My Dad Part 1/?

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My Dad Part 1/?

Postby Alpha_7 on Sat Jan 14, 2006 5:19 pm

While away I got to spent plenty of quality time with my Dad fishing and taking photos, I'd like to share with you a few shots of my dad and this is the first one... well ok this one isn't actually my dad it's his shadow.

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Postby Potatis on Sat Jan 14, 2006 5:21 pm

Excellent Craig, as you know I love this shot. :) Very well done!
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Postby Oneputt on Sat Jan 14, 2006 5:54 pm

Well spotted Craig that is really nice, wish I had thought of it :wink:
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Postby marcotrov on Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:00 pm

Lovely simple but highly effective composition Craig.
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Postby LittleB on Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:01 pm

Craig this is very well done. Excellent shot. :D
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Postby leek on Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:41 pm

Love it Craig - well spotted...
I'd be tempted to clone out that blemish on the wall just in front of his eyes... but otherwise superb...
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Postby Mal on Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:45 pm

Very nice shot Alpha. Makes you ask a lot of questions, like where is he going, is he a blindman with a cane, is he walking the dog. The longer i looked at it the more questions I began to ask, very nice, well done. POTW material!!!!
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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Jan 14, 2006 7:39 pm

An interesting concept the shadow in itself, but the lines of the wall tend to take the my eyes from the main image constantly - your second shot, IMO, is far better than this one.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sat Jan 14, 2006 7:45 pm

Thanks everyone for the feedback, I think I prefer my second shot a little more to this one... The 2nd took almost no PP work, this one was a little more fiddly.. I already cloned out a few distractions.. but..(good spot John) I missed the bit right infront of the shadow....

I was interested in Mal's response.. as I took the shot so knew it was a fishing rod... I didn't even assume people would wonder..because I knew... a great example of the image being in the eye of the beholder.


Chris - I did play with having the wall a lot softer.. and bringing out the shadow.. didn't really get the result so stuck with this more true to life version (and I agree the 2nd shot is better).
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