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08/08/2007 11:59:51 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club!
Lovely! What a wonderful expression on her face! I first thought this was soft-focus until my eyes found the sharp focus of the bow on the strings...
When a person's face is present in an image the typical viewer tends to go there first and stay...and then, looking at the eyes, wants to follow their gaze. I think that to some extent this is where the image hangs up. Not only can't I follow her gaze her right eye is cut off, first by the lock of hair then by the framing of the image.
I like that the emphasis has been put on the drawing of the bow across the strings...it speaks of music and the listening of the musician. So, even though it's an unlikely option for an image, I'd like her ear in focus. Nothing more but the ear added to the image. It'd have to be faked...or shot with a deep DOF and the softness restored to the rest of the image. But the image seems to be about listening and the pleasure of it. So natural and content to play...not straining and concentrating or struggling with the music.
I'm amazed at the low score! I'm befuddled that anyone could mistake this lighting for anything but outdoors! However, as some of your commentators mentioned, for this challenge more street context would have helped. If the blue background were instead made of brick it might have carried the idea the voters were looking for...but who knows?
I do think that shifting the entire crop to the left--eliminating the light blue background on the right of the image and including more of her cheek on the left--would be an improvement. It feels a bit awkward as is. Perhaps slightly vignetting the right and lower edges would do nearly the same thing? Oddly, that light spot on her chest stands out after viewing the image for awhile...but that's just me being picky.
Overall, a lovely and expressive moment that leaves no question of the subject's mood. On it's own (outside of the challenge) I think this is a very successful candid portrait. I have never suggested this before but perhaps you could post this in the forums for more feedback...something like, outside of the challenge what do you think?
Thank you for presenting this image! I like it more the more I view it. Nicely seen! |
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08/04/2007 07:57:53 AM |
| if this is the composition - I think the face should be in focus. Move the violin up in the frame and this focus works for me. Maybe evening out the exposure with shadow/highlights too? Hope that helps. |
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08/04/2007 07:43:22 AM |
| It might work better as a B&W, the color version is a bit washed out. |
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08/02/2007 08:12:26 PM |
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07/31/2007 04:15:19 PM |
| I think this would have been more interesting street photography if the crop wasn't so tight and showed her playing in the market, it would have added context, IMHO. |
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07/30/2007 11:25:39 PM |
| Nice tones but looks more like a portrait than a street picture. |
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07/30/2007 12:51:56 PM |
| Oh, this is nice, I love the look on her face, obviously she enjoys playing her violin. |
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07/30/2007 12:23:13 PM |
| Nice candid shot, but would have been nice to see some of the market. |
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07/30/2007 10:03:46 AM |
| Where is the market? Or the street? |
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07/30/2007 12:13:40 AM |
| Can't tell if this is in a street or a classroom... |
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