Thanks Bruce. It is impossible for now to get my daughter to actually pose. She was running around me having fun 'cause I was trying to photograph her and she was playing with me in turn.
Godfrey suggested to me somewhat different rendering which I tried to implement the way I understood it. Here is the link: http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16954&full=1 I wonder if this improves things. Thanks! Boris Bruce Dayton wrote: > Brutal and honest - for me, this one does not quite work. Three > things, I think. First, the highlight/shadow on her face is just too > harsh - if you could lighten the dark side enough to get a good hint > of her eye that would help. Second, where she is placed in the frame > is just a little extreme - head all the way to top right and then a > strong diagonal of the body, just comes out looking odd for me. > Third, the general pose is strange. It appears that she may be > spinning her body around and you catching her mid-spin. It makes her > head almost look detached or something - anyway the body part is > odd and unflattering to me. > > Now I am viewing this as somewhat a portrait so your intent may be > very different. I will be interested to know what others think. I > could see this as an image that provokes like or dislike with little > middle ground. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
