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Critique By:
Ian McIntosh (K:42997)
5/28/2004 7:09:55 AM
Nice.
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| Photo By: Amie Lynn Cochran
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Critique By:
Giancarlo Liguori (K:5281)
1/15/2004 11:25:15 AM
Very good shot! Congratulations!
Giancarlo Liguori
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Critique By:
lowell whipple girbes (K:13151)
4/26/2003 9:33:05 AM
interesting, i like it !
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Critique By:
Kim Culbert (K:37070)
10/8/2002 6:18:34 PM
I like this mermaid statue pic better than Number One... the contrast and shadows add atmosphere and I like the way you've framed the face with the arms of another. Great focus!
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Critique By:
Barry Tipping (K:959)
9/6/2002 8:04:08 AM
Amie,
You are off to a good start. One of the first things you'll have to practice is increasing your awareness of the background and if it compliments (or detracts from) the subject. In this case, your rather pretty subject has some distracting stuff emerging from her ear. Backgrounds can have detail, but it should support the subject. Exposure-wise, a little more light from a fill-flash or a reflector would make the subject pop off the background more. Keep shooting!
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Critique By:
Ingrid Mathews (K:7277)
9/5/2002 11:17:01 AM
I personally prefer the subtle colors of the original. Nice work.
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Critique By:
Amie Lynn Cochran (K:34)
9/5/2002 9:40:31 AM
I would have loved to get a straight on shot also, but there is a light post right in front of the door. Too bad.
Thanks for the comments.
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Critique By:
Pete Kinser (K:106)
9/5/2002 9:04:34 AM
I prefer the color version, with grain, but would like to see this shot at from another angle...maybe a static, straight forward angle....like the faded colors none-the- less
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Critique By:
Amie Lynn Cochran (K:34)
9/5/2002 8:10:32 AM
Here's the orginal...
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Critique By:
Autumn Ruhe (K:993)
9/3/2002 2:21:12 PM
i think the composition works splendidly. it helps the photo stand out. perhaps you should burn in the face a little more. anyways great shot, very interesting.
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Critique By:
Amie Lynn Cochran (K:34)
9/3/2002 1:20:18 PM
I don't really know for sure what type of bud it is. It was in a pond with a bunch of lilly pads so it might be one of those. It may not be as clear because of the compression and also because the original negative had a huge scratch right through the middle! I had to fix it in photoshop and this was the best it would get. I'm not sure if the scratch was already on the roll (this was the first image on the negative) or if the photo lab guys did it.
Here's the picture of it that I took with black & white (luckily no scratch on that roll 
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Critique By:
Amie Lynn Cochran (K:34)
9/3/2002 1:20:02 PM
I don't really know for sure what type of bud it is. It was in a pond with a bunch of lilly pads so it might be one of those. It may not be as clear because of the compression and also because the original negative had a huge scratch right through the middle! I had to fix it in photoshop and this was the best it would get. I'm not sure if the scratch was already on the roll (this was the first image on the negative) or if the photo lab guys did it.
Here's the picture of it that I took with black & white (luckily no scratch on that roll
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Critique By:
Danny Provost (K:812)
8/30/2002 4:46:43 PM
Amie, I like the composition a lot. That is quite a bud that he has landed on, what is it? Dragon Fly's are one of my favorite insects. I didn't realize how detailed and beautiful they are, until I got a few closeups of them myself. I only wish it was a little bit clearer. Must be the compression. Waiting for the black and white's.
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Critique By:
David Goldfarb (K:7611)
8/9/2002 10:55:13 AM
Each B&W film and developer combination has its own distinctive look. It's a good idea to get to know one or two films well and use them all the time, experimenting occasionally when there's something you're not getting from your main choices or when you're just curious, but mainly sticking to films you know.
My guess is that this film was a chromogenic film like Kodak BW+ or TCN 400, a black and white film that is developed in color chemistry. Those films have a very smooth look, as in this image, but not a wide density range and they have a flatter spectral sensitivity curve, producing a look that resembles B&W video or a color image that has been desaturated in photoshop. T-Max films have a similar spectral sensitivity curve.
For stronger blacks and more delicate highlights in this image, you might try Ilford Delta 400 developed in Perceptol or Tri-X developed in PMK pyro. Those films will be grainier than the chromogenic film, though, so you might compromise by using T-Max 100 developed in D-76 (1:1), which will give you something in between a chromogenic look and a classic film like Tri-X.
Others have their own favorites. The main thing is to get to know a few films well, and if you process them yourself, you can figure out what developer combinations and processing times produce different effects. A good guide for getting control of your film processing is Ansel Adams' book, _The Negative_.
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Critique By:
Amie Lynn Cochran (K:34)
8/9/2002 9:39:10 AM
All I remember about the film is that it was Kodak. Probably something I got from Eckerd's or Wallgreens. I shot this on the porch of my apartment using only the sunlight shinning through the screen. Some times I develop my own black and white, but I don't think I did for this one.
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Critique By:
David Goldfarb (K:7611)
8/9/2002 8:36:21 AM
The selective focus works well here, but it would be good to see a wider tonal range--a nice clean white in there somewhere and better separation of the flowers from the background.
You could do this by using a harder light source, but I think the soft light is fine here. Better to go with a film that has a wider density range. What film are you using, and do you develop it yourself?
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
8/7/2002 10:45:53 AM
These look great in black and white with the limited depth of field, however, I like the shot of them that you have posted on your web site even better! Lots going on there I see. Keep up the great work.
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Critique By:
Nick Harling (K:175)
8/2/2002 11:00:41 AM
Hi Amie, I like the idea here, it reminds me of trenches in the First World War (not that I was there of course). It may have worked better with more depth of field, but this can be difficult to achieve on a dark day with no tripod!
The only other criticism is that the text across the top detracts from the image - how about putting it in the border?
Best wishes, Nick.
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Critique By:
Toni Martin (K:5092)
8/2/2002 12:06:16 AM
NICE! I love the different colors. I just use my hand, works fine. Remember to count off the accumulative seconds that the shutter is actually open. On light colored bursts, keep the exposure time rather short, 2 - 4 sec. or so.
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Critique By:
Toni Martin (K:5092)
8/1/2002 11:59:37 PM
NICE! I love the different colors.
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Critique By:
Howard M. Parsons (K:3496)
8/1/2002 10:11:47 AM
Nice images. I like to shoot fireworks also. Suggestion: try putting 3 or 4 bursts (no more than that) on one frame. Insert an opaque card in front of the lens between bursts to block out excess light between. Pull the card away AFTER the burst to avoid a superbright streak upward from the launching point.
If you have access to a digital camera capable of setting the aperature manually and shooting with an open shutter, try that. With the digital you can see what you have captured and reposition the camera if necessary. Check my portfolio on this site for my comments on the two fireworks images posted.
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Critique By:
Russell Love (K:7006)
8/1/2002 9:36:47 AM
Aime,
Looks like you have had better luck than me. I threw all of my fireworks shot away.
Russ
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Critique By:
Kim Culbert (K:37070)
8/1/2002 8:54:33 AM
Well congrats on getting at least 4 good ones... I went through 2 rolls and didn't even get one good one! Keep shooting!
Thanks for the info!
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
8/1/2002 7:14:47 AM
First time lucky. I don't think so. I've seen a lot of this sort of thing and this is definitely one to be proud of. I've got to add however, that for me, this image has been ruined by the overly large and prominent copyright notice.
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Critique By:
Amie Lynn Cochran (K:34)
8/1/2002 5:37:36 AM
Ok, sorry I didn't add some more information before. I have updated it. What you don't know about this picture is that it was the first time I've ever taken pictures of fireworks or used the bulb setting on my camera.
Also, I only got 3 or 4 good shots out of 4 rolls of bad shots.
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Critique By:
Kim Culbert (K:37070)
7/31/2002 5:11:07 PM
Why is there no information provided? Many people on here, myself included, would love to know the film you used, the shutter speed, and such on how you captured these fireworks so beautifully. They are caught in perfect symetry, and I know how hard it can be to make these shots work.
Can you remember what you did? I would be interested to know.
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Critique By:
Dawna G. (K:7709)
7/29/2002 9:23:25 AM
Hi Amie, I think you have done an excellent job capturing the action of the cyclist - I would have liked to see a little more space at the top, but I know this is a challange when framing action, sometimes you take what you can get get! keep posting...
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