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Kim Culbert
{K:37070} 6/2/2004
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Hi Amanda,
Thanks for taking a browse through my portfolio. The colour does come from using Velvia slide film as the film is rated 50 ISO and so the colours appear more vivid and saturated. Since I started using slide film about 2 years ago I have never gone back to print film, and Velvia 50 is my favortie.
I ususally just use natural light, although some of my flower shots are accompanied by the flashlight or a desk lamp.
I've started to notice that my style is more bold, bright colours, as I'm not much for B&W and I tend to shoot things that jump with colour in the first place.
Thanks so much for the compliement and I will have to take a look at your gallery when i have some time! (hopefully tomorrow!)
Cheers
Kim
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Amanda Peek
{K:119} 6/2/2004
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I've noticed really intense colors in almost all your portfolio. Is this the nature of shooting slide film? How do you accomplish those colors!? You also have a great understanding of lighting. Do you manipulate with flash or just use natural light? Thanks, Amanda
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Fabio de Pinho Nunes
{K:697} 5/30/2003
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Great work. The sky reflected in the river is so great!
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Neia Frank
{K:478} 11/26/2002
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Beautiful reflections and colors,very well done!Thanks Kim for the message you left in my pic some time ago.I can wait to shoot again,apreciate it.I just connected my pc after moving(home) twice in 3 months.Regards Neia
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Toni Martin
{K:5092} 11/13/2002
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Kim, this is a very good shot, and difficult I might add. I am glad to see you using Velvia. The only thing I am going to add to this is that I wish you had used f19 or 22 to get a crisp, sharp image throughout the focal distance. I think it would have helped the mountains a lot. Is there a depth of field preview on your camera? Be sure to use it to determine where to set your focus. Good work.
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Eric Goldwasser
{K:4294} 10/26/2002
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Somehow this got past me...
Wow!
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Les Anderson
{K:555} 10/26/2002
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This is an excellent shot. Reading the comments about polarizing etc. has opened my eyes about how little I currently know about photography. A friend once told me that if you want to
punish a person, buy him/her a camera and in no time, they will be bankrupt. I need to read more about photography and get some filters etc. Usefilm is just a gold mine for me. I do appreciate your continued comments.
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Matt Lou
{K:334} 10/25/2002
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Great shot Kim. I like the colors. They're not too saturated but they're vibrant. Great balance in composition as well. As for the haze, try using a UV filter. I keep a UV filter on my lens at all times since they don't really affect the amount of light received. I guess they double as a way of protecting the lens.
It would also be nice to see the left bank and the end of the canyon. Of course, not all of us can sit and wait for the perfect lighting as Ansel Adams did... I certainly couldn't... heh
All in all, great job!
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Danny Provost
{K:812} 10/25/2002
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Kim, very nice job with a difficult situation. Very peaceful.
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Don Martel
{K:551} 10/25/2002
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lovely image .. I agree the background looks unsharp.. maybe u should have went to f22
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Jeroen Wenting
{K:25317} 10/25/2002
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Excellent. Maybe a tad soft in the far distance, probably haze or the 121.
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Kim Barke
{K:278} 10/25/2002
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Gorgeous blues in the water and nice reflection!
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Kim Culbert
{K:37070} 10/25/2002
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Thank you for the comment, Aiman... to answer your questions on the filters: I used the Cokin ND Grad (P121) on the top half of the image. You can see the tree line gets darker towards the top of the hill on the right side of the frame. (oops. I'll have to work on that!) The polarising filter was used to make the greens more vibrant, as I've heard with Velvia if you use a polarising filter the greens will pop more. As well, the polarising filter removed the glare off the water so that the reflection would be sharper. Thanks again, and if you have more questions, feel free to ask!
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Aiman Nassar
{K:11961} 10/25/2002
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very nice scene... great colors and lead on lines... wonder about the polarizer, the colors are vivid, yet still great refliction on the water! and the ND grad filter looks like it is flipped virtically... don't know... But I'd like to know more about it... thank you
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