Re: [Leica] Yvonnes web site

[Francesco <fls@san.rr.com>]

Hello Robert:

Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate all the criticism anyone has to offer.
I enjoy hearing from people who can challenge me to create better photos.
I appreciated the URLs and looking at your pictures......they have helped me
understand the points you made.  
With regards to bkk001b, we were limited to shooting that temple at high
noon because it was part of a tour we were signed up for and could not change.
About bkk004.b, I was trying to get in the full effect of the mass of people
attempting to reach the gold statue to make their offerings, and I feel
that focusing in on only the three men would have lost the crowd idea.
But I agree that the time of day does have an instrumental
effect in the texture of the image.  Thanks again for taking the time to
critique
my photos, and give such valuable advice.

Yvonne  ; )





At 12:36 PM 2/28/99 , you wrote:
>Francesco:
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>I took a look at the site.  The criticism I would offer it that she needs
>to photograph at less harsh times of day.  This means just after sunrise or
>just before sunset.  You guys will just have to get out of bed earlier :-)
>The majority of the images lack depth because of this and are too
>contrasty.  For example http://www.photorealm.com/bkk001b.jpg could have
>been better if taken early in the morning.  It just has no texture to it
>because of the midday light.  I also notice her images don't have the punch
>to them that your glamour pictures had, maybe she should use your Leica
>gear ;-). 
>
>The other thing missing in some of the pictures is that there is no point
>of interest that your eye is drawn to.  For example in the picture
>http://www.photorealm.com/bkk004b.jpg , there is no central point your eye
>is drawn too.  It is too cluttered.  If the statue on the table with the
>three guys was it, she should have moved in and framed it so that the
>picture only included the three guys and the statue.  The flowers in the
>hand in the foreground and the ones in the dish on the table just draw the
>eye away from the little statue.  A picture has to stand on its own without
>explanation from the photographer.  These flowers may have had some
>significance, but without explanation, they are just clutter.
>
>A good suggestion would be to have her join a photo club that has regular
>slide competitions and critique.  I joined the Nova Scotia Photo Guild last
>year and my photos have improved drastically.  For example, most of the
>photos on my web page are only mediocre when judged.  I do have a few award
>winners sprinkled in as well.
>http://home.istar.ca/~robsteve/photography/index.htm   For example, in the
>Peggy's Cove Page, most have gotten 9 to 11 out of 15 points, with 12 being
>above average and 15 meaning that the tree judges have each given it a
>perfect 5.  On the snowboard page, the top two images got twelves and the
>right image in the second row got a thirteen.  The creative section has a
>montage that got a thirteen.   A few of the Dragon boat images got twelves
>as well.  In the Noctilux section, which are all prints rather than slides,
>the Jennifer picture got a ten and the baby got an eleven in print
>competitions.  Any images that get twelve or better go away for outside
>competitions. Tough judging only makes you strive to be better.
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Robert Stevens
>
>
>At 11:19 AM 2/28/99 -0800, you wrote:
>>Why don't some of you take a look at the new photos on Yvonne's
>>website at http://www.photorealm.com ?
>>She would appreciate comments and criticisms as she is a beginning
>>photographer with a desire to listen and learn.
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>>Francesco
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