This month, my assignments were about the images " Daydreamer " by Amber Dayton " Breathless Cathedral " by Herbet Camerino Brasileiro " A Pretty and Patient Bride " by Casey Szocinski " Blue Eyes " by Tiger Moses So, here are my comments below. " Daydreamer " by Amber Dayton This is a really nice image of the big ape! You captured his expression very well. I find this picture interesting because it depicts the ape as if it had human feelings: depending on how I look at it, I am under the impression that he is either bored or sad. I think you showed great sensititivity in the way you approched your subject. You also nicely focused the lens on the ape's eyes, which is very important when photographing animals. Personally, I find the ropes in the background slightly distracting as they appear quite bright (particularly the one right behind the head) against the darker background. A suggestion for improvement could thus be to concentrate more on the ape's face, which would allow to remove the ropes and further insist on the ape's absent look. Congratulations and continue taking picture on your own! " Breathless Cathedral " by Herbet Camerino Brasileiro That's indeed a beautiful view of the cathedral! I really like the contrast between the the warm and cold tones of the yellowish and blue lights. It really makes the picture in my opinion. I suppose it works well because these are complementary colors. Unfortunately, on such a small view, it's quite difficult to see all the details that are likely present on the original. I have the impression that some parts of the picture look slightly blurred. Is it from the scan ? I do not have much more to say about it, other than I like it! " A Pretty and Patient Bride " by Casey Szocinski This is one of my favorite picture this month! I particularly like how the tones of the room and of the bride complement each other very well. By the way, this room seems nearly as beautiful as the bride :-). I also like the overall brightness of the image, which I find well-adapted to the theme of the wedding. Sometimes, when I look at the picture for longer, I wonder however if the bride isn't too much centered. I also find that around her eyes, her face is relatively dark. I think I'd prefer it to be slightly lighter. Nice portrait in any case! " Blue Eyes " by Tiger Moses By being critical, I do not want my comments to generate the same traffic than what we have seen recently, but isn't the effect a bit overdone :-) ? I think the red lipstick is too much for me. In my opinion, it distracts from the eyes of the model, which otherwise are a very strong point of this picture. I do not say, nor think, that you should desaturate completely the image, (I like the slight magenta tint for example) but my impression is that the contrast between the dark lips and light eyes works better with black and white than with red and blue. I really love the model's big eyes in this picture! Regards to all of you, Yves ---------------------------------------------- Dr. Yves Caudano Laboratoire LASMOS D�partement de Physique Facult�s Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix 61 Rue de Bruxelles B-5000 Namur Belgium [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel : + 32 (0)81 72 5487 fax : 4707 URL : http://www.fundp.ac.be/sciences/physique/lasmos/ http://www.scf.fundp.ac.be/~ycaudano/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
