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Just for Fun No C&C will be given: Intense laddie
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Cem_Usakligil
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Hi Jim,
A very intense look indeed, family I presume? When I look at the picture as a whole, I like it. The tonality, composition, blur; it all works well for me. The only nit I can pick is the placement of the focus on his left eye (the one on the right-hand-side for the lookers). My mind would be more at ease if it was his other eye which was in focus but this is a very small nit to pick
Thanks for sharing. What camera/lens?
Cheers,
A very intense look indeed, family I presume? When I look at the picture as a whole, I like it. The tonality, composition, blur; it all works well for me. The only nit I can pick is the placement of the focus on his left eye (the one on the right-hand-side for the lookers). My mind would be more at ease if it was his other eye which was in focus but this is a very small nit to pick
Thanks for sharing. What camera/lens?
Cheers,
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
A wonderful present for us!
Jim, when you come in, we always get to see a treat. Now Kyle is showing he has some spunk and I like that. He comes through all that softness well represented in the way his face is built into the tones and then there are lips and cheek and a look that is compelling.
I do have one niggle too, LOL!. What's that on his nose? Looks like a highlight or shine from using some bright hard light. But maybe that's also the way he is and without it it would not be him. So ignore my little niggle!
Asher
Jim, when you come in, we always get to see a treat. Now Kyle is showing he has some spunk and I like that. He comes through all that softness well represented in the way his face is built into the tones and then there are lips and cheek and a look that is compelling.
I do have one niggle too, LOL!. What's that on his nose? Looks like a highlight or shine from using some bright hard light. But maybe that's also the way he is and without it it would not be him. So ignore my little niggle!
Asher
Bart_van_der_Wolf
pro member
Hi Jim,
Interesting shot, intense look indeed. But for a 5x7 downsampled to this size, surely there should be something in focus? Is it the downsampling method you used?
Just wondering.
Bart
Hi Bart.
No, the soft focus is by purpose. The 1859 BLL Co. is a single meniscus doplet and wide open it is quite soft. That was my intent. It is an acquired taste. Jim
Bart_van_der_Wolf
pro member
Hi Jim,
I'm not trying to argue for the sake of it, but there's a difference between soft-focus and out-of-focus.
IMHO the image would gain by (obviously) maintaining the soft-focus look, yet have a more focused look at one of the eyes. Human vision needs something in focus to allow the eye to return to after scanning the image and savouring the atmosphere.
BTW, I'm not unfamiliar with optics in general, and I know what to expect of a meniscus doublet (focus, but still lots of spherical aberration, compared to more complex optical formulations). To me it seems there's another issue taking away from the potential.
Bart