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nomad358
10-21-2009, 04:16 PM
Hi everyone! Good to be back! :-) I just shot this on Saturday and finished the edit today.
Mad Aussie
10-21-2009, 04:58 PM
Hello nomad ... nice to see you back again!

Well ... if high key and retro was the look you were going for then well done indeed! Even the pose and polka dot outfit is old style.
Bambi
10-21-2009, 06:01 PM
I agree that it's definitely retro. I like the treatment and it seems to suit the subject.

to be nitpicky: I would recommend getting rid of the straps in the back, I find them distracting and don't add to the image. the circles under her eyes are a bit dark as well.
AntZ
10-21-2009, 06:02 PM
Its a wonderful portrait. I like the spotlight effect and hight contrast. I like the pose and the smile. Ths strap hanging down that you can see between the arm and the torso is a minor distraction.
Iguanasan
10-21-2009, 06:03 PM
Cool! Looks like an old pinup calendar! :D
AntZ
10-21-2009, 08:06 PM
to be nitpicky: I would recommend getting rid of the straps in the back, I find them distracting and don't add to the image.


The strap hanging down that you can see between the arm and the torso is a minor distraction.

You know what they say "Great minds think alike" :)
Bambi
10-21-2009, 08:11 PM
You know what they say "Great minds think alike" :)
;)
it would seem I have lots in common with Australians! perhaps it's all the relatives I have there! :)
Mad Aussie
10-21-2009, 08:14 PM
;)
it would seem I have lots in common with Australians! perhaps it's all the relatives I have there! :)
Really??? We let your kind stay here??? ;)
Bambi
10-21-2009, 08:22 PM
Really??? We let your kind stay here??? ;)

it might explain a lot,huh? :laugh:

my grandparents moved there from England many many years ago. My uncle followed when he retired. He lives in Mt. Tambourine (I think that's it, does that sound right? ). He married an Aussie woman (3rd wife) and loves it there. I will definitely get there sometime in the next 10 years. it's part of the plan. and I'm good with plans :cool:
Iguanasan
10-21-2009, 08:25 PM
You know what they say "Great minds think alike" :)

Really? I thought it was "Fools seldom differ." :eek::goodvibes
Mad Aussie
10-21-2009, 08:27 PM
it might explain a lot,huh? :laugh:

my grandparents moved there from England many many years ago. My uncle followed when he retired. He lives in Mt. Tambourine (I think that's it, does that sound right? ). He married an Aussie woman (3rd wife) and loves it there. I will definitely get there sometime in the next 10 years. it's part of the plan. and I'm good with plans :cool:
Mt Tamborine ... yep ... know it well ... conceived a child up there while camping about 22 years ago. I kid you not ;)
It's a really nice spot actually ... rugged and over looks the Gold Coast. Awesome for the bird life too! Bring the long lens!
Bambi
10-21-2009, 09:49 PM
Really? I thought it was "Fools seldom differ." :eek::goodvibes

ha!
http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/smileys/free-fighting-smileys-1037.gif (http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/Free-Innocent-Smileys/)
JAS_Photo
10-22-2009, 03:26 AM
Really like the photo, nomad!
AntZ
10-22-2009, 05:30 AM
ha!
http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/smileys/free-fighting-smileys-1037.gif (http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/Free-Innocent-Smileys/)

Knew I was setting myself up for that one. Just want to see who jumped in first.:)
nomad358
10-22-2009, 08:59 AM
Really like the photo, nomad!

Oh yes, the photo! :) I was just wondering how we got from a retro looking photo to making babies on a mountain in Australia with Bambi's uncle, a long lens and a tambourine? :-D

Thanks everyone! :-)
Bambi
10-22-2009, 11:54 AM
Oh yes, the photo! :) I was just wondering how we got from a retro looking photo to making babies on a mountain in Australia with Bambi's uncle, a long lens and a tambourine? :-D

Thanks everyone! :-)

:laugh:
funny ain't it? I believe it's an illustrations of the way our brains work.......
nomad358
10-22-2009, 12:46 PM
:laugh:
funny ain't it? I believe it's an illustrations of the way our brains work.......

And dutch croutons stay fresh when you shave them!...... That's how my brain works.:lightbulb
tirediron
10-22-2009, 01:59 PM
Really? I thought it was "Fools seldom differ." :eek::goodvibes

:highfive:
tirediron
10-22-2009, 02:03 PM
As far as critique goes, in addition to the already mentioned straps, I'm not fond of the little bit of cropped elbow. In general, it's not bad to crop limbs if it's done so as to appear intentional. In this case however (whether intentional or not) it looks like poor composition/cropping. Overall however, I think it's a nice image which certainly achieves the desired aim.
jlabel
10-23-2009, 08:44 AM
The coloring is retro allright but it seems that you lost some shades