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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
8/28/2005 11:35:20 PM
Thanks, Ray. I'm too lazy to make contact negs the analogue way so I scan the original negative with maximum resolution and then reduce its size for printing on an A4 printer. I print it on transparency which then serves as my contact negative.
And because I long for larger prints, A3 printer will be my Christmas present to myself :-).
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| Photo By: Kate Mocak
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/19/2005 4:27:07 PM
Beautiful, my dear. It's my favourite too.
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Photo By: Matej Maceas
(K:24381)
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/16/2004 2:57:13 PM
Jeroen, you were indeed first :-)). I like your version because of the reflections, matching colour of the car with the environment, and also the different dof gives not only clarity of the background but also a different feeling. I would personally probably crop from the left to make it square. Best regards.
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| Photo By: Jeroen Krol
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
11/6/2003 1:42:36 PM
Hey Joe, what's going on? You're scaring me. I sent you an e-mail and it returned back as undeliverable. I can't get in touch with you. Please, let me know what happened. Kate.
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| Photo By: C. Gull
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/24/2003 10:52:49 AM
I'm wondering if this is a collage. It was an original idea to make a picture like this - it looks like the Solar system flying into a sort of a red cave.
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| Photo By: Michael Miner
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/24/2003 7:58:25 AM
I'm wondering how many matches you had to burn altogether to get these nine right ones ;-). It's a great abstract and great symbol. Forces me to think how much of my own life is already burned. Very strong, flawless picture.
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| Photo By: Steve Chong
(K:814)
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/24/2003 7:45:20 AM
I cannot really recognise the object, but I like its shape and texture. Light is quite strong, but thanks to that the object is clearly separated from the black background. The only thing that might have been done differently is the DOF - the foreground is a bit out of focus.
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| Photo By: John Wikman
(K:129)
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/23/2003 2:59:38 PM
Hi Stuart, when I saw the thumbnail I thought that the background could have been blurred (as usual for portraits), but now I can see that the scenery behind Claire is also very beautiful. Did you also take a separate shot of the landscape? Claire is a charming girl, you managed the light very well and DOF is amazing. Maybe if she were a little off the center of the picture, it would be even better. Regards, Kate.
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| Photo By: Stuart Boyle
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/23/2003 2:49:30 PM
Simplicity of this picture is its major asset. In fact, it's only "duotone" - green and brown; additional colours would disturb the peacefullness. The main focus points, the bench and the tree are perfectly composed to balance each other. You also captured the light very nicely.
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| Photo By: Günter Koth
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/23/2003 2:43:17 PM
Kaj, this is a magic picture, with great light and mood. I very much like the atmosphere, subtle morning colours and the "layers" of grass in the foreground, the water in the middle and the mountains in the back. The big object at the bottom-right corner is compositionally perfectly placed, just from the aesthetical point of view it doesn't fit into the beauty all around it. Unless it was your purpose to show this "conflict". Regards, Kate
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| Photo By: Kaj Nielsen
(K:15279)
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/22/2003 10:45:40 AM
All the superlatives have already been said here, and I add my vote to them. However, the top part of the picture is a bit "empty" (brown wall and its reflection) and the top-right corner dark. I wonder how it would look like if cropped from the top, to show only the reflection of the white building.
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| Photo By: T Glow
(K:14955)
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/22/2003 10:35:46 AM
Very nice lighting and composition. The blue background compliments her skin. Well done.
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| Photo By: Gregoir Hoppenbrouwers
(K:1073)
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/22/2003 10:32:23 AM
Very nice reflection and it's well composed. The lines of windows are slightly tilted it would be worth to rotate the picture a bit.
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| Photo By: Dr. Rafael Springmann
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/20/2003 12:14:20 PM
Wonderful abstract - it requires an ability to see things much differently than other people. I like the combination of curves and straight lines, as well as warm, vivid colours.
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| Photo By: rami rami
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/20/2003 12:09:30 PM
Even though it must have been really challenging in such a complex architectural environmnet, you chose the right position because all the vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines are well composed, no overlapping (except the top-left back column being slightly covered by the staircase). You managed the difficult indoor exposure perfectly! Unlike Matej, I cannot see a sharpness problem... well, but he has younger eyes ;-).
Thanks for your comment on my pic, the white spots were flowers, you're right. I cropped the foreground a bit, as you can see.
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| Photo By: Stuart Boyle
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/18/2003 11:41:54 AM
I don't think the colour is strange - it's just a typical blue-sky day in the mountains; you cannot order clouds to have the sky more vivid. It's a very beautiful landscape.
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| Photo By: Herbert Newland
(K:3435)
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/18/2003 11:34:01 AM
Hi John, your choice of sepia emphasizes the "oldness" of the port - it gives the picture a historical atmosphere. I like the angle you chose to view the boats, and the cityscape background is soft enough not to "overcrowd" the scene.
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| Photo By: John Hatziemmanouil
(K:40580)
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/18/2003 11:24:47 AM
It's hard to think up more superlatives than have already been said here. It's a beautiful scenery: composition, colours, lighting - everything blends together to an almost painting-like picture.
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| Photo By: T Glow
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/17/2003 2:55:39 PM
Old Time is a good title: old tram, autumn weather (I suppose the light spots on the ground are leaves), and sepia toning make up a nostalgic but very pleasing atmosphere.
Thanks for you comment on my pic.
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| Photo By: Arthur Yeo
(K:890)
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/17/2003 2:45:56 PM
Looks like it was painted by an impressionist. Really beautiful colours and great lighting!
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| Photo By: Alberto Agnoletti
(K:12811)
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/17/2003 2:42:43 PM
Beautiful composition and lighting. It's a pity the sky was so cloudless, but you can't do anything about it.
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| Photo By: Hayri CALISKAN
(K:16195)
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/17/2003 2:39:42 PM
Very romantic place! I like the composition and colours. Great DOF and sharpness.
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| Photo By: Günter Koth
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/16/2003 2:02:41 PM
They are very interesting windows, with a good combination of brick and wood texture, and nice geometrical pattern of bars and curtains. I would like it more, if you walked a bit to the right, to have a front view, in order to avoid the tilt. I would try to rotate it or to transform perspective in PS. It seems to be a crop from a bigger picture, so it may be worth trying, IMO.
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| Photo By: Dick van Breda
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/16/2003 1:40:03 PM
Re. your comment: yes, it's indeed a similar idea. But yours are much better exposed. I also like the misty scenery behind them.
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| Photo By: Carlo Sintucci
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/16/2003 1:07:33 PM
Very charming windows, with nice combination of whites and blues. The roof gives it a balance, however, I would've cropped the red building on the right. IMO it distracts the view at the main subject.
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| Photo By: Giorgio Dose
(K:1266)
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/16/2003 12:57:47 PM
Your title is right: it is like an abstract painting, very beautiful.
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| Photo By: donato r.
(K:16361)
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/16/2003 12:54:34 PM
Beautiful colours, great DOF, black background is the best for it. Very nice work!
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| Photo By: Carlo Sintucci
(K:753)
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/15/2003 12:20:33 PM
Extraordinary colours and lighting!
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| Photo By: Tinne Wouters
(K:726)
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/15/2003 12:09:18 PM
I have a feeling we both like shooting old windows :-). This is a very nice one: I like the combination of textures and colours (bricks and wooden frame). Good contrast as well.
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| Photo By: Alan Orr
(K:9671)
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Critique By:
Kate Mocak (K:817)
5/15/2003 12:02:58 PM
Very beautiful, moody picture! Great reflections, and I like very much the balance between the group of trees on the left and the little tree on the right. Well done!
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| Photo By: Günter Koth
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