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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/6/2007 12:09:14 AM
Hello Jacques. It looks like you had a great vacation here in Arizona and the Southwest. Your Antelope Canyon shots are amazing. Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/6/2007 12:02:18 AM
Hi Ruxa. The reason for 30 seconds is that it is quite dark in these canyons. Very little light makes its way down into them. The longer your shutter stays open, the more light can be absorbed by the film or sensor (and therefore the lighter the image will be). Not too technical but I hope that helps.
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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Critique By:
James Cook (K:38068)
5/5/2007 11:58:16 PM
May as well post one. Give it some value.
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/5/2007 11:57:20 PM
Thanks very much Jeanette. I just love your B&W portrait work. Really exceptional!
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/5/2007 11:54:43 PM
Yes! Your motion work would be well suited for this place. A long exposure and some well intended camera motion could produce some very serendipitous results. There are some shots I have where people walked through (and while they kinda spoiled what I was after) it looked interesting from an abstract level. Right up your alley! :)
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Critique By:
James Cook (K:38068)
5/5/2007 11:40:19 PM
Well, sounds like a little layering could make that a reality.
As (you know) for me motion is very important, and so I would want to get in their and shoot people in motion (and probably do some luxagraphic work)--so the limited light conditions are great.
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Critique By:
jacques brisebois (K:73883)
5/5/2007 11:37:42 PM
and it's a great serie from a photograph paradise... I posted some from the same place if you have some spare times...
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Critique By:
Jeanette Hägglund (K:59855)
5/5/2007 10:34:10 PM
Gorgeous!!!!
Jeanette
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Critique By:
Jeanette Hägglund (K:59855)
5/5/2007 10:33:42 PM
Such BEAUTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeanette
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Critique By:
Ruxandra Nastase (K:1501)
5/5/2007 9:55:37 PM
Rocky,,,i would like to ask you..why 30 seconds?..i am at the beginning and every technical explanation helps a lot!
Thanks!
Ruxa
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/5/2007 9:49:27 PM
Yes, well, I imagine that living one's life scantily-clad and taking pictures of it are two different things. However, I wasn't speaking about this with any authority or expertise in the matter.
I think many of the rock formations actually DO remind one of beautiful and smooth body parts. I can easily envision ghostly shapes of beautiful nudes within the rocks as well.
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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Critique By:
James Cook (K:38068)
5/5/2007 8:58:09 PM
Navajos offended by nude models? Can't imagine. I remember one missionary telling how they had given natives clothing to cover themselves (having been disatisfied with the utilitarian clothing worn by the natives) only to see the natives cut holes in the European clothing to gain access to the appropriate body parts (sex organs, bums, boobs). I don't believe the natives in that story were Navajos, but I think the point carries over.
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/5/2007 8:06:20 PM
LOL! Yeah, that would be tricky. I know a photographer who shot brides and grooms down there but I have no idea how they managed that. The timing of it would have been daunting. Not only are there a ton of people there but the window of shooting is typically about 2 hours around mid-day. You need to have really strong daylight to penetrate the canyon just to get decent lighting.
The Navajo tribe might be horribly offended by nude models in these canyons. However, I've also wondered if it were possible to rent the entire canyon for a couple of hours. That would be exceptional!
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Critique By:
James Cook (K:38068)
5/5/2007 7:54:15 PM
I see. Sounds like something out of a cartoon. Ten out of 150 sounds like a pretty good ratio to me. I suppose getting in their with a few naked models would just be out of the question. Hehe.
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Critique By:
James Cook (K:38068)
5/5/2007 7:45:03 PM
Agreed. Only thing is that digital still has a long way to go to catch up to film (even 35mm). I was reading a (long and complex) article where the author estimated 25mp was a good target for 35mm film, then there would be the contrast range (which I think is about half as deep in digital). I just had two rolls of film developed. Ouch. My luxagraphic stuff is always tricky when it comes to film because I have to guess a lot more and hope for the best.
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/5/2007 7:42:48 PM
I did the post-processing in Camera Raw only. Very little work on these. The colors and tones happen because of all the wonderful reflective light down there. Thanks for the kind words.
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/5/2007 7:39:17 PM
Thank you very much for the comments and compliment. I enjoyed taking a look at your portfolio. Great Macro shots but I think my favorite is "Strength" & "Frailty." Wondeful portraits, really.
Thanks for stopping by here and commenting. It's greatly appreciated.
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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Critique By:
Joggie van Staden (K:41700)
5/5/2007 7:31:58 PM
The use of the front walls to frame the back one works very well - Great picture, well composed with marvelous colour and detail & depth. Regards.
Joggie
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Critique By:
Joggie van Staden (K:41700)
5/5/2007 7:30:03 PM
Great detail, wonderful and saturated tones - Very well composed. Great work Roger!
Joggie
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Critique By:
Ruxandra Nastase (K:1501)
5/5/2007 7:21:02 PM
Thank you that you took time to look at my pictures..Thank you also for your words regarding "Trace of life"...
All the best!
Ruxa
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/5/2007 7:16:57 PM
Weird, huh? LOL!
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/5/2007 7:15:26 PM
Thanks very much Dave. Long exposure with a high f/stop (22) did most of the work for me. All I had to do was time it so other photographers were out of the shot (which was much more of a challenge than it seems). LOL!
Thanks for the kind compliments! Congratulations on your BIP award. Great shot!
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/5/2007 7:11:33 PM
Well, I'll tell you, it's actually a bit chaotic down there. There are photographers EVERYWHERE! When we went (which was a Wednesday) they let in about 200 people. This makes it utterly frustrating when you're trying to capture a 30 second exposure and someone walks through the shot. Ugh! On one shot someone actually kicked my tripod! We only had an hour to shoot and I took about 150 shots. Of those, I like maybe 10 of them. It's definitely worth a trip to see and I want to go back to try it again. I'd really LOVE to be the only one down there sometime but I know that's not possible. I think it's worth spending more time there to really see the best angles and perspectives. It was just not practical to do with the time and chaos involved there.
Thanks again for popping in here.
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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Critique By:
Dave Stacey (K:150877)
5/5/2007 7:07:48 PM
Excellent capture of the detail and texture of these amazing rock formations, Rocky!
Dave.
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/5/2007 7:03:12 PM
Even though this is not as "colorful" as the others in this series, I think it's my favorite due to the subtle gradients. Thanks again my friend.
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/5/2007 7:01:34 PM
Hi James, I shoot only digital these days. I shot film for over 20 years but I SO LOVE the immediacy of digital. I think it's made me grow with my work much faster than I did with film.
These canyons are amazingly magical places. The texture almost reminds me of hair.
Thanks for the comments. So good to see you again.
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/5/2007 6:58:35 PM
LOL! James, you caught me! Four will be coming when I can post again. I just clicked on them out of sequence. Good to see you again, my friend. I really like how your work is evolving these days. I had to laugh at "Down in the light." Hard to tell which body parts we're looking at with that one. It's sure to grab a ton of visits. Thanks for stopping by.
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/5/2007 6:54:08 PM
Thank you Alessandro. The colours are a surprise with these. They manifest only with a long exposure. To the eye they look like a sandy beige but the camera picks up all these wonderful colours that just amaze. Thanks for the kind words.
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/5/2007 6:50:56 PM
Thank you Ruxandra (beautiful name). I appreciate the compliment. I enjoyed your portfolio. Especially, "Trace of life." This should be a BIP for sure. Thanks again.
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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Critique By:
Rocky Berlier (K:2009)
5/5/2007 6:47:51 PM
Wow, Andre. Your "Harvest & Hay rides" series could almost be the same truck! Very beautiful and impressive work you have there. I really appreciate your kind comments.
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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