Thanks, Boris. That is my favorite one too. I have mixed feelings about the shots modified with the Gaussian blur filter: a neater appearance, but some loss of atmosphere and something of a waxy texture to the skin.
Rick --- Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > > Last year, I posted a photo of a harpist friend > along > > with some other shots from a musical soiree. This > > year I tried a few more, with a bit more light on > the > > subject. > > > > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=549685 > > > > PZ-1p, FA 24-90, Kodak P3200, spot metered off her > > face; exposures were generally f/4-5.6 at > 1/30-1/60. > > Negs scanned on my Epson RX500, minimal processing > in > > PE2. > > Rick, those two shots where your friend is smiling > just don't work... In > my mind hard and smile just do not play together > very nicely. > > Personally, I like the most this one: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3928147 > > It just works for me... Simply all elements come > together very nicely > and it clicks... > > The two images where she is not seen through the > strings - they are much > more usual or ordinary, so to say. > > I do remember one my own attempts on 3200 ISO film - > grain is there, no > matter what... But for the image I chose as the best > I think it actually > adds... > > Well, just some of my thoughts, don't take me too > seriously. > > Boris > > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com