Cotty wrote:
On 23/11/05, Gonz, discombobulated, unleashed:
Part of a series. An attempt to get some experience converting to B&W
using some of the techniques described by some here. I could not get
the hang of the channel mixer technique, I'll have to revisit that one,
I dont think I was doing it right. Anyhow, here is one of the pics that
I liked. All comments welcome.
http://www.g0nz.com/images/k62605.jpg
Gonz, portraits are not about channel mixers or tones or this technique
or that. Portraits are about emotions. How does the viewer *feel* when
looking at a picture of another person. What emotion is there?
Well, I certaintly enjoy viewing it as much as I enjoyed taking it,
since I don't know anything about taking portraits and we must have
taken 200 pics that day and very few of them were keepers, and even
fewer felt as right as this one.
To me, it doesn't matter one bit how you arrived, but with this picture
you have indeed arrived. That's one of the best portraits I have seen on
this list, ever.
Wow, I dont know what to say, you guys always have such amazing photos
that I am hesitant showing anything in such company.
Modesty becomes you, mate. Well done.
Cheers,
Cotty
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