Overgaard Posted September 29, 2006 Share #1 Posted September 29, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Another shot from my series of Monica in Copenhagen two weeks ago. I like both ... almost equally. It's not easy. There is both technical things as well as the expression. I find myself often tending to choose first the technically satisfying, then secondly the expression (gotta justify all this equipment somehow) R8, 80mm F/1.4 @4.0 100 ISO Astia, Imacon scan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Hi Overgaard, Take a look here Difficult choice, don't you think so?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
ddp Posted September 29, 2006 Share #2 Posted September 29, 2006 Second one gets my vote - both are impressive though from a detail and range standpoint. Nicely done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_parker Posted September 29, 2006 Share #3 Posted September 29, 2006 Torsten Definitely the first - the expression sells it and the whole picture balances perfectly (though maybe I'd still tale just a couple of the cobblestones off the bottom of the picture !!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_parker Posted September 29, 2006 Share #4 Posted September 29, 2006 ..ps - Take just one frame like #1 in Paris and you've won !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 29, 2006 Share #5 Posted September 29, 2006 Thorsten - Both have lovely light, detail, bokeh, angle, color and location. #1 is better for her expression making it a joyful shot. #2 is better for her position on the sidewalk and body position. Oh well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic vic Posted September 30, 2006 Share #6 Posted September 30, 2006 thorsten... i would rather go with the 2. ya, the expression and the balance of frame is better. but it is not perfect... in the midle there is some undfined room. now, empty can be a difinition many times but here it is not empty - it is simply not balanced enough... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesh Posted September 30, 2006 Share #7 Posted September 30, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Torsten Definitely the first - the expression sells it and the whole picture balances perfectly (though maybe I'd still tale just a couple of the cobblestones off the bottom of the picture !!) I'll second all of that.... extreme mini's must be back in vogue in Denmark......no complaints there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
egpj Posted September 30, 2006 Share #8 Posted September 30, 2006 You can see her figure better in number 2 but her walk looks odd while the walk in number one looks better but you can not see her figure. Same thing with her expression. Maybe a little digital manipulation would be in order here? Either that or go back and reshoot. Glenn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-IIIf Posted September 30, 2006 Share #9 Posted September 30, 2006 I prefer the way you have captured her in No 1 but the other subjects in the background are distracting. For that reason No 2 gets my vote. What legs! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
science Posted September 30, 2006 Share #10 Posted September 30, 2006 Thorsten: Easy. The second image. For me, the man in the frame is distracting as is the manhole on the ground...I also like HER better in the second image--and the composition is far more interesting for my eye with her over to the left... There is no question regarding her beauty--just get rid of the distractions and there you go. My two cents... Great work. Take care, brad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Van der Herten Posted September 30, 2006 Share #11 Posted September 30, 2006 Thorsten, It's difficult to choose between those two excellent images. One of the elements I like in the first photo, except of course that great smile of the beautiful subject, are the picturesque cobble stones in the foreground. The person in the background or the manhole in the foreground don't disturb me at all. I like the second one because the composition seems to be "lighter", perhaps because there are fewer elements to distract the attention from the subject. Also her silhouette in the second one is more separated from the background. These elements make #2 a slightly stronger and more interesting image. Dirk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted September 30, 2006 Share #12 Posted September 30, 2006 Number 2 for balance. In the first one, her expression is unique and catching, but her legs look kind of awkwardly positioned. Overall, both are very nice, but I think #2 is best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
squanmis Posted September 30, 2006 Share #13 Posted September 30, 2006 IMO #1 gets my vote. I like her expression and the composition of the photo. Thanks, John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jotam Posted September 30, 2006 Share #14 Posted September 30, 2006 Definitely the second one, exactly by the reasons Brad pointed out. JM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb Posted October 1, 2006 Share #15 Posted October 1, 2006 No brainer. The second of the two is the better shot IMHO For one thing, there's a better expression on her part (not as forced and more of a feeling of being 'found' by the photographer which I personally like). For another, it's less busy (the unnecessary guy behind her is gone plus she stands out without all that distractive background architecture and branches her hair seems to become tangled up in as in the first). Plus, the lighting behind her is more appealing creating a sort of airiness with her hair that the first one doesn't possess. Finally the composition of the second is simply better for me. It's not symmetrical which I felt weakened the first shot vs her being off to the side (more of a statement about her vs her surroundings). P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_drabek Posted October 1, 2006 Share #16 Posted October 1, 2006 definitely the second for me. In the first, her pose looks awkward and shapeless. In the second, she looks balanced and her shape is far better. The guy is distracting, and in the second, she has nice eye contact with the camera. DD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r62 Posted October 1, 2006 Share #17 Posted October 1, 2006 Very beautiful girl!!! And good photo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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