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Bel

Postby Geoff on Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:52 am

It's been a while since I've posted an image.
This shot was taken as the afternoon sun was setting fast. We were in the car and Bel kindly allowed me to take this shot of her.
The image is a bit 'warm' but I quite like it that way. I'm not sure if I prefer the colour or the B&W. Oh yeah, I asked her not to smile, I wanted a kind of pensive (but not pissed off pose), which I think we achieved.
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Re: Bel

Postby Alpha_7 on Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:56 am

Hey Geoff,

Its a great shot of Bel and I think the black and white version is superior! It just has more impact.
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Re: Bel

Postby Dave-D40 on Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:30 am

:agree: I also like the colour one but the white line to the left drags my eye over.
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Re: Bel

Postby bwhinnen on Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:13 am

I actually prefer the colour one, I'm drawn to her eyes, and the black and white image while very strong loses out to the colour one with the eyes in this case.

A nice very natural shot Geoff, although I see a bit of "come on, hurry up" in her look :)
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Re: Bel

Postby Greg B on Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:03 am

Very nice shot Geoff, I prefer the colour version and the warmish tone is perfect.
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Re: Bel

Postby sirhc55 on Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:11 am

Black and white, to me, is the way of showing the darker side of life especially in close form portraits. I therefore much prefer the colour version as it shows the inner warmth of Bel and those eyes are just wonderful, in colour.
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Re: Bel

Postby chrisk on Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:39 pm

love the eye contact. great shot. personally i prefer the BW also.
imo you could chop a bit off the left of the image aswell to get in tighter.
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