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Published: 2007-05-18 04:51:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 3409; Favourites: 49; Downloads: 0
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Looks like a pleasant, friendly fellow. Excellent photo, I very much like this.
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Okay...I picked this out of your "underappreciated" lineup because it's one that stood out.
(+) Great subject with lots of character and tecture in his face.
(+) Good composition
(-) Focusing is off. I could care less if the top of his head is sharp...I want to see those lines in his face.
So, that's 2 to 1?
Let me pick another one now...
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lol its a long throw 35 f2 in the dark im sad too i have more of him just not posted for some reason hah check my myspace
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nice shot ideed. the face of the man helped the shot come out this well
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Hi Daniel,
I think the setup is great for this portrait, but the are two things that needed more attention to make it perfect:
1. Focus: unless there is a very good reason, every portrait should have the eyes in focus. Here the focus is further back (earing?) which I find distracting.
2.Less firm - light: I think a little more light in the face would have helped. Two options are fairly easy - a reflector to throw some light in the face, or fill flash, set to about -2 stops or more, would add a glint in the eye and give them emphasis.
Remeber - "The eye are a mirror to the soul!"
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you have a realy good piont just love it either way hah i still suck with my 35 f/2 got the hair in focus lol
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Just remember - for critical applications, manual focus is best, unless you have eye-sight problems!
I hardly ever use AF on my SLR!
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yeah i dont own af lenses im 2020 but yeah it was at dusk again at f2
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lol. In low light sometimes AF does better...
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hah yeah im only 24 im horribly nearsighted in my right eye 
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Carve that in stone (or on ice...
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haunting. I like the identity between the man and the weathered fence..nice visual statement and metaphor for his life.
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I agree with quizzard. It's awfully dark, but a great shot.
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really good portrait, but again a little too dark for my taste. perhaps you should calibrate your monitor?
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aww too bad i like my photos dark and contrasty tones look great to me perfect mids blown out hi s dark blacks perfect
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dark and contrasty is good, but not at cost of detail imho. you can hardly see any detail in his right eye.
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quizzard hair detial?" maybe its slightly out of focus again shot closeup af f2
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yeah, the hair looks good...it's just the area around his eyes that could be a little brighter. the focus doesnt really bother me. like i said, its a good portrait anyway
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hey thanks man its my friend merlin shot at f 2 lol
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witch one u like better this one or the newest one that guy ?
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I like this one better...
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