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Hussam AL_ Khoder
{K:79545} 6/12/2008
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`•.¸ `•.¸ ) ¸.• (`'•.¸(` '•. ¸ * ¸.•'´)¸.•'´) «´¨`.¸.*Great work *. ¸.´¨`» (¸. •'´(¸.•'´ * `'•.¸)`'•.¸ ) .•´ `•.¸
.. n!Ce P!C ..
.. keeP !T Up ..
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Vojislav Stanić
{K:1097} 3/28/2008
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So calm...Avi, this photo is like a dream,almost unreal.Great light, congrats.
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luis pereira
{K:26013} 3/22/2008
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At peace and cold but it is beautiful.
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 3/18/2008
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And this remains the most fascinating thing to me, Avi! Perhaps also because it is a bit like a game of poker with all that agony when you just wait to see what the camera saw.
Cheers!
Nick
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Avi
{K:70138} 3/12/2008
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I think it was a woman. Thanks Mahassa !
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Elle Elle
{K:10958} 3/12/2008
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wonderful snow shot, love the man (or maybe woman) walking faraway, excellent contrast between the man and the whole scene, all the best, mahassa
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Avi
{K:70138} 3/11/2008
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yes, I agree with you, that way we can achieve a similar 'in-camera' result too !! :)
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 3/11/2008
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Thank you so much for that, Avi!!!
I guess that for the "shining in black" steps 5 and 6 were immensely important!
Now, where are those images of singulary persons in black in the streets? Heheheeeee! ;-)
And to me it means that for a camera only approach, single spot metering on the person in balck could have caused at the same time a strong overexpsoure of the rest of the scene, which could result into a similar "inverted shining" of the singular object. I'll surely try that!
Cheers!
Nick
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Avi
{K:70138} 3/10/2008
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Okay, here's a rough sketch:
1. Resize and crop (the original was in landscape format)
2. Convert to B&W and add a dutone to create the sepia.
3. Apply Gaussian Blur (abt 0.2%)
4. Add vignetting at the bottom corners.
5. Add a layer mask and sharpen the solitary human figure (radius 0.4, amount 75)
6. Use burn tool (shadows, 30%) to selectively burn the figure and the outline of the bench.
7. Put a 2" wide white frame around the picture.
Whew ! :)
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 3/10/2008
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Oh, and any hints for me how to do that???
(Errrm... again the same "arf-arf-attitudes" :-D)
Nock
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Avi
{K:70138} 3/10/2008
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thanks Dan !!.. that's a BIG compliment !! :)
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Dan TDFoto
{K:8618} 3/9/2008
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WOW...wish this was one of mine!
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Avi
{K:70138} 3/8/2008
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are dhur, NYC teo maatro dudin snow hoyechhe.. eta tar modhye ekdin..
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Debjit Ghosh
{K:3494} 3/8/2008
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eto snow dekhe hingsha hochche myri...amader ekhane ebar bhalo snow holo nah...
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Anupam Dasgupta
{K:1357} 3/8/2008
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thanks AviDa....
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Avi
{K:70138} 3/7/2008
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thanks Anupam !!!.. and congrats on your marriage !!!!! :)
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Avi
{K:70138} 3/7/2008
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thanks Alberto !
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Avi
{K:70138} 3/7/2008
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Thanks Nick !!.. there was indeed some post-processing done to achieve this :)
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a. gianfranco baccelli
{K:21379} 3/7/2008
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Great shot! Composition and tones are beautiful!
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 3/7/2008
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It is so unusual to see that under the right conditions... even darkness may shine, Avi! Though I don't have a clue how the *%&£! you achieved this stunning result, it really caused a revolution to my thinking! I thought it is light that is shining, but here light is shadow, and shadow is light! A mixture of a negative and something that simply escapes my understanding.
As about composition, I find the idea intriguing to make the human being looking so far away, unimportant, replaceable, and still existing!
I'd choose this for a BIP in the hypothetical project "Unusual Photography" - even "Weird Photography"!
Nick
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Anupam Dasgupta
{K:1357} 3/7/2008
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darun chobi.... khub bhalo hoyeche
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Kiarang Alaei
{K:49415} 3/6/2008
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your words are supportive for such an amature photographer like me. we all love this art and learn together! thanks again my darling friend:Avi!
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Avi
{K:70138} 3/6/2008
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ohh you make me humble my friend.. you are a great photographer.. I am simply trying to learn .. and sometimes share the ones I feel satisfied with.
salaam raafigh ! Avi
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Kiarang Alaei
{K:49415} 3/6/2008
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A man passing lonely in the snow. and you show it strong and emphasized as a character. dear my Avi! this "peace" is what i realy needs it. thanks for your very beautiful gift. hope i've merit for this valuable gift my dear friend!
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gianna piano
{K:15530} 3/6/2008
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great poetry and peace in this image. Bravo. g.
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John Hatz
{K:156973} 3/6/2008
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Excellent frame, placement and very nice powerfull dark silhouette of the human against the trees, dramatic image too Avi, excellent!
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Francisco N-G
{K:28728} 3/6/2008
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Amazing composition and mood my friend!!!
Great contrast between the dark figure and the soft pale presentation of the forest.
Well done!!!!
F.
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M jalili
{K:69009} 3/6/2008
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Big shot and work . Regards ...............
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soumya
{K:13087} 3/6/2008
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vignetting accepted. kintu full sada-r sathei to kalo-coat, kalo-chhata lok ta aaro fute berobe. tai na?
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Avi
{K:70138} 3/6/2008
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ashole oi shob kichhui ekta karone kora: jate oi kal coat-kalo chhata wala lokta chhobi theke fute beriye ashe. Full shada ar no vignetting e bishwash kor sheta hochilo na !
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Gustavo Scheverin
{K:164501} 3/6/2008
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Excelente, la figura humana es clave en esta foto. 7/7 Felicitaciones!
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ercole scorza
{K:7985} 3/6/2008
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poesia per immagine gran bella foto
ercole
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Joao Sousa
{K:1796} 3/6/2008
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Great shot!
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soumya
{K:13087} 3/6/2008
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ei onoboddo chhobi ta complete b&w aar with no vignetting hole aaro bhalo lagto. anyway, etao bhalo but IMO this is not a photo where u should apply a sepia-ish tone. borof sada dekhtei bhalo lage.
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Dirk Noort
{K:9683} 3/6/2008
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Beautiful winter scene! Dirk.
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 3/5/2008
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Well done snow shot, Avi! I like the toning. Dave.
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Robert Kilgore
{K:2218} 3/5/2008
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At true work of art. Yes this is better than the earlier upload.
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Paolo Corradini
{K:59552} 3/5/2008
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wow another masterpiece from your snow series! :)
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txules .
{K:62768} 3/5/2008
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tone is very nice, black figure and compo are perfect, but not sure about vignneting in this (and you know i love that effect); overall i find it very appealing peace....txules
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Aykaan K
{K:13601} 3/5/2008
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superbes lumières... très bonne composition..
très belle image
salutations cher Avi..
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Arif Ertan Ersoy (aersoy)
{K:27380} 3/5/2008
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very nice composition and contrast!! compliments, arif
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Diego Bullita
{K:17017} 3/5/2008
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hi dear Avi, fantastic B/W, regards diego
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