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Hi Rebecca I have seen this as it is, an interpretation and an intervention of reality. Awww and the playfulness of the child as well as the fragility of nature and the beginning of the multiplication of life.

I noticed you used a rather rare camera, Nikon Df with a Sigma Art lens on. So, I trust you wanted the softness and I did soften it further and changed the colours too to remind me painting rather than a picture.

I may have done too much cropping from the top of her head, ooops! Since it is the Mundial soon I found the opportunity to practice my flip shots just in case someone understands that positioning a subject right or left when no lettering is involved makes little if not any difference at all.

I bet she would pose again for you! Enjoy it!
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Great shot, bravo

Damn! It looked as if someone had posted for first time a picture from hand-ball😡
Great action shot
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Barber's tip: Start shaving the facial hair first, then move to the scalp; if you start the other way around your razor may not cut.
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Imagine spending some time to make up and then hiding it behind some sunglasses. Worse, paying for brands clothes that fit you badly and looking good naked.
But hey, good picture.
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Quote:frankly, you need better or more attractive conditions. You are not going to get much fom these dark heavy conditins.

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Paul, what if this was a once in a lifetime visit? Sometimes we have to work with the conditions we have in hand. Am I the only one who views at it and thinks, this is underexposed?

At the minute I can not access a histogram. But when I read the EXIF data I think the culprit is in the details. 1/640s at ISO 400 and f/9 is the result of the camera (a very expensive camera that is) "seeing" bright sky and going "yep, that's plenty of light, shoot fast and get me outta here".

It is a balancing act of careful composition and metering and your inquisitive judgement that even with a cheaper camera could help you get the right picture under any of the lighting conditions. If you could put the camera somewhere, even on the trunk door of your car, if it is flat, you could try a longer exposure (and then crop the sky?) or a lower ISO, smaller aperture and a much longer exposure to get an airy sky effect over the cemetery...

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Awww, Lydia, awww Lydia, the encyclopaedia, Lydia the taaaaattoo lady...

Hold on folks (und volks) let me find the chap who sung this originally.

Ladies and gentlemen, let's give our applaud to the great Groucho Marx!

hey, That dad looks like Charles Bronson (the actor) without the moustache.

I guess Mrs Bronson may buy you a beard trimmer for your birthday dudler.

Lovely pictures if a bit dark? I may try a mod later.

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I would like to applaud everyone involved in this, even the unsung make-up artist, if there was one there. It is a common mistake to make the line of the lips bigger than it is actually and sometimes extremely disproportional to the face. Here everything is in good order. Make-up, lighting, settings, model, photographer have come to a nice end result.
Congratulations
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Killer looks .

It looks like a great moment in time and I bet you both have a very fond memory of this duel.
A slight ''issue'' if you can call it that way.. I think she should be standing further to the left just in front of the greenery foliage rather than in front of the tree branches, so no ''horns'' come off her head. You would have to readjust the framing but it is lovely to see her in that spring field.
Colours of green, yellow and blue are such a lovely blend and she is striking out perfectly.

Did I say ''Killer looks?'' I wouldn't like to be repeating myself. Haha
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Hi. I find some resemblance with Dorothea Lang's picture of Florence Thompson during the Great Depression.

Such a good idea to upload it during Mother's Day.

I hope you don' t mind me suggesting cropping the car on the left out of the frame. Then notice the irony life of the seated persons with the car sign "UP".

Excellent take
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It looks like a heart attack...

See how the cloud becomes folliage! Great composition!
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I like the sculpturesque effect on the bonnet created by the light. Good job Matt.

Nice edifice and decoration amigo!
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Amo, amas, amat... or amo as in boombastic really fantastic? Nice day for taking pictures of Candy Floss, ice cream would have melted....

Hello Matt.
It is a good image; I liked the light and the composition. But I kept wondering if there is something else to give it another feel. It is mostly down to colour (or framing -you could reduce the amount of foreground a bit-) I assume. I attempted a black and white mono which in theory is a perfectly acceptable alternative, but then the mono reminded me diesel fumes, tar, and VW dieselgate, especially as the car is a VW. So I was wondering which would be the best colour for the car to be: a light blue (called Teal Blue by VW) or a bronze colour what VW calls Turmeric Yellow or a red (Tornado Red for VW). But if the owner insists with Black, wow, your work in the paint room is already finished
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Well shot from low level. That Toyota was called Celica during rallying for WRC. Nice duotone colour.

Let me guess, this is not a picture for selling the chair is it? (as a bit is missing)
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Hi. It's a bit shaken but when you under fire the earth is shaking, lol
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the sound of the waves can put you to sleep, do you know?
shortlisted
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Happy birthday! You deserved that rest, rave party next? Coooool.

just seen this in the VS mode, so well combined details!
excellent result!
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Applauds!
it leans a bit to the right but it's still a moment of sheer magic and a beautiful picture.
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Now, now, now, I see you have an awesome working relationship
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It is a sentimental find, well shot. Some old people leave their false teeth in them.
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Haha 😁

Great to see an "en face" picture of them. Well shot raw, I suppose, (as in "not cooked".)
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Apple.

Quote:Superbly shot, excellent composition and idea.

I would likely see a corrected image so the window edges are vertical thou please

Chris


It's a challenge to find the verticals when curves are featured in the frame.

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