Rise to the top
by RamblinR

Comment:
Congrats on your ribbon, Maria! Nice to see we shoot with the same camera, although I don't have this wonderful tele lens you have. But I have a pier! ;)

ROMP
by tate

Comment:
Congrats with your ribbon, Tate! Lovely shot!

Ocean Beach, San Diego, California
by LevT

Comment:

Originally posted by roz: this is wonderful . you got some amazing shots . i would have picked this one except for the tongue .. he's sticking it too far out to be a good shot .. just my opinion .. ps . i'm not averse to the quizzical tongue .. or the thoughtful tongue .. or even the concentrating tongue .. ie .. i'm not a tonque-a-phobe .. ;)

yes, if not for the tongue, I'd pick this one, too ))

Swirl!
by LevT

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Originally posted by roz: [...] also i think its an extremely fantastic shot with that lens .. did you crop it a lot ... and answer at your leisure .. :)

only cropped about a half, he was not very far. It is a wonderful lens, the first super-zoom I've had that does not disappoint in sharpness or clarity throughout the entire zoom range.

The Village Church
by Bear_Music

Comment:
You are on a roll, Robert! Congrats!

Self Portrait by Vincent Van Gogh
by Lydia

Comment:
so well done Lydia! You concealed yourself well – i didn't recognize you when I saw it first. And the jacket is painted exceptionally well. Perhaps you should take up abstract painting? Congrats!

Message edited by author 2020-10-15 13:39:24.

Rembrandt van Rijn. "Portrait of an old woman reading" (1650)
by LevT

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Originally posted by posthumous: Originally posted by LevT: Originally posted by posthumous: the light is wrong. Of course not an exact replica, but not too far either in spirit, I thought. Both in Rembrandt's painting and here, her face is lighted by the light reflected off the pages. sorry my comment was so terse. in the painting it seems like there is a light source coming directly at the subject from behind the painter. I noticed it most on the hands but you can also see it under the eyes. In your photo these areas are completely dark.

In the painting the main light source is also up high in front of the woman as it is in mine (look at her nose), so as I said, the light on the rest of the face is mostly from the book. And that's why the area under the book is completely dark. Yes, my light was more directional, that's why there are sharper shadows on hands, and also Rembrandt's model is holding her hands in a slightly different way, more towards the light source, that's an oversight. But on the other hand (no pun intended), at the time I did not overly tried to make it an exact replica.

Message edited by author 2020-10-14 14:03:51.

Whistler's Mother - 2020
by grahamgator

Comment:
Excellent re-interpretation! And the tones are spot on. Congrats Mary Ann!

Girl with a Pearl Earring
by lei_73

Comment:
Congratulations Lena! Beautiful work

Rembrandt van Rijn. "Portrait of an old woman reading" (1650)
by LevT

Comment:

Originally posted by posthumous: the light is wrong.

Of course not an exact replica, but not too far either in spirit, I thought. Both in Rembrandt's painting and here, her face is lighted by the light reflected off the pages.