 9:23:19 AM
that being said now i'm very, very curious about the other frames you've shot.good job James.
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Critique By:
james mckenna (K:6535)
11/27/2003 10:50:40 PM
thanks, all! yeah, mary's right, but this is right out of the camera, full frame: what is, is. i'm sure i was seeing the relationship between her eyes and his hands when i snapped it, and the elbow just lost out. this was actually part of a fashion shoot, so i was shooting a frame every few seconds, and composition was instinctive.
the gray tones are a result of underexposure. i was going to increase the contrast, but decided i preferred the intimacy of the soft, gray tones.
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Critique By:
Silviu Voicila (K:104)
11/27/2003 9:54:44 PM
this low contrast preference seems unusual to me and makes the scene reveals his very intimate nature.so intimate that his shirt should be transparent  mary bell has a point about the crop though.
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Critique By:
MaryBell (K:32791)
11/27/2003 5:20:27 AM
James,
I find this strange and compelling. His position and pose (perhaps something about his face) reminds me of early studio glam shots. Her direct gaze at the camera breaks the rules of that style of composition.
Because of the crop of the elbow which disturbs me, I want to suggest cropping in tighter. However, then we would miss his hands which I like quite well because they convey tenderness which is in juxtoposition with her seeming indifference to him.
There is a flatness to the light which saves this from looking too much like a glam shot and gives a certain grittiness to the image. All in all I like the light and the set-up of the models. However, I am not entirely sold on the crop but as I mentioned his hands seem important to me.
Mary
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Critique By:
Sebastian Unterreitmeier (K:35)
11/27/2003 2:00:43 AM
wow, very intimate.
technically: personally i would prefer darker blacktones and a little more sharpness. maybe half a gradiation higher?
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Critique By:
michelle k. (K:16270)
11/27/2003 1:06:36 AM
just a cool collage, sir
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Critique By:
Vikas Dutt (K:1255)
11/27/2003 12:47:22 AM
Good toned shot... An impressive expression...
regards..
Vikas
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Critique By:
Charles Beck (K:256)
11/26/2003 10:19:24 PM
Great character study...she certainly convey "tude", haughtiness, and a bit of mystery. You captured so much of her energy that Jerred, though essential, almost becomes background instead of subject. I found this to be a fascinating shot...I hope to see more of your work
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Critique By:
james mckenna (K:6535)
11/25/2003 9:15:44 PM
no no no! jeez, kat, you are going to find digital artifacts no matter what, aren't you? i'm a film guy. the images here are just scans that i clean up and save as jpgs. no manipulation other than cloning out dust and adjusting for the loss of density and highlights that happens with scanning. the lower part of the photo is heavy with grain--i'm holding the print in front of me and seeing it right now. it's odd that tri-x resolves finer detail (individual hairs) than the grain would seem to support, but that's what's happening here.
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