Beauty in the Park, a photo from Rome, Lazio

Photographer's Note

A group of girls exercising in a park with their instruments, they were in the shade on a very hot day, I asked them if I could take pictures and they agreed, not all my shots came as I wanted, were probably a little embarrassed as in this photo

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sevy (58) 2012-11-22 2:08

I notice you called your shot 'Beauty' and not 'Beauties', as you could have done. I would have stayed there listening carefully.
Good composition.
The B&W treatment is interesting, perhaps a bit too bright (like infra red rendering) on the leaves, but it is also helping to have a good readability of the scene with the women in dark.

Yves.

lousat (130007) 2012-11-22 4:08

Ciao Valter,non so se ogni tanto ti capita ancora di provare una bella sensazione aprendo una foto su TE,oramai capita molto di rado,e la tua e' una di quelle volte,sembra di sentire al musica e il fruscio delle foglie,grande scatto e grande lavoro in esposizione,la scena era davvero problematica.Buon pomeriggio,Luciano

holmertz (92890) 2012-11-22 7:53

Hello Valter,
You have taken a nice photo of these good looking women. The leafy background is perfect. If I should suggest something, maybe you could have kneeled down a bit to include the nearest woman's right hand and a small part of her bow,
Kind regards,
Gert

SnapRJW (31631) 2012-11-22 9:11

Hello Valter - I like the subject matter and the feel of this shot. Your composition is very good with the main focus on the girl in the FG. The way you have lined her arm up with the LRHC of the frame creates a super lead in line to the shot and her posture is strong and graphic in comparison to the soft background of trees and leaves. I like that. She is gazing out of the frame, as is the girl behind her; that makes me wonder what they are looking at. The girl standing alone is totally absorbed in her craft. A fine shot with an almost surreal feel to it. Good choice to go with B&W too. Warm regards Rosemary

carlo62 (81265) 2012-11-22 13:52

Ciao Valter
che strana atmosfera, toglie quasi il respiro, non so come spiegarmi, le tre ragazze sembrano così presenti, mentre lo sfondo sembra così lontano che il contrasto tra le due cose diventa quasi surreale, forse anche dovuto al B&W.
In ogni caso una gran bella foto, mi dispiace solo per la mancanza della mano della violoncellista.
Saluti
Carlo

delpeoples (60326) 2012-11-23 16:21

Caro Valter

Un bel bianconero con un ottimo gioco tra luce ed ombra. Strano, non ho mai visto una scena cosi, fuori nel parco. Quindi hai trovato una scena dolcissima ed ottenuto una foto di grande qualitá.

Un abbraccio e bella serata
Lisa

abmdsudi (88597) 2012-11-24 7:43

Hi Valter
A rare moment well taken, perhaps you could change the view point lower than this so that we can have the half of the cello and her right hand visible. But I can understand in such a situation that we sometimes we cant have everything that we want, can we? It's a clean and neat shot in mono and not too much of confusion with colors. Imho, the brightness can be trimmed down and increase tonal contrast slightly. You have done you very best and most important is that they cheer up our day. Fine shot, Congrats.
Kind reagrds

ikeharel (105933) 2012-11-27 7:35

Ciao Valter,
Belle ragazze giocare, under the shade in the park - fabulous idea and well applied.
Their faces expression concetrate on playing, marvelous moment.
A color version would be also intriguing.
Arrivederci,
Ike

thebest (4276) 2012-11-28 2:39

Hi Valter,

Yes the woman are beautiful & your choice of Black & White is very nice - I am sure if you presented the ladies with a copy of their portraits they would be very happy.
Excellent perspective & content.

Kindest regards,
Dawn.

Miguel82 (47108) 2012-12-02 8:03

Hi Valter
Superb composition and b&w presentation
Excellent sharpness as usual
Bon week end