Colours of China....Red

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• XOTAELE (7876)
• [2007-03-04 4:44]

Preciosa imagen. La expresividad de la foto queda remarcada en el acto de tener coloreada sólo las flores de la maceta.
Buen y original POV.
Ciao, JL.

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• SunToucher (5722)
• [2007-03-04 4:44]

Hoi Hans,
Wat een eer, dat het Smithsonian een foto van jou wil gebruiken. Ik neem aan dat je Ja hebt gezegd.

De bewerking van de foto vind ik erg mooi. Maar dan moet ik toegeven dat ik dit soort bewerkingen altijd erg mooi vind. Het laat je namelijk op een iets concentreren. Zonder de bewerking was de foto mischien te druk, maar de cultuur waarde misschien groter. Gewoon een erg mooie foto met perfect oog contact.

Groeten,
Niek

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• drackness (3326)
• [2007-03-04 5:18]

Excellent work my dear friend... i like the picture too but in this time i like the work that you make here... is excellent, congratulations... TFS...

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• Hendrika (17846)
• [2007-03-04 5:27]

Yan Shou - see what you mean - but still - the Smithsonian - an honour.
Since I'm totally addicted to color, I prefer the one you posted in WS, but without a doubt this one is more stylish and will draw one's attention more easily.
Point earned and you give us a follow-up about the S.
Gr. Els

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• m0nkeydrummer (600)
• [2007-03-04 5:32]

Hello again Hans.
Love the effect you seem to be mastering. Great black and white tones. The red flowers toyally jump out at you.

tfs

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• andtine (1091)
• [2007-03-04 5:53]

Hi Hans,

I like the use of localised colour to give a certain atmosphere to a picture and on the whole it works well here. Did you consider reducing the saturation of the colours in the planta little? as on my screen they seem very strong (although since upgrading to Windows Vista I've not been able to use my Spyder to calibrate my monitor Grrrr!!)

Like the eye contact the women holding the plant has with the camera/viewer.

Andrew

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• doganizler (2079)
• [2007-03-04 5:58]

Hi Hans
Very nice work ....well done ..l like it...tfs
regards
Doğan İZLER

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• debz (280)
• [2007-03-04 7:00]

Lovely black and white photo. The tones, shades and shadows are perfect. I love the POV on these people. All made stronger with the red flowers. Great composition.
tfs
debz

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• stevkds (1602)
• [2007-03-04 7:36]

Interesting motive Hans.

Very good composition. In my opinion could was is only B/W best.
Well done. Tfs. Stev

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• Janone (18125)
• [2007-03-04 8:00]

Superb.!
Perfect manipulated picture, Hans.
Jan

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• cloverstar (24496)
• [2007-03-04 9:09]

Congratulations on your photo being wanted by the Smithsonian Institute. That is indeed a great honour.
I like this photo because of the partial desaturation. Good composition.

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• Juliet (9582)
• [2007-03-04 10:15]

Hello Hans,
Really nice work on this spot of color. Very well seen and presented. Good expressions captured on the faces of the women.
TFS Julie

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• jawa (11067)
• [2007-03-04 11:15]

Hallo Hans
Mooi gedaan. Komt goed uit de verf ha ha.
Gr Jos

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• ttreen (14439)
• [2007-03-04 12:10]

Hey hans....
1st Congratulations.. HOW COOL is THAT!! :)
2nd another wonderful PP work .. I love the RED roses against the black BG.. also the added WS is a bonus to this post...

Tricia

ps... GOOD LUCK :))

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• NINIX (6249)
• [2007-03-04 12:43]

He Hans,

Wat een eer!
Toch weet ik niet of deze versie de best mogelijke is. Ik geloof dat iets meer sepia en gedemtere kleuren beter werken.

Nou succes met je Chinese expo.

Groet, Henk.

(en uh die K.. kunnen van mij de lucht in, wat een ...)

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• BenF (2991)
• [2007-03-04 13:34]

Hello Hans,
Very nice shot, the B&W works well and make the RED stand out more prominent.
Well done,
BEn

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• wishnugaruda (12004)
• [2007-03-04 14:19]

Hi Hans,
that's very impressive, only red flowers, the rest in black/white, I like the idea.
Also an interesting place, I love to see these ladies in her traditional dresses.
Thanks and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• Janice (27401)
• [2007-03-04 16:32]

Makes me think of the Robbie Burn's poem:
O, my love is like a red, red rose,
That is newly sprung in June.
O, my love is like the melody,
That is sweetly played in tune.

Another well done play on de-saturation and other clever tricks Hans. I'm going to try it one day...

And Congratulations on your Smithsonian interest too - BRAVO!
Janice

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• pozaru (16166)
• [2007-03-04 16:35]

Wonderful piece of work !
This series seems to be really great !!!


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• gypsygirl58 (3156)
• [2007-03-04 17:43]

Hi Hans,
Great composition and POV, showing everyday life really well! I love the desaturated effect, the red flowers really leap out at you. Well done! I do like the colour version as well.Congratulations on the Smithsonian request as well. TFS
Cheers Tina :-)

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• PierreFrigon (15457)
• [2007-03-04 17:46]

Congratulations again.
OK, so I saw the requestd photo and I am still alive. Cool!
This very good work with the desaturation.
Not an easy on. Lots of things to selet to keep the color.
Well done
Pierre

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• c_rapp (6624)
• [2007-03-04 21:25]

WOW! Congrats!
This picture is so well done, I am very much liking this series. Great work in pp! TFS
Christan

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• Hitbit (5531)
• [2007-03-05 6:34]

Weer een mooie plaat Hans met dito bewerking. Mooi dat van het Smithsonian dat is niet het minste instituut Gefeliciteerd.

Grtz Pim

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• lucbus (10484)
• [2007-03-05 7:12]

Hello Hans,
This is a very nice daily life scene with a nice partial desaturation which create an attractive focus point in the photo.
Greetings.
Luc

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• vsinopoulos (13071)
• [2007-03-05 12:31]

Hi Hans,

Very artistic and creative shot! The PP work is very good and the result excellent. Very good clarity and tones. Excellent presentation.
TFS,
Vassilis

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• Ejtaan (9534)
• [2007-03-05 15:35]
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woooo... had ik deze toch bijna gemist!

Prachtig zoals de plant afsteekt tegen het zwart/wit.
Mooi plaatje; de vrouw op de voorgrond heeft zelfs aandacht voor de fotograaf! Echt heel leuk vastgelegd...

(vanaaf ga ik vroeg naar bed..... migraine!)

Groet,
Anneke

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• pablominto (27428)
• [2007-03-06 8:19]

Hello hans,
Partial desaturation works well to attract attention!
Interesting group of ladies in this well composed presentation...
Pleasant tones in the B&W part!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• shelbeesmom (33754)
• [2007-03-06 9:58]

Congratulations again Hans on this incredible Achievement! This photo is awesome, I can see why they chose it! Superb people shot, natural and the saturated roses are awesome!
B-)
Linda
pt

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• perryhooter (26106)
• [2007-03-07 8:23]

Congratulations Hans !

I hope you said yes (^_^) . Another fine use of the partial desaturation. I like speciallly how the lady is looking at us ( ^_^ ). Big Plus !

Well done !
Robert

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• eosnut (7155)
• [2007-04-21 4:56]

Hullo from New Zealand Hans,
A beautiful photograph, it would look great in a National Geographic magazine. It could have been taken last year or fifty years ago, it's timeless!
Nice touch using monochrome with the colour accent.
Well done.
Peter.