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10/25/2005 07:56:54 PM |
| simply fantastic portrait! |
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10/25/2005 09:08:55 AM |
| wonderful, bless her heart |
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10/25/2005 08:30:17 AM |
| Emotionally amazing shot. |
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09/15/2005 02:30:42 PM |
| Great shot! Love the expression on her face. |
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09/15/2005 12:10:26 PM |
Originally posted by frumoaznicul:
I understand what you are saying, but this is candid. Meaning she didn't even know I was there, (camouflaged myself behind another hayestack). I like to capture raw emotion of these people, I like them to be natural how they are, to me that is so much more important than moving the lady around and telling her how to stay. If I'd do that I belive she will not behave natural anymore she will pose for the camera. Ofcourse what you say is true but it's verry hard to keep it candid and also compose it flawless. |
Agreed and understood - from your portfolio, I think that it is what you do best. I did not really think that this was posed, or that you would have the opportunity to direct the subject. You might have managed to control the scene by capturing an image at a different moment in time, or by moving yourself slightly.
Regardless, any criticism is minor - the image is great. |
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09/15/2005 06:50:35 AM |
| I understand what you are saying, but this is candid. Meaning she didn't even know I was there, (camouflaged myself behind another hayestack). I like to capture raw emotion of these people, I like them to be natural how they are, to me that is so much more important than moving the lady around and telling her how to stay. If I'd do that I belive she will not behave natural anymore she will pose for the camera. Ofcourse what you say is true but it's verry hard to keep it candid and also compose it flawless. |
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09/15/2005 06:38:07 AM |
The diagonals in this image make the dynamic: I like the balance between the left to right diagonals in the background to the right to left diagonals in the haystack and the rake, mixing well with the angles of her arm and head. Attention is drawn to the figure very well. The (evening?) light casts a gorgeous sideways light and the slight silhouetting of the haystack picks out the detail at its edge well. The colours are well represented.
My criticism is in the positioning of the lady: the light falls in a very attractive fashion, but over too little of her. I would have liked to see the lady a step further back, and a little more light on her face. Also, her legs are completely silhouetted, and a little side lighting might add depth.
While I like the edge of the haystack, the bulk of it is relatively uninteresting. I might lose a fraction more from the RHS in a crop (though would reinstate it if the image lost its balance as a result).
There is a slight haze of blurry grass in the foreground at the bottom of the image that is marginally distracting: I don't know whether it was practical or not, but raising the camera 12 inches might have allowed you to shoot over this slight fringe, which is a (very minor) distraction. This might also have allowed us to see better the connection of the fork to the ground.
Overall, a great image. Wonderful subject matter. Captures weariness resulting from the trials of a simple rural life. |
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