In this week of “photo critique” I received more wonderful images. Let’s see them.
Portrait by FurSid
Original Image
Technical Aspects
Technically, this portrait is almost perfect. If I look carefully at the details in full view, I might say that the upper right eye is too dark and looses details. Exposure looks fine, kind of at the limit in the mustache area because of the strong contrast, which, otherwise, is good for the details and pops out the man’s expression. The main focus point is well placed on the eyes of the subject. Composition is very good.
Visual Aesthetics
The expression captured gives a very deep feeling and the sepia toning adds alot to it. Congratulations for such a pleasant portrait!
Spring time in the Mountains by Tudor
Technical Aspects
The image is well focused, with a proper DOF. However, the post processing resulted into some burned areas. Better pay attention at that. Composition is great: not just the right positioning of the flower, but also the slight radial feeling given by the grass adds to it.
Visual Aesthetics
Unlike classical spring interpretation, your’s is full of mystery. I sense that the flowers from the dark side of the picture are still “frozen” in the remains of the winter, while the other flower, the one that rises into the light, is the symbol of the spring yet to come. The vignetting looks good on this picture.
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Last week I’ve been to the photography exhibit: “Himalaya – People and Mountains”.
The photographs belong to a Romanian photographers Mihai Moiceanu, originally from Brasov, a city surrounded by mountains in the middle of Romania. The exhibit left me with the feeling of a colorful and cheerful life in the highest mountains covered always by snow and ice. Instead of a cold feeling, the wars sunset/sunrise colors change the view towards the mountains.
“The beauty and attractiveness of Himalaya emanate not only from the beauty of the mountains but also from what surrounds it. Nepal is a country of hospitable people with picturesque villages, with an amazing diversity of cultures and traditions and also a great variety of flora and fauna.”
You can view some of the best photographs from the expo here.
Also, if you are interested, Mihai Moiceanu invites you to a new series of workshops.
The theoretic notions of photocomposition and the processing and analysis of the photographs on the computer will be combined with the photo tours around Magura-Bran area. Under Mihai Moiceanu’s guidance you will carry out landscape photographs, but also peasants or sheperds portraits, photographs of rural architecture (houses, hodai, sheepfolds) or photographs that capture rural activities (ploughing, mowing etc).
More details here.
Articles that caught my attention in March:
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I. Anyone in a public place can take pictures of anything they want. Public places include parks, sidewalks, malls, etc. Malls? Yeah. Even though it’s technically private property, being open to the public makes it public space.
History of Photography: some references
