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		from erina/Erina (11,062) on March 13, 2004 12:02:45 PM CST (1) Eugenio, this is a very nice sephia colour photo. the DOF is excellent. Love the light on the lady as well. Probably the right side of the face is slightly dark but still can be seen. Looks like nothing much can be improve on this perfect photo. well done. Reply  Show ratings		Rate this critique Helpful No opinion Unhelpful
		from realmoliva/Eliseo (524) on March 2, 2004 1:48:04 PM CST (2) Hello Eugenio:   Rado mentions some very good points and although he says he is not tearing apart your picture and that it does have some good points, he fails to mention them. Yes, rules are meant to be broken I agree with him on that, but also you have done a superb job with the sepia tone and the soft side lighting. The tilting?   Well, it still got projection because you used well the rule of thirds, the pose is pretty good, the use of the shallow depth of field is good, sharpness is good, and I think you used a diamond diffusing filter that you didn't mention in your caption.    Overall?   I like your picture very much.    Eliseo. Reply  Show ratings		Rate this critique Helpful No opinion Unhelpful
		from flame71/Fabrizio (113) on February 23, 2004 8:27:53 AM CST (5) Nice shot and elaboration. I prefer more grain and a less shadow on the face of the subject. More detail also in the hairs region. A shirt maybe is preferable. Reply  Show ratings		Rate this critique Helpful No opinion Unhelpful
		from rado/Rado (1,826) on February 23, 2004 8:10:40 AM CST (10) Hi Eugenio! Since you were trying to achieve a classic portrait look on this photo I believe the classical rules of composition and cropping should apply. Please, don't get me wrong, I am not a fan of conservative rules in photography, but when you are trying to achieve the classic look, you should follow some classic rules. So, here are my remarques: first of all, cropping... you shouldn't cut her legs where you did. You should weather include her feet into frame weather cut them just below her hands. Then the background... while taking care of composing your model straight, you forgot about the river or lake in the background, as a result, you have a tilted water that would "flow" out of the frame. An old master would put the camera on the tripod and take care of the bg first and then repose the model. Besides that I see some strange artifacts on the rocks behind her that could come from blurring in PS. Something that would never appear on an old photo. Last but not least, you have a dark line on the bottom of the frame that should be cropped out. But don't get me wrong, my intention is not to tear apart your photo completely. There are also some good points. You have a beautiful model, her pose is natural and she looks very relaxed. Maybe a different clothing would also add to the old atmosphere of the shoot. All the best, Rado Reply  Show ratings  From yagoryo/Eugenio (14,335) on February 23, 2004 5:49:45 PM CST Correct criticism! You have seen many errors that escape me. I thank You. Reply		Rate this critique Helpful No opinion Unhelpful
		from mtpsuper/Maria Teresa (40,702) on February 23, 2004 5:50:30 AM CST (8) Hi Eugenio. I find really pleasant this photo, which has all the fashinating atmosphere of photos of some years ago; I like the way you've been able to obtain the shadows on the girl's face, and the light on her, and even the sensation of the wind on her hairs. Really interesting, too the sign of reflections on the water even in a so blurred background. Alltoghether a very fine composition. It seems to me one of the best your photos here. Reply  Show ratings		Rate this critique Helpful No opinion Unhelpful
		from rvwv/Ray (11,803) on February 22, 2004 4:31:08 PM CST (10) Interesting photo Eugenio. Like the old time look and the composition of the photo. Might have lightened it also, detailing is a little soft. Reply  Show ratings		Rate this critique Helpful No opinion Unhelpful
		from gian87/Marta (59,446) on February 22, 2004 1:25:26 PM CST (10) Ciao Eugenio!This "old portrait" in sepia tone is really attractive and very interesting.This girl surrounded by a background mysterious and almost unreal is a wonder.Pity that the right side of its face has been too dark.Wonderful!Best regards,Marta Reply  Show ratings		Rate this critique Helpful No opinion Unhelpful
		from marionella/Marion (26,499) on February 22, 2004 1:21:33 PM CST (8) Good shot with a nice retro look to it, Eugenio. But I miss a bit of sharpness here and the shot looks a bit dark overall. But still a very nice shot! Regards Marion Reply  Show ratings		Rate this critique Helpful No opinion Unhelpful
		from niggmanfred/Manfred (56,458) on February 22, 2004 1:08:52 PM CST (12) hello Eugenio, your old Portrait photo of this young woman in the Sepia execution is marvelous, the pretty face becomes effective here well to be able to see unfortunate that the left face half somewhat is too dark, otherwise is it a joy this successful photo work excuses my English, best regards, Manfred Reply  Show ratings		Rate this critique Helpful No opinion Unhelpful
		from kienmoser/Gisela (66,983) on February 22, 2004 1:04:37 PM CST (12) hello Eugenio ,very nice Portrait photo, I loves the position of the pretty woman in the picture, interesting is this lighting only one half of the face shows,I love this sepia colour, nice photo work...best regards , Gisela Reply  Show ratings		Rate this critique Helpful No opinion Unhelpful

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