Berlin metaphisical sunset


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Title     Berlin metaphisical sunset
Photographer     vittorio/Vittorio (10,385) Send mail to this user
Portfolio     Some B/W
Categories     Cityscape
Sky
Urban
Paper     Tetenal Comfort Vario
Scanner     HP Scanjet 3970
Filter     Polarizer
Lens     Takumar SMC 28mm f/2.8
Camera     Pentax ME Super
Format     35 mm
Film     Agfa APX 100
Submitted     January 20, 2004 4:13:42 PM CST
Views     977
Rating     11 Thumb-up

Berlin, december 2003.

While printing, the sky was burned using a less contrasted filter than the bottom side.

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Non-conforming thumb-up Non-conforming thumb-up Non-conforming thumb-up    from alx/Alexandros (2,260) Send mail to this user on August 14, 2004 9:57:12 PM CDT

The sky is great, the whole shot is so perfectly entonated... and everyone is looking away from the sunset! Great shot!

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from murray938/Murray (6,949) Send mail to this user on May 22, 2004 9:04:24 AM CDT (1)

Wonderful urban snapshot! The cloudy sky get to the photo a right atmosphere, something like the end of the world! Regards

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from dannypiazz/Daniele (983) Send mail to this user on April 26, 2004 4:41:49 PM CDT (1)

Nice photograph, the thumbnail captured my attention. The real size image is even better. I like hte dark sky, it adds drama to the scene. Congrats. Daniele

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Thumb-up    from francisbrowne/Francis (1,405) Send mail to this user on March 6, 2004 4:48:05 AM CST (1)

i agree with aprevious crit that this has much potential. the geometry of the pattern in the foreground and the positioning of the 2 people works well but could be empahised if you lost some of the detail beyond which is just so busy with all shapes of different buildings. i'd suggets a shallower dof for such pictures

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from lenmarriott/Len (834) Send mail to this user on March 5, 2004 7:29:21 PM CST (1)

Vittorio, Well composed. I refer to the position in the frame of the man & woman. Lots of mystery here. The faces of the man & woman are concealed in shadow. Who\what is she waiting for? What does the man's document say? Why is the sky so dark? What type of complex is in the background? The low backlight enhances this mystery! If you were attempting to create a dark mood you've succeeded. Best, LM.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from mc66/Marco (7,371) Send mail to this user on January 20, 2004 4:41:47 PM CST (4) Early critique

De Chirico in Berlin? A shot with good potential, whose many elements are brought together by the powerful geometry of the flooring pattern. There are some flaws that leave me doubtful, however. Apart from the apparent clockwise tilt, the man to the right is neither portaited in detail, nor as a silhouette, since his shape is hidden by the dark buildings behind his shoulders and head and by the shadow next to his leg.

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Thumb-up    from max972/Massimo (2,332) Send mail to this user on January 20, 2004 4:22:06 PM CST (2) Early critique

Particular shot...It works well in bw and ther ie a well execute composition but i think that the main subject is not enaught readyble ,it's too dark and the sky is pixelate..That's a pity becouse this could be a very nice shot!!

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Thumb-up    from donschaeffer/Don (12,842) Send mail to this user on January 20, 2004 4:19:10 PM CST (3) Early critique

In order to get an effective sky, you have made the whole photo too dark and murky. Sharpness seems over-corrected, leaving halos around key features. The phot could be improved IMO if you could burn in the sky and lighten the ground a little.

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From vittorio/Vittorio (10,385) Send mail to this user on January 20, 2004 4:22:24 PM CST

Thanks for the critique, Don, but the picture was counterlight so that people are dark in the negative too. Coming to sharpness, I do not adjust pictures, because I directly scan prints and do not use PS. Bye.

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From emeel/Emiel (1,665) Send mail to this user on January 20, 2004 4:30:31 PM CST

After scaning you should ALWAYS use an unsharp mask, as there will become some blur due to the scanning!

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