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Few portraits from the weekend - Part I

Postby Yi-P on Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:01 am

Two from the beach this weekend:
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Re: Few from the weekend - Part 1

Postby Bindii on Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:00 am

Oh very nice Yip!.. I know how hard it is to expose in these conditions with white dresses.. sand.. sunlight... water and a black suit.. but you've done it to prefection.. great natural posing... it shows your own style... I'm a little jealous even... :)
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Re: Few from the weekend - Part 1

Postby Yi-P on Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:16 am

Bindii wrote:Oh very nice Yip!.. I know how hard it is to expose in these conditions with white dresses.. sand.. sunlight... water and a black suit.. but you've done it to prefection.. great natural posing... it shows your own style... I'm a little jealous even... :)


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Re: Few portraits from the weekend - Part I

Postby Geoff on Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:39 am

Yi-p, you should be very happy with these.
If I was nit picking, and I will...I'd suggest you clone out the purple/black beach umbrella in the first shot. I find it a tad distracting.
The 2nd shot is fantastic, nice blue sky with some whispy cloud, a slightly tighter crop may work here but it's a great shot none-the-less. Well done mate.
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Re: Few portraits from the weekend - Part I

Postby ozimax on Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:04 pm

Acctually Geoff I didn't see the umbrella until you mentioned it! Both wonderful shots and beautifully exposed. The cloud detail is great too. The couple will be very happy with these images.
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Re: Few portraits from the weekend - Part I

Postby Glen on Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:03 pm

Yip really like the second, you have created a great shot there. Like Geoff I find the umbrella distracting, though it may have worked as a lone beach element to the side of the happy couple. I probably would like to see the first taken from a lower (you may already have been on the sand) or closer vantage point to highlight the couple against the sky rather than the mixed background. I like your style
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Re: Few portraits from the weekend - Part I

Postby Yi-P on Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:47 pm

Thanks all.

I too noticed about the umbrella, but that is about the cleanest I can get before I start getting the entire beach population into the shot. I will look at cloning it out of this one.

Here is a 2nd set of photos taken:
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Re: Few portraits from the weekend - Part I

Postby chrisk on Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:44 pm

LOVE #2. wow...stunning work.
something is wrong with #1, i dont know what exactly. but it should look better than what it does if that makes any sense.
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Re: Few portraits from the weekend - Part I

Postby Catcha on Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:53 pm

2nd shot is great, the clouds background provided a nice backdrop
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