Womans Work

zarquon

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28 Jun 2008 - 1:30 PM

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This is a delightful informal portrait. The composition is very good and the log that the foreground character is sitting on, makes for a feature that leads the eye into the frame, especially when combined with the large log at his feet. Having the tribesman's wife in the background says something about the relationship between the couple (albeit unintentionally) and it provides an insight into the local society and their social mores. It is a good documentary image and leaves me wanting to find out more and to see more images from the island of Siberut. Well done!

Photographically, I opened up the shadow detail with a little adjustment of the highlight and shadow tool in Photoshop. It helped to balance the tonal values between shadow and highlight, in my opinion. it also gave a slight lift to the colours, especially browns and greens and I was able to lift the contrast slightly. The effect of that small contrast lift was enhanced by a gentle application of some unsharp masking to sharpen some details. (see modified image)

Overall... the crop was perfect for my tastes. I like the documentary feel to the image and it was well composed. Good work! I look forward to seeing more in this series.

z.

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