Indian Dancer

Glyn1

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12 Nov 2009 - 9:06 PM

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A lovely candid shot, I think you have done well, good use of depth of field. I might have been tempted to reduce shutter speed and blur one or two of the people, but that pre-supposes you had a tripod with you.

Glyn.

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colmar

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12 Nov 2009 - 9:28 PM

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A grand candid, as above slower shutter and failing that maybe a crop of this image taking out the superflous folks on the right as you look .... I may also have been tempted to move round and capture the dancer with the sun shining towards her and obviously away from you. Nonetheless a good candid street shot thanks for sharing Colin

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NEWMANP (Critique Team)

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12 Nov 2009 - 10:51 PM

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hi,
its a great subject and you have made a good stab at it but in this kind of street work its vital to think on your feet, work hard at getting a viewpoint that cuts out the maximum amount of distractions.

one method i use that dosnt annoy too many people is to get down on your knees and below those standing up, this also gets you nearer to the subject. also if you are lower you may be able to isolate against buidings or better still the sky.

as it stands the crop above makes the best of what you had i think.
in your mind look for the least complicated background everytime.
Phil

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pamelajean (Critique Team)

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13 Nov 2009 - 8:28 PM

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Hello, Gordon. You have some good advice above. I have done a modification where I blurred the background, showing the effect of a shallower depth of field. I cropped the image, brightened it, lifted the shadows because the dancer was in shade, reduced the highlights and increased the saturation. I then selected the background, applied gaussian blur at a low level, and added some contrast overall for a bit more colour.
Pamela.

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