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from nrwtaylor/Nicholas (2,423) 
on July 27, 2005 4:22:41 PM CDT
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Just a brief thought since everything else seems to be already well covered. My first thought was, "Hmmmmm. An interesting stone structure but nothing special." But then the photographer goes on to explain that the going of each step is 1m. That is impressive.
This sense of scale doesn't come across in this photo. Did you think about some sort of mechanism for communicating the scale? Tricky, but the easiest (not necessarily most appropriate) would be a suitably dressed person.
A great image if you know something about this structure, excellent black and white work, but the immensity and massiveness doesn't communicate through this image. Good work. Thanks. Nick.
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From dexgen/Siavash (263)
on July 30, 2005 9:17:31 AM CDT
Thx for the critique Nick.
I have to say that you are absolutely right about the scaling. There's no simple way of saying how large the structure is. That's why there's almost no photograph from this side of the building. On the other side there is a little door way that would give you some kind of an indication.
Actually I would have liked to have a beautiful lady with her hair blowing in the air lookin into the distance standin close by. But that's hard to come by in Iran!
Siavash
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from sipo/Sina (9)
on July 27, 2005 12:51:09 PM CDT
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Hey Siavash, I can say that this is the best photo from Pasargad I've ever seen! Clouds have a positive effect on the shot.
And about Koorosh, you forgot to mention that the English equivalent of his name is Cyrus, which is used as firstname in many languages nowadays.
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From dexgen/Siavash (263)
on July 30, 2005 9:21:33 AM CDT
Hey Sina
Welcome to PhotoSIG and thanks for the critique. Can't wait to see your pics.
Siavash
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from achester/Adrian (5,111)
on July 27, 2005 9:26:49 AM CDT
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very cool. dark and atmospheric. who is Koorosh? i like the detail in the foreground of the stone. if i can suggest a slight crop of the bottom edge to clean up the step that is just in the shot, i think it would look a lot better cleaned up. also if you were able i would also suggest lightening the shadows a bit in the stone just a tad so we can see more detail. good work!
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From dexgen/Siavash (263)
on July 27, 2005 9:42:06 AM CDT
Thx for the comments Adrian.
Koorosh was the guy who set up the Hakhamaneshi dynasty, one of the first persian empires to grow powerful. He was the emperor who freed the jews in Israel and he is among the few people who have been named in the bible. You might have heard of persepolis. It was built by koorosh.
Enough intro. I spent some time converting this into B&W in PS and I think it is the great contrast that gives makes this photo attractive (I tried lighting the whole thing up and it looks fine but it becomes very cliche). and about the cropping you might be right but cutting off too much from the bottom would just make it look humble(This is a big structure, each of the steps are more than 1 meter/ 3 feet in height.)
Siavash
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From achester/Adrian (5,111)
on July 27, 2005 10:25:41 AM CDT
hey mate, i dont mean make the shadow parts look as bright as the stone work directly facing the camera, just lighten them slightly, as they are they completely fall into the shadows and lightening the shadowy parts slightly give it some depth. just my thoughts in any case i doubt i could have done better thanks for the helpfull rating and for the history lesson!
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from ted27/Ted (41,330) 
on July 27, 2005 9:08:53 AM CDT
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And the clouds parted and the Great Koorosh became known... it appears the clouds parted for this shot as the surround the top of the structure. The camera angle you chose presents the Koorosh best: their is persepctive, contrasted light on the two sides, and good definition of detail throughout. The toned B&W gives a sense of warm and mood. Good work Siavash. TED
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