Hi, After some delay (it was so damned hot last week, I just didn't feel like it), here are my August PUG "assignments", starting with: Dave O'Brien, "Carleena" I think this is a wonderful portrait of a musical artist in action. You captured her at a wonderful angle - her face at a profile, her body at 3/4 profile; I think this is very effective for this particular shot. I also think that you captured her at the perfect moment. Eyes half or almost closed, completely, emotionally "into her song", but (at least so it seems from the shot), not "posing" or grandstanding. It strikes me as a very honest image. The framing works beautifully: slightly off to the right-of-centre, from the chest up. Because she's slightly off centre, you've been able to have the two lights to the upper left, which adds to the "live" feeling (I'm not explaining myself very well here), while keeping everything in proportion. I also like the fact that she's wearing (what appears in B&W to be) a white t-shirt. Other than skintones, everything in the shot is either black (ie: microphone) or white (shirt and lights), which adds to the drama of the shot. The lighting is also quite dramatic - face exposed perfectly, the black under her chin and jaw, wonderful detail of her hair and facial features. An extremely effective portrait in its own right, and very much in keeping with this month's theme. Thanks. I really enjoyed it! regards, frank -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - 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 .
