I only got my Canon 10D yesterday and went out for some test shots today. I didn't really want to enter anything but I liked the look of this guy at the market. I was at least 30 meters away from him. These lenses are so cool! Taken with 75-300 at the full 300mm!
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so I finally have time to do a few CC critiques again and I get started off with a winner, what a pleasure :) First impression: I'm stunned. What a wonderful photo full of character and details. I'll have a hard time suggesting anything for improvement ...
COMPOSITION - Very well composed. You filled the frame, got the background blurry but the main subject in perfect focus and still managed to have the guy just a bit off-center to give more room to the direction he is facing. Nicely done. Two tiny little nitpicks on the overall framing are that the collar is cropped off a bit on the left and, since the beard plays such a big role in this photo (at least to me), I'd love to see all of it in the frame, and not the last few straggling bits cropped out. But those are small, the essence of the photo is totally there, the expression on the guy's face, all the details ... great capture at just the right moment.
TECHNICAL - Wonderful. Great focus, and nice blurry background. Good tonal range. Plus, you chose a photo that really lends itself to the Duotone challenge. I bet this photo was good in color, too, but didn't have half as much impact.
POST-PROCESSING - It's well done if you can't see it :) The frame is nice and simple and complements the photo rather than distracting from it.
Overall ... congrats on your new camera and the well-deserved ribbon. I have the sneaky suspicion you'll be getting even more of them soon ... you have a good eye, talent and great equipment :)
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments about this review.
To capture that much detail at 30m and get the background out of focus like that is amazing (to me anyways - I have a crap camera...lol). That's some piece of equipment you have. Also, really good eye Kiwi.
Nice portrait shot, u got the darkest of dark, lightest of light and tones in between, thats how it should be... i also like that u didn't make the image too sharp, not too much contrast, not too saturated , in other words it's got all the ingredients for an excellent portrait shot and definetely met the challenge
...this can be made into a painting or charcoal drawing..... good luck
Had to chuckle at this shot when I first saw it- it reminds me so much of my boss! What a marvelous portrait though. The lighting and composition are just wonderful, as is the DOF. Definitely one of my favorite shots, and after looking at it several times, I am "upgrading" my vote to 10. Lovely work.
Hrm. Maybe a slightly more sepia tone to emphasize the 'old' part? I'm not sure, there's just a little tinge of dissatisfaction in me in this. The shot may be a little too crisp, alternately, for the tone.
Excellent portraiture. The tonal work you did really brings out the charm in this shot. The details of the face against the soft background really make for a professional looking shot. Nice work! 10 -danny
that is awesome. looks like a jjbeguin picture. Great capture. My favorite entry so far. I predict this to be this week's winner .. Jacko 10 (20 if I could vote that high)
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