Critiques

papera (13760) 2012-09-03 8:46

hello Mesut,
I am going through your "Blue Voyage" series with much pleasure, anticipating the holiday which awaits me in this part of the Dodecanese from next week on...
my base will be Rhodes and Symi is one of the places I want to see. your photos present well the atmosphere of the blue Mediterranean and the importance of sea and light in these landscapes - here I like the splash of water and the way the light shows us the transparency of the sea.
I can't wait to get there, especially after the soaking wet summer we had here in Amsterdam... :)
c.

papera (13760) 2012-08-16 0:42

hello Xavier,
I fully agree with Yves - it's a great picture and it would feature beautifully in a sports magazine.
I love the transparency of the water and the frozen movement of the surfer - I shot I would have loved to take :)
c.

papera (13760) 2012-08-11 2:41

hello patrick,
where did you find this charmer?? his expression is so priceless that it seems to come out of a Shirley Temple movie!
kids are natural models but this child is really a performer :)
have a good weekend,
c.

papera (13760) 2012-08-11 2:35

ahh, I see that kathryn was wondering, like me, how you had manged to get the ship so still at f22... before we both read your note :)
I also agree with her about the haunting quality of the image - the water is really setting the mood here - and the birds are the cherry (cherries) on top :)
have a good weekend,
c.

papera (13760) 2012-08-11 2:26

hello michael,
it's always a pleasure for me to observe architectural shots - I can definitely follow you in your compositional and conceptual thoughts, it's what I like best about this kind of photography. I swing between street and architectural photography and while the first represents action and quick decisions, architecture gives me the time to think, ponder and reflect. your interpretation of this location is very interesting - I liked it before reading your note but looking at it after having read your words makes it something special.
have a good weekend,
c.

papera (13760) 2012-08-05 1:16

e' proprio vero che chi ha il pane non ha i denti e viceversa... io fossi in te la domenica mattina me ne andrei in spiaggia e non la passerei a postare foto - infatti qui piove a dirotto e io, che vorrei uscire e godermi l'estate che non arriva, non posso e devo stare a casa :)
bella foto, il bambino con maglietta e berretto rosso una benedizione - cosi come il sole che accende i colori e le linee.
buona domenica :)
c.

papera (13760) 2012-07-16 14:18

esiste anche la maglia a pois??? certo i francesi danno i punti a tutti nella moda, anche in quella sportiva :)
e a proposito di sport - questo tuo controluce e' in perfetto tema olimpico secondo me, la posa, il movimento del corpo, l'eleganza del corpo nella sua essenza muscolare. bello il particolare della luce riflessa sul petto, da' spessore alla statua, andando oltre la semplice silhouette.
c.

papera (13760) 2012-07-16 14:02

hello michael,
maybe it's your title but this angle really makes the viewer feel as if he/she were standing on the shoulder of a giant knight clad in armour :)
I have no idea how the rest of this building looks like but it doesn't matter - your take on it is more interesting to me :)
c.

papera (13760) 2012-07-13 13:04

bonsoir Andre',
there should be more pictures like this on TE, because I think food is a very important part of a country's cultural and social texture and it deserves to be shown.
this must have been a quite fast guy, judging by the movement you have caught here :)
great shot - makes me want to go back to Istanbul :)
have a good weekend,
c.

papera (13760) 2012-07-13 12:44

bonsoir patrick,
what a fantastic angle! I love how the two main colours (blue and pink) are placed in the image in a sort of zig-zag pattern - first up, to reach the end of the alley, then down, to the bottom of the same, then up again, along the steps that lead to the house door.
truly an impressive composition!
have a good weekend,
c.