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Critique By:
heno jamal (K:614)
8/11/2004 5:23:06 AM
frightening
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| Photo By: michelle m. alphonso
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Critique By:
Shiv Kumar Surya (K:17362)
8/1/2004 6:24:49 AM
Great perspectvie. Beautiful presentation.
Eye catching image.
Thanks for comments on 'Reflection'. Are you from India?
Regards,
'Surya'
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| Photo By: michelle m. alphonso
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Critique By:
Ollie Mackley (K:1744)
7/27/2004 3:19:07 PM
Wow, it really does take your breath away. amazing shot.
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Critique By:
gio4love . (K:14469)
7/27/2004 2:23:46 PM
Your words are enough to comment this picture:I love this explosion of sun from behind the clouds and also the purple setting...beauty!
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| Photo By: michelle m. alphonso
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Critique By:
ppdix (K:17069)
7/25/2004 10:51:11 PM
Awesome!
ppdix says 6
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| Photo By: michelle m. alphonso
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Critique By:
Murilo Rafael de Souza (K:19577)
7/18/2004 5:50:08 PM
Very interesting work Michelle! I liked! Very well done! Congratulations!
[] Murilo
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| Photo By: michelle m. alphonso
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Critique By:
Charlotte Shockey (K:2146)
7/16/2004 5:59:45 PM
lol very creative!  looks good
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| Photo By: michelle m. alphonso
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Critique By:
oyku senhan (K:874)
6/7/2004 7:11:24 AM
lovely colours... and very nice pic.. also your portfolio is very interesting... and your photos have different concepts...
cong,
oyku
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| Photo By: michelle m. alphonso
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Critique By:
Ted vandenBergh (K:5119)
6/5/2004 10:18:50 PM
Very nice picture, bit unsharp. I like it. Regards, Ted
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Critique By:
Roy V (K:13082)
5/26/2004 10:26:48 PM
Michelle,
Very Strong! Excellent light, mood, framing and exposure.
Great Work.
Roy
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Critique By:
Lynda Kuit (K:707)
3/8/2004 12:35:21 PM
Maybe the problem is that one doesn't have a full view of the end container that the water is flowing into - too cropped perhaps?
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| Photo By: michelle m. alphonso
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Critique By:
Rob Holschbach (K:2748)
6/15/2003 1:35:37 PM
Great art work Michelle,
Regards, Rob
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Critique By:
michaelle . (K:3807)
6/12/2003 4:36:51 AM
Michelle,
I really like the style in your portfolio... you have a wonderful eye for the artistic! This is a really nice high-key image, and while some people might not agree, the subject is wonderful and graceful (not all flowers have to be brimming with life in order to be beautiful - just look at Joyce Tenneson's work). The highlights are just a tad bit blown in the upper right portion of the flower, and so some important detail seem to be missing. Was this taken with a scanner? It has a great 3d feel to it, but the limited DOF (focus is only on a small portion of the petals right in front) gives an overall feeling of not being in focus. I am looking forward to more of your images.
Michaelle
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| Photo By: michelle m. alphonso
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Critique By:
MaryBell (K:32791)
6/6/2003 5:16:37 AM
Michelle,
Thanks for your comments.
This is very, very cool!! Very creative.
What struck me in the thumbnail was that the combination of the posture of the person in the negative (sort of reclined or lying back) and the stripping reminds me of someone in a swing which seemed to add interesting levels to the idea of memory.
I think that perhaps, I would crop just a little more from the top - he is too much to the center of the frame imo.
Mary
PS In your bio you comment about photographing beauty; I think that is what most of us try to do! I know I do. Good luck
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Critique By:
k b (K:1191)
6/5/2003 8:28:47 AM
Most of the negative images that people post just don't work for me. It always seems like the colors clash, the composition gets thrown off, and most of all, it seems like the photographer just inverted an already poor image in the hopes of making it a good one.
That's why I was impressd with this shot. This is one of the (very) few shots that actually looks great in negative (in my opinion). The blue of the rose has an illuminating glow, the reflections off the bottle make it look like its made of polished steel or aluminum, and the black wood grain looks, well, pretty damn cool.
Nice work!
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| Photo By: michelle m. alphonso
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Critique By:
Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia (K:96391)
6/3/2003 4:39:54 PM
simply gorgeous
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Critique By:
Oreste Antignano (K:1898)
6/3/2003 2:55:27 PM
nice composition. well done.
O.
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Critique By:
Luis Costa - Lucaz (K:9205)
6/3/2003 11:44:58 AM
Very nice work, regards!
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Critique By:
michelle m. alphonso (K:105)
6/3/2003 8:09:11 AM
i changed the contrast a bit to bring out the look of the flowers.. please let me know what you think? shukran (thank you)
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Critique By:
k b (K:1191)
6/3/2003 6:25:49 AM
I really like the overexposure in the background. It makes the colors leap out, and I love the way the pedals toward the edge, and part of the stem allow some of the light through. This is a terrific shot; the rose gives it a soft and delicate feel, the lighting makes it seem surreal and dreamlike. Beautiful work.
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Critique By:
k b (K:1191)
5/30/2003 7:29:10 AM
Too much light? NO WAY! Yes, it is a little washed out, but that's what makes the photo work. It has a very surreal quality. The bright white looks so sterile and clean and artificial. The flower stands in stark contrast to this, beautifully demonstrating how anti-aesthetic our synthetic world can be.
Personally, I think comments like 'overexposed' and 'no contrast' are somewhat belittling to the photographer. Michelle knows how to work a camera, her work shows that. Did you ever stop to think maybe this shot was -supposed- to be overexposed? Maybe it was intentional and is meant to add something to the shot? There is so much more to a good photo than whether it adheres to narrow constructs of 'proper technique'...
Michelle - Thanks so much for your comments! Those were some of the kindest and most touching words anyone has given me in regards to my work, and I can't thank you enough. Anyway, to answer your question, the words in 'The Remainder' are not mine, they belong to Jean Baudrillard and appear in his book 'Simulacra and Simulation'.
The reflection of the arm in 'american mafioso' bothered me a little too, but it was a spontaneous self-portrait, so there wasn't much I could do about that. Oh well. Anyway, you are the first person to notice the subtle contradiction between the words and the image, and it really makes me happy that somebody else picked up on it.
I couldn't agree more with your thoughts on nationalism, unfortunately I think this country is going the opposite way. I found it interesting that you saw a 'biker image'; I like that. To me, the biker image -was- a symbol of freedom. 'Was' because that image has since been hijacked by overpaid orthodontists, accountants, and other weekend yuppie wannabe-badasses. Anyway, it's nice to know a few other people see the world that way too; at times it seems like I'm the only one.
Thanks again for your kind words. I look forward to seeing more of your work.
peace
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Critique By:
k b (K:1191)
5/29/2003 10:18:01 AM
What a cool idea! I really like the concept. Nice work!
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Critique By:
Cherri Lanagan (K:258)
5/27/2003 4:47:52 PM
great shot and experimenting
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Critique By:
michelle m. alphonso (K:105)
5/27/2003 12:43:52 PM
heres the original picture. once again it is a digital picture of the paper picture so the quality isn't outstanding, but it gets the point across. i'd love some feedback on the original too... specially on how it can be tweaked in the darkroom. thanks!
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Critique By:
michelle m. alphonso (K:105)
5/27/2003 12:24:00 PM
the original picture is in focus. I think it got fuzzy when i took the picture with the digital. i'll go ahead and try to get the picture in focus. thanks for your comment karen!
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Critique By:
karen clarke (K:18893)
5/27/2003 11:46:33 AM
It has this sort of intimate feeling about it. I wish it had a lil bit better of a focus. It makes me wonder what it is he is looking at.
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Critique By:
Luis Costa - Lucaz (K:9205)
5/26/2003 1:03:53 PM
Very nice work, regards!
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Critique By:
Niko Pietinen (K:1060)
5/26/2003 12:19:52 PM
Great photo, very nice !!!
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Critique By:
Nathan Warszawski (K:16)
5/25/2003 2:15:58 PM
they look dead, but still beautifull.
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Critique By:
Fabio Cerati (K:2068)
5/24/2003 8:01:49 PM
Too mucho light, the flower seems washed, no contrast.
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