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01/13/2006 06:58:13 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club
The impression I get from this photo is a mother who is kindly tolerent of the son she loves, but whose antics have made her a bit tired. It's an experience I'm sure all mothers are familiar with, and captured perfectly here. The high contrast, cool toned, monochrome treatment enhances this feeling and adds to the somewhat stiff pose and neutral expression. Great soft focus, good exposure, overall technically well done.
There are a couple of distracting elements: the boy's left arm (I assume) is motion blurred, so doesn't match the rest of the photo, and the pattern on the pillow; I think a solid color would have worked better. But these are minor; overall this is a very effective photo. |
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01/08/2006 06:56:57 PM |
| Nice picture, I think the stark contrast was on purpose, but I think that a bit less would have given the pic a softer more tender feel to match the composition. |
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01/08/2006 05:48:38 PM |
| This is a nice idea, but there's something odd about the mother's gaze; it's clearly directed somewhere back behind the boy's ear, and she looks concerned rather than maternal, as if she's checking him for head lice. From a technical point of view the highlights are perhaps blown out a bit, but that's less of a bother for me than is the mother's detached expression, which rather undermines the intended meaning of the photograph. |
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01/07/2006 07:07:03 PM |
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01/07/2006 07:06:30 PM |
| I like this picture but there are hot spots and the color is too magenta and harsh. |
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01/06/2006 07:45:40 AM |
| I do like the toning of this against the crisp white background. Good job. |
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01/05/2006 02:33:41 PM |
| I like it but not sure about the purple tint. |
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01/03/2006 04:37:59 PM |
| Not sure about the expression on the womans face. Looks almost like she just noticed a dirty spot on his face. LOL..But its a cute candid. |
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01/03/2006 08:15:58 AM |
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01/03/2006 05:45:08 AM |
| She looks worried or somewhat upset.. |
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01/03/2006 03:37:09 AM |
| Very cute. Captures motherhood very well. A bit out of focus? |
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01/03/2006 12:40:17 AM |
| Another loving magic moment............ |
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01/02/2006 05:23:15 PM |
| The contrast is over done, IMO. Alot of potential in this image though. |
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01/02/2006 04:49:31 PM |
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01/02/2006 04:22:43 PM |
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01/02/2006 03:28:06 PM |
| nice duotone ... a tad blown out but I like the image good job |
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01/02/2006 01:03:14 PM |
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01/02/2006 12:54:16 PM |
| Odd duotone nature to the picture. I don't like the overexposure either. Mom's expression, however, is one of motherly love. |
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01/02/2006 08:17:24 AM |
| cute high-key shot, mother's look is deep and strong, the kid is really nice, I would like to see more detail overall in the photo, left hand placement seems a bit uneasy, I would like to see a bit more of the child (who doesn't seem to be looking back at mom's eyes). Good shot overall... oh!!! and the pillow is very very distracting, what about a white or black pillow?, I think the pillow detracts a lot from image quality. |
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01/01/2006 07:18:06 PM |
| oh how cute...these kinds of shots are getting my vote!!!! |
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