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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: seamus finn on October 25, 2014, 04:42:46 pm

Title: It's a Stretch
Post by: seamus finn on October 25, 2014, 04:42:46 pm: -
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Post by: RSL on October 25, 2014, 05:16:31 pm: Beautiful, Seamus. Can't believe you caught the gal against that fantastic background. What great luck. Bravo! That's keeping your eyes open.
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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on October 25, 2014, 06:28:40 pm: +1.
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Post by: Harald L on October 25, 2014, 06:31:26 pm: What a luck. Congratulations for that shot. Could you provide some information on that house, please?

Harald
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Post by: seamus finn on October 26, 2014, 05:53:33 am: Quote from: Harlem22 on October 25, 2014, 06:31:26 pm
What a luck. Congratulations for that shot. Could you provide some information on that house, please?

Harald

It's in the Oxford Street area of Sydney. On my regular walks past it, I'd think what a backdrop it would make if only something interesting happened on the green area in front of it, and then one morning, on my regular saunter through the place, I saw the girl doing her stretches. Luck? Yes. The more you open your eyes, the luckier you get!
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Post by: stamper on October 26, 2014, 07:00:53 am: You certainly opened your eyes with regards to this scene. It must have given you great satisfaction. :)
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Post by: seamus finn on October 26, 2014, 08:41:34 am: When I saw it, Stamper, I got a jolt better than any fix - chemical or otherwise!
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Post by: seamus finn on October 26, 2014, 08:47:54 am: For the curious, here's a colour version. I managed to squeeze off two shots before the girl collected her gear and walked off.
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Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on October 26, 2014, 12:49:30 pm: A perfect example where color is better than b&w. There is the similarity of the blue in her leggings and in the building, and light pink vs. strong pink as well.

Out of curiosity, is the building a round structure? Or is that just a lens barrel distortion? For the ground under her, it is easy: a proof that earth is round after all ;)

Oh, and great capture, of course!
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Post by: seamus finn on October 26, 2014, 01:38:38 pm: Yeah, there's a curve in the building as far as I remember. The grass area is sloped, obviously.
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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on October 26, 2014, 02:09:30 pm: I agree with Slobodan about the color. The BW is stunning, but the color is even better.
Fantastic shot.