Marcel's Daily pics 2013

[nikonpup]

that's why they make hand muffs. Stick a nice fluffy cat inside and your hands stay warm all day.

 

[Marcel]

I also wanted to post this one from today under the bridge

 

[RockyNH_RIP]

I also wanted to post this one from today under the bridge

Marcel, very nice shot! What bridge is that? Over what waterway?

Pat in NH

 

[Marcel]

Marcel, very nice shot! What bridge is that? Over what waterway?

Pat in NH

It's the Magog river that runs right through Sherbrooke. The bridge is Jacques-Cartier.

 

[RockyNH_RIP]

Ok, been by there before... Not on the bridge though...

Pat in NH

 

[Marcel]

Just a last one for today, canadian B&W winter:

 

[TedG954]

I also wanted to post this one from today under the bridge

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For me, I like this as much as anything you've posted. Very nice.

 

[Marcel]

Feb 19th

Just in case I don't find anything better, this is one I did for the "Last letter game".



Temperature does not seem to be very picturesque today.

 

[Marcel]

Feb 19th

Well I did get a few more from the riverside, but this time the other side.

 

[nikonpup]

nice ducks.

 

[Marcel]

Feb 20th

This is my piano person of the day. Funny that she chose not to look at the camera and that her shadow on the piano kind of leads her person away from the shot too.

 

[RockyNH_RIP]

Obviously she is not a photo bug like us she is extremely clear in the pic... Just a thought, more for my own learning than anything else..\

My understanding is that if someone(thing) is moving/looking in a direction... it is best to have open space on that end... (hey what do I know??) You commented on the shadow so....

Could you....

Vertical crop to the right of shoulder such that the shadows are gone and more open space to the direction she is looking

(actual, the more I look, the more she is not looking as much leftr as I sort of thought)

Following image is Marcel's with a crop by me for a question I was asking...



Again, looking to learn from question... Also, I hope it was alright to crop as I did as an example as I clearly stated it is your picture... (If out of line or that is not proper to do, please say so and I will not again...)

Pat in NH

 

[Marcel]

Obviously she is not a photo bug like us she is extremely clear in the pic... Just a thought, more for my own learning than anything else..\My understanding is that if someone(thing) is moving/looking in a direction... it is best to have open space on that end... (hey what do I know??) You commented on the shadow so....Could you....Vertical crop to the right of shoulder such that the shadows are gone and more open space to the direction she is looking(actual, the more I look, the more she is not looking as much leftr as I sort of thought)Following image is Marcel's with a crop by me for a question I was asking...View attachment 27910Again, looking to learn from question... Also, I hope it was alright to crop as I did as an example as I clearly stated it is your picture... (If out of line or that is not proper to do, please say so and I will not again...)Pat in NH

As a single picture, I would agree to your crop. As a matter of fact, my 2 first shots were vertical and for a portrait, this is what I would use.But this is going to be part of an ensemble of pictures and I kind of like the division the shadow makes. It is confusing to look at since there seem to be 2 points of interest and the eyes are fighting to stay at one place but keep getting nagged by the shadow.This is my second shot and it's probably a better portrait of her as well. So maybe you'll get me to change my selection… Thanks for sharing

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

I really like the original crop. The piano and especially the shadow make it so much more than just a portrait.

 

[RockyNH_RIP]

As a single picture, I would agree to your crop. As a matter of fact, my 2 first shots were vertical and for a portrait, this is what I would use.But this is going to be part of an ensemble of pictures and I kind of like the division the shadow makes. It is confusing to look at since there seem to be 2 points of interest and the eyes are fighting to stay at one place but keep getting nagged by the shadow.This is my second shot and it's probably a better portrait of her as well. So maybe you'll get me to change my selection… Thanks for sharingView attachment 27911

Marcel, thanks for the reply.. and again, I was not being a critic ( I am clearly not qualified) but rather was reading your own critique and asking myself (then you) if my thoughts made sense... Thank you for helping my education!

Pat in NH

ps: shadow is smaller and less distracting in this one... and the eyes are more at camera..

 

[Marcel]

Just for fun:

 

[grandpaw]

Feb 20th

This is my piano person of the day. Funny that she chose not to look at the camera and that her shadow on the piano kind of leads her person away from the shot too.

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Marcel, I like your work and think you take pictures that you can be very proud of. I am not a portrait photographer but I went a little way back to post #171 and looked at your last piano portrait to compare the two and like it better. It is the one with the black grand piano and it was taken from a lower level and not looking down on the subject. It is like getting down on a kids or subjects level to take the picture, it just seems more interesting. Just my nit pick. Keep up the great work.

 

[Marcel]

Marcel, I like your work and think you take pictures that you can be very proud of. I am not a portrait photographer but I went a little way back to post #171 and looked at your last piano portrait to compare the two and like it better. It is the one with the black grand piano and it was taken from a lower level and not looking down on the subject. It is like getting down on a kids or subjects level to take the picture, it just seems more interesting. Just my nit pick. Keep up the great work.

Thanks Jeff for looking and giving me your opinion. I'll try to lower my point of view for the next few piano persons. I guess I shoot down just to have an interesting angle on the keys, but I'll try something different and will see. You have to remember that these are sometimes forced on customers that really did not expect to have their portrait taken and I try to do it very very quickly. It can't take me more than 3 minutes. So, some are better than others.

Thanks Jeff. We are all here to improve our skills, and getting and honest opinion is important.

 

[Marcel]

Feb 21st.

Different shots today starting with a piano by itself and then the piano owner that had just come in from outside. I thought it would make a different feel for my project.

 

[Marcel]

Feb 21st again. Couldn't get the uploader to take the pics I wanted to include in the previous post...

A kid in looking into a piano

And kids looking at a piano technician.