NON Square Cropped Portraits - (nSCP's) - Archive

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Originally Posted by Antonio Correia

:) Arun Sourie

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Hi Antonio Correia,

Thank you for the link...

But you could have waited for some more time..... for the comments from Ali's Model
( His father-in-law's comments ) about the resemblance....

http://www.maxabout.com/politics/p_l...n_shourie.aspx

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6205/img6884s.jpg

Another nice picture from Alis. :)

Thank you for the contribution :)

:D:D

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Originally Posted by Alis

Thanks a lot, Antonio! I really appreciate it. I have to watch it closely. If you could take a wonderful picture like that with a 20D, I have been wasting my 5DMKII :mad:

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It is always Man behind the Machine ( CAMERA ) matters:)

Hi Ali,

If I may critique the picture (I know portraits aren't 'my thing', but see what you think)

I would:
Crop 8% off the top edge
Crop 4% off the left edge
Re-process so there is some more detail into the coat
Try a gentle Neat Image noise filtering to reduce what I think is a little noise in the background
I might also see whether there is anything to be gained by an even gentler Neat Image use on the skin
I'm not sure about the glove/mitten thing intruding bottom right corner, it keeps distracting from the face, it would be a shame to have to crop that much off the bottom though

It is a nice, natural, relaxed portrait though - and that's the bit I have trouble with!

Cheers,

http://www.antoniocorreia.com/photos...36_mvxHx-L.jpg

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Originally Posted by Dave Humphries

Hi Ali,

If I may critique the picture (I know portraits aren't 'my thing', but see what you think)

I would:
Crop 8% off the top edge
Crop 4% off the left edge
Re-process so there is some more detail into the coat
Try a gentle Neat Image noise filtering to reduce what I think is a little noise in the background
I might also see whether there is anything to be gained by an even gentler Neat Image use on the skin
I'm not sure about the glove/mitten thing intruding bottom right corner, it keeps distracting from the face, it would be a shame to have to crop that much off the bottom though

It is a nice, natural, relaxed portrait though - and that's the bit I have trouble with!

Cheers,

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Thanks, Dave! I agree with your suggestions.

About the Neat Image, I am using the last version now and it has so many different sliders that is so confusing, I just use the automatic default setting. I guess I need to sit down and really learn how to use this new version.

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Originally Posted by Antonio Correia

Another nice picture from Alis. :)

Thank you for the contribution :)

:D:D

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Thanks, Antonio!

Hi Ali,

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Originally Posted by Alis

~ About the Neat Image, I am using the last version now and it has so many different sliders that is so confusing, I just use the automatic default setting. I guess I need to sit down and really learn how to use this new version.

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I have 6.0 Pro+, is that what you mean?

It has 5 sliders - but I have it in the simpleton's "Standard Mode", there is an Advanced Mode", but I rarely go there. Switch between them in the Tools menu.

I accomplish most of my variations by being careful what I sample on and varying the 2 Noise Reduction Amount sliders (Luminance channel and Chrominance channels).

This (also available under the Help menu) says it all: How to use Neat Image. It covers the Basic Mode.

Cheers,

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/5302/22602196.jpg

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Originally Posted by Dave Humphries

Hi Ali,



I have 6.0 Pro+, is that what you mean?

It has 5 sliders - but I have it in the simpleton's "Standard Mode", there is an Advanced Mode", but I rarely go there. Switch between them in the Tools menu.

I accomplish most of my variations by being careful what I sample on and varying the 2 Noise Reduction Amount sliders (Luminance channel and Chrominance channels).

This (also available under the Help menu) says it all: How to use Neat Image. It covers the Basic Mode.

Cheers,

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Thanks, Dave, for the link. I will take a look. And yes I have the 6.0 Pro now. I was pretty confortable with the previous version but looks like I have to do some reading again. They can't make this thing a little bit more intuitive :mad:

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Originally Posted by Alis

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/5302/22602196.jpg

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Alis, this is NOT a good image ! This an EXCELLENT image !

Have you been reading the interviews to Rembrandt and Vermeer ?

Alis, you end the year with a superb picture. A very high level work.
In terms of B&W - and I know little of it - all the tone are present. The light is well directed and focused but not that much.

I am really impressed. Great great image. Congrats. :)

Have a 2010 with Health. All of you, son - with an O yes :) - wife, others and yourself. :)

This wish is extended to all who read and participate in my successful thread :):)

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...&pictureid=767

This one is also OK but I like the other better.

:):)

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Originally Posted by Antonio Correia

Alis, this is NOT a good image ! This an EXCELLENT image !

Have you been reading the interviews to Rembrandt and Vermeer ?

Alis, you end the year with a superb picture. A very high level work.
In terms of B&W - and I know little of it - all the tone are present. The light is well directed and focused but not that much.

I am really impressed. Great great image. Congrats. :)

Have a 2010 with Health. All of you, son - with an O yes :) - wife, others and yourself. :)

This wish is extended to all who read and participate in my successful thread :):)

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Thank you very much, Antonio! I like this one a lot myself!

The light is from the window on the right.

Happy New Year to you and all the other NonSCPians!

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Originally Posted by Colin Southern

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...&pictureid=767

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Wonderful, Colin, as always! For some reason it looks like a painting. I think it is the colors of her dress, the backdrop, and the fact that she is tanned (?) in the middle of winter! ;)

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Originally Posted by Alis

Wonderful, Colin, as always! For some reason it looks like a painting. I think it is the colors of her dress, the backdrop, and the fact that she is tanned (?) in the middle of winter! ;)

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Thanks Ali :)

Winter? ...

... middle of summer here!

Very nice Colin, what Ali plus the angle makes a nice flare.
My 2 cents...
Jack

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...778&albumid=48

Hi Antonio Correia,


One more, this time Non-Square image

Another great beginning for 2010. :)

But that green back there... Couldn't you desaturate it a bit ? May be...

Nice details on the white dress :):)