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Critique By:
Bryan Steffy (K:4910)
6/6/2008 4:34:37 PM
fantastic idea nick... i havent had any spare time to shoot this type of thing again, but when i do, i will take more time to experiment. i usually only have a few hours of time inwhich to "play" with my equipment, so i tend to rush... your comments have definitely given me some ideas... thank you!
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Critique By:
Nick Karagiaouroglou (K:127263)
6/6/2008 2:42:47 PM
You are very welcome, Bryan!
Thinking aloud about a possibility to keep it focused: Since the low part of the smoke silhouette is very well in focus, it must be that the upper part simply exceeded the limits of the DoF, i.e. some parts of it were closer or further away than the region of depth in sharp focus. So, you did the hard job of finding the focus pretty well. It was only that some fo the smoke was unshameful enough to spread out too strongly at the top of the image. At f/5.6 the size of the DoF must have been still big enough for covering the necessary range, so perhaps a part of the smoke was only shifted out of DoF? If so, then pre-focusing with a rigid object of about the same dimensions as the smoke at the top of the image could be a small trick to achieve that?
Cheers!
Nick
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Critique By:
Bryan Steffy (K:4910)
6/6/2008 3:28:28 AM
thank you Hussam... i had to work fast...
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Critique By:
Bryan Steffy (K:4910)
6/6/2008 3:23:41 AM
thank you mike, for your suggestions and comment!
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Critique By:
Bryan Steffy (K:4910)
6/6/2008 3:21:02 AM
thank you ramyar for taking time to comment on this photo!!
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Critique By:
ramyar rezai (K:1609)
6/5/2008 9:30:04 PM
is very nice portrait i like it.great.my frend.
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Critique By:
ramyar rezai (K:1609)
6/5/2008 9:27:41 PM
nice pictur.
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Critique By:
Shoot Mike (K:3255)
6/5/2008 7:31:24 PM
Beautiful indeed. I like the main light and the background lighting. I think a bit of rim lighting would have taken this one over the top. That red background is awesome!
Mike
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Critique By:
Hussam AL_ Khoder (K:79545)
6/5/2008 5:05:18 PM
Such a amazing composition and color, very well Done.
Thanks for sharing!!!
7/7
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Critique By:
Bryan Steffy (K:4910)
6/5/2008 6:45:05 AM
thank you Tap for your kind comment...
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Critique By:
Andrzej B. (K:2244)
6/5/2008 6:11:28 AM
Beautiful. Soft. Dreamy.
Tap
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Critique By:
Bryan Steffy (K:4910)
6/5/2008 4:57:52 AM
wow.. thank you Angela for taking the time to comment on this image... i love it too..! it was one of my favorite shoots... the model you find throughout my portfolio.. i have been working with her for many years... thats Y i let her point the gun at me...lol... anyway, thank you again!!
b
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Critique By:
jacques brisebois (K:73883)
6/4/2008 11:29:51 PM
HMMMMM so sexy, great capture Bryan
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Critique By:
Angela DeLong (K:3050)
6/4/2008 9:46:46 PM
LOVE IT! Makes it so scary. And it's a great point of view in that the only thing you can focus on is the gun. The person hold it is just a blur.
Knowing someone who was shot in a robbery, she remembered more details than you would think about the gun. The shooter's face was hidden anyway - coward.
I repeat, AMAZING shot.
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Critique By:
Bryan Steffy (K:4910)
6/4/2008 10:36:36 AM
yes thank you Nick for taking the time to make those adjustments... unfortunately with smoke, focus is really a challenge, but your right it would make for a better image... thank you again for taking the time to comment and to adjust the photo!!
b
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Critique By:
Nick Karagiaouroglou (K:127263)
6/4/2008 10:02:37 AM
Great contrast of the contours of the smoke against the background, especially on the ripples, Bryan! The resricted color palette adds much of the look and feel of an abstract sculpture.
The small thingies on the bottomcould be avoided for a better integrity of composition. Also some better focus of the top could do good in enhancing the contours of the smoke there. I add an attachment as a hint. Way not perfect but perhaps good as a visual help.
Cheers!
Nick
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Critique By:
Bryan Steffy (K:4910)
6/3/2008 4:23:25 PM
thank you Aj, for taking the time to comment... i feel the same way, it is a bit distracting.
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Critique By:
Fabio Keiner (K:81109)
6/3/2008 2:10:46 PM
holy smoke! very finest
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Critique By:
Gustavo Scheverin (K:164501)
6/3/2008 1:00:22 PM
Muy buenos los detalles, la luz y las elegantes formas abstractas.
Felicitaciones!
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Critique By:
AJ Miller (K:49168)
6/3/2008 12:43:33 PM
Beautifully done. The colours and shapes are superb. My only very minor niggle is with the intrusion of the wicks at the bottom.
AJ
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Critique By:
Sam Battles (K:667)
6/3/2008 9:52:48 AM
This is absolutley amazing. Love it. =]
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Critique By:
Bryan Steffy (K:4910)
6/3/2008 9:16:46 AM
thank you tushar... ironically.. when i need to get creative i plug in the opera, cheers... and thanks again for taking the time to comment...
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Critique By:
Tushar Gaikwad (K:519)
6/3/2008 9:11:40 AM
Great shot Bryan. After seeing I feel like I am listening classical music.
Nice timing and composition. Congrates.
- Tushar
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Critique By:
Daniel Soczewiński (K:1474)
6/3/2008 8:38:55 AM
Very Nice Photo!
Fantastic Effect
Regards
Daniel
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Critique By:
Bryan Steffy (K:4910)
6/3/2008 8:38:30 AM
thank you Erdem... for your comments..
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Critique By:
M.Erdem Dondurmacioglu (K:221)
6/3/2008 8:25:01 AM
Hello,
Last one is the best one I think.
Very good shot in timing and composition.
Very creative.
Congrats!
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Critique By:
Bryan Steffy (K:4910)
6/3/2008 8:06:22 AM
thank you Abdur for sharing your thoughts....
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Critique By:
Abdur Rahman (K:634)
6/3/2008 7:26:28 AM
Wow! Wonderful and very creative shot. Thanks. -Abdur
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Critique By:
Bryan Steffy (K:4910)
6/3/2008 5:16:50 AM
thank you Mary for taking the time to comment on this image...
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Critique By:
Bryan Steffy (K:4910)
6/3/2008 5:15:56 AM
thank you sedar for your kind words...
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