*** by agenkin - DPChallenge

02/23/2007 03:42:27 PM

Hey now! I did not mean to offend. As I said, you have some very nice work in your collection, and I gave you some honest feedback about one of your shots. If I am not mistaken that is the purpose of this site.

I am sorry for the misunderstanding. After reviewing the examples you have provided, I conceed. This is a fine photograph that now has 10 comments to prove it! LOL

Again, keep up the good work!

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02/23/2007 10:21:02 AM

Originally posted by staab:

Well, if the "masters" can make it work for them, then that's great! It does not IMHO work here. Could you maybe refer me to one of these masterfully done photographs where a distracting sliver of the photographer's shadow was left in? Maybe if I were exposed to a few more examples of the specialized art of distracting shadow photography... then I might be able to understand the genius behind this photograph. As is, to me it looks like the camera fired off when it wasn't supposed to. The subject is blurred, the background is IMHO uninteresting but in focus, AND I see the shadow of the photographer doing nothing to improve this image.

I didn't keep bookmarks for just such photographs, but a short trip to magnumphotos.com revealed quite a few: one two three. Also refer to boysetsfire's two examples below.

In general, IMO, your pathos is quite inappropriate. "Specialized art of distracting shadow photography" - give me a break! :)

The subject is blurry because this photograph captures the subject's motion. The shadow of photographer is just that, the shadow of photographer, it is conveniently in the lower left corner, which is, compositionally, the least significant placement. It was impossible to photograph this scene without my shadow, with the strong sun behind me, I did my best to make it less prominent, that's the end of it.

Message edited by author 2007-02-23 15:23:32.

02/22/2007 10:25:15 AM

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02/21/2007 08:46:37 AM

Originally posted by staab:

Maybe then it should be left to the masters.

Why?

02/20/2007 09:27:15 PM

Maybe then it should be left to the masters. Just a thought.

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boysetsfire

Canon EOS-5D

02/20/2007 06:15:39 PM

Originally posted by agenkin:

Sometimes a photographer's shadow or a reflection is not a big deal in a picture, many masters have left it there - it, actually, can be a little spice for the initiated. :)

I must say I like this image but i'm a sucker for shadows.

I agree with this statement you made, lets face it the photographer is part of the scene so why not leave evidence sometimes? .... ,,,,

Message edited by author 2007-02-20 23:16:22.

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02/20/2007 03:57:17 PM

Originally posted by staab:

You might try cropping out your leg and elbow shadow, unless... that is the subject of this picture? Not too sure.

Is it *that* prominent here? :) Sometimes a photographer's shadow or a reflection is not a big deal in a picture, many masters have left it there - it, actually, can be a little spice for the initiated. :)

02/20/2007 03:38:27 PM

You might try cropping out your leg and elbow shadow, unless... that is the subject of this picture? Not too sure.

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