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from morningfrost/Silvio (22,661)  
on May 25, 2012 9:11:42 AM CDT
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Gary, don't worry: you can deface a Roman empire ruin and get away, you can write books about how Pompei is badly treated.
About the picture, I'm not a fan of selective B/W, and this picture, taken in sunlight, has probably too much contrast for this technique to work. However, I find this interesting, with un uncertain but intriguing storytelling.
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From gaze/Gary (4,385)
on May 25, 2012 5:15:41 PM CDT
Thanks and yes, I agree about Pompeii. Selective colour always severely divides opinion as does hi contrast mono. In this case it was totally bland with the natural colour and the girl melted in and disappeared, so I took it to an extreme. While I am not normally a selective colour fan either, I do love very hi contrast monos.. I never like to write off any technique as they all have their uses at times. Thanks for taking the time and commenting. Much appreciated!
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from lorne1/Lorne (9,643)
on May 25, 2012 5:09:30 AM CDT
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Hi Gary. Solid composition. I am usually not a fan of selectively coloured images. However I must commend you for making this look natural. That is why it works. I expect the stones to look the way they do and their timeless silence is perfect in black and white. The striding girl moves with purpose and her coloured, modern attire contrasts seamlessly with the resolute stone work of the amphitheater. Nice effect and a good image.
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from rosstrpt/Ross (6,549)
on May 25, 2012 12:32:50 AM CDT
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Gary, there's something about this shot that I really like. Maybe because you do a lot of things right, like following the rule of thirds for positioning the girl, using colour for the girl and black and white for the amphitheatre. The shadow looks like it has been lopped off but I guess it's because the sun is fairly high in the sky and the top part of her body shadow is on the flat surface of that seat. I like how she is positioned with the lighter coloured marble behind her head and upper torso and that's where my eyes are drawn. The boots tend to draw my eyes as well. Great shot. Thanks for sharing. Ross
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from michal235/Michal (125,451)
on May 25, 2012 12:05:41 AM CDT
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Well captured here this scene and view. Beside this walking person is situated here on the right place in the frame. Background is very well composed here. Regards, Michal.
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from afzalna/Nadeem (1,115)
on May 24, 2012 10:06:20 PM CDT
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I really like it, the composition colour and contradiction with parallel lines (stairs). The only comment I may have is that the varying brick sizes from top to bottom create a bit of tension to the viewer's eye. I would also have liked the top line (bricks) to be a bit straight correcting the lens distortion. Nevertheless, two thumbs up for me !
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From gaze/Gary (4,385)
on May 24, 2012 10:18:11 PM CDT
Thanks Nadeem... this is not lens distortion. This is an amphitheatre which is, by its nature, curved. The curve you see on the upper stairs is quite natural. Thanks for taking the time to look! Cheers, Gary
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from ccav26/Craig (4,800)
on May 24, 2012 7:18:13 PM CDT
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For your categories of presentation, this is very well done. I'm impressed by the stone most particularly and that wows me. The woman is placed well in the frame and she is exposed well for the lighting conditions. Together though, they don't wow me. Maybe I've been viewing and critiquing too many glamour/portrait/fine art shots or something. Perhaps a little tighter crop would be in order also (not convinced of that). I wanted to give you at least one critique on this shot, but I wasn't immediately drawn into it on the thumbnail screen. Sorry I'm not pinning it down better. Cheers
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From gaze/Gary (4,385)
on May 24, 2012 7:35:07 PM CDT
Thanks for taking the time. It was never glamour and always street :) Definitely not a posed image. I just liked the old and new contrast... obviously not everyone's taste... Cheers!
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From ccav26/Craig (4,800)
on May 24, 2012 7:42:01 PM CDT
That's the thing...I like it. I just wouldn't want to print and hang it...that makes me unfair in evaluating it from that perspective. It was not an intentional act of unfair criticism. Cheers back at you.
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