Photographer’s Note
My first photo from Fuji Finepix A700. Handheld, no flash.
A tradition in Chico is Christmas Preview. Weekend before Thanksgiving entire downtown is closed to vehicle traffic and all the stores display their marchendise to town people with a great style. Shops windows are given to local dance schools to display their students and their skills. Here you see one such moment.Chico community Ballet students performing in front of some appreciating crowd.
Cropped, saturation enhanced.
tsemin, pablominto, sufi, atilgone, ramesh_lalwani, Henryk_Bilor, siolaw, plimrn, touristdidi, mbaqir, elmec, rakeshgupta, salvator, feather, riclopes has marked this note useful
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tsemin
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(316) 2006-11-19 23:27
Hi Pranab,
This photo can be made into a nice Christmas card. It has really interesting subject matter and there doesn't seem to be any empty space that is distracting. Good lighting. All elements support each other well.
Tsemin
tigra
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(2966) 2006-11-19 23:40
Hello Pranab
Beautiful Christmas picture!
As it is already noticed, it could become a wonderful holiday card.
Katia
barrufeto_77
(25697) 2006-11-20 1:14
Hi Pranab.
A lovely picture....It seems a Xmas card. How you sattured the picture is great.
Rgs, Oscar
pablominto
(40402) 2006-11-20 1:45
Hello Pranab,
A very well composed presentation, this point of view works so well!
The atmosphere is well captured, and the watching children of course make this image...
Congrats with the new camera!
Greetings,
Pablo -
macondo
(13071) 2006-11-20 1:54
Hi Pranab. Nice one for a hand held in these conditions, and a lovely composition. There's a bit of noise, as you would expect in dim light with no flash, the camera no doubt compensating with high ISO, but the colour, light and content make it irrelevant. You did really well to get it as clear as it is. I like the way the blonde girl is looking at the others, and their obvious fascination with the performance inside the shop. A terrific pre-Christmas image.
Regards,
Andrew
ramesh_lalwani
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(3209) 2006-11-20 3:13
Hi Parnab
Congrats for new camera.I had been waiting for a night shot from you.Lovely colors of show case and children.Happy long holidays this week end
ramesh
rosaline
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(0) 2006-11-20 3:54
Hi Pranab
I hope you are coming to terms with your new camera. A nice shot to start off with featuring a beautiful scene with these children. I like the colours and subtle tones. It seems almost like a painting. Good pov and framing.
Aubrey
Henryk_Bilor
(20365) 2006-11-20 3:56
Hi Pranab
Very nice mood. I like the scene of watching children, illuminated by the light from the exhibition. Nice colours.
Regards
siolaw
(25720) 2006-11-20 4:03
Hi Pranab
Good to hear you got new cam!!A nice compo here of that stage with kids watching! nice exposure and colors, i like the swirling , blurred ballet dancer giving movement to that scene
TFS
Stay well
Laurent
sufi
(9568) 2006-11-20 5:30
Merhaba Pranab, my friend...
Oh my god... What a beautiful atmosphere... It's full magic... Your point of view is great... The light, the details and the colors are perfect too... I like it so much...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.
Vato_Law
(11660) 2006-11-20 15:13
Hi Pranab,
I see you are already enjoying your advanced Christmas gift :) And you chose a nice view to test it, I like the attitude of the kids towards what's going inside this shop window.
Nice light and colours and a beautiful atmosphere.
Cheers.
Paulo
plimrn
(19600) 2006-11-21 0:57
Hi Pranab,
the audience gives the scene the feeling of a theatre and you've captured nice motion in the twirting dancer.
Regards, Pat
pastadog
(12821) 2006-11-21 2:05
Hi Pranab - wonderful shot, I ask myself whether Chico really exists or is a creation of yours, well, maybe both. Nice colors and tones there, maybe also looks good in B&W. Best regards my friend, Daniel
touristdidi
(8561) 2006-11-21 4:03 [Comment]
berek
(28849) 2006-11-21 11:27
Hi Pranab,
nice Christmas sense with cute children. good night picture and idea.
Greetings
Burak
my overall evaluation -> ***
Angshu
(33551) 2006-11-21 22:35
Dear Pranab
So a new camera before Christmas! Congratulations...very well composed here & I like the mood you've captured..the colours are indeed very nice. Look fwd for more
Regards
Angshu
coco
(27766) 2006-11-22 3:25
Hi Pranab.
Interesting but I think than a wrong photo. You didn't get a good sharpness, and that's a pity because could be a fantastic picture as is a fantastic scene.
Carlos.
elmec
(12194) 2006-11-25 4:52
Hello Pranab!
Lovely Christmas scene!
I like the atmosphere of the evening and magig lights ith darksylvetes of the people!
Best regards!
rakeshgupta
(2670) 2006-11-27 7:37
Hi Pranab,
Congratulations for the new camera!!!
I also upgraded to Canon S2-IS.
This is nice shot without using tripod. Do you use Auto mode or set ISO+shutter speed manually?
Thanks for sharing.
- Rakesh
feather
(49858) 2006-12-09 5:08
I love these kind of photos taken behind people looking at something. In this case we are reminded of the wonder of Christmas to a child. I like how the light from the window is highlighting the children's hair and the expression of the little girl on the left as if she is being excluded. Vey well controlled exposure especially for hand held.
Kath
riclopes
(32957) 2006-12-11 3:55
Olá Pranab, this is a wonderful scene, with the girls obviously fascinated by what is happening behind the window. They are problably dreaming with their future...
Excelent composition and good colors, although I'm not sure about the lack of sharpness due to the increase of saturation.
Well captured!
Regards,
Ricardo
RADEEH
(2762) 2006-12-17 10:03
The festive mood is well created in the shot. The gestures of those kids are interesting. The atmosphere can be felt very well from the shot. I would like a little more sharpness, even though i like this one with this warm blurred shot. The lights are very well managed TFS
Photo Information
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Copyright: Pranab Banik (pranab)
(5354)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2006-11-19
- Categories: Festivals
- Camera: Fujifilm FinepixA700
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Theme(s): Christmas Markets & Lights [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2006-11-19 23:03
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