Floating Island

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• rewshearer (21063)
• [2007-02-06 3:40]
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Hi Vandana
A nice capture here of daily life in another world (well ... country.) I can see you've taken some painstaking steps to process this shot, especially the added blur to the background. A successful shot - thank you for sharing.
Rew

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• cezar62 (6474)
• [2007-02-06 3:54]
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Hi Vandana!
Great atmosphere of cooking.I like mostly the colours of clothes.Very good shot,Vandana!
Cheers.
Cezar

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• ixtanbul7 (4604)
• [2007-02-06 4:08]

a very nice shot shows the culter of that place... Colorful and great compo. TFS Vandana

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• noelshami (2349)
• [2007-02-06 4:32]

What a superb capture of a 'daily-life' scene from a different culture and a different world. We don't get to see much of such shots. I like expression on their face. Well done Vandana.

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• fumaretue (1825)
• [2007-02-06 5:00]

Hi Vandana,
yes the colors are here but I think the saturation is too much... The result : too much pixels. The blur seems to fake also ... Sorry...
F.

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• Josine (4069)
• [2007-02-06 5:41]
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Hello Vanny. Girl I see myself not going to the disco in these dressings but thats not the issue, do I like it for'them' Oh Yes I like it. Its so colorfull I love the strong saturation!!!
Sharpness and the way they all are concentrated around the fire: Super POV and your blur is nicely strong.
If you do not mind I make dinner on my normal cooker tonight :-) Great Vanny,well done. Hugs
Joos

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• cstathoulis (13323)
• [2007-02-06 6:35]
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Hi Vandana,

I really like their rich and colourful clothes! But I wonder what's for lunch? (^_^) Great POV and framing!

Well done & TFS
Constantinos

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• lucbus (10319)
• [2007-02-06 7:08]
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Hello Vandana,
This is a very nice daily life photo with a great subject and an action very well capture. The lighting and POV is excellent. Watch out though on over doing the PP work, here I find the color a little bit oversaturated, the other thing is the use of the manual blur. It's ok to use it a little bit but in this case the contour of the people and the object is blurred since you've increase it too much. I'm sure that with this great subject the original without too much PP work would have been very attractive.
Greetings.
Luc

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• gracious (0)
• [2007-02-06 10:32]
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Hello Vandana,
Very rich in colour, clarity and much details on your captured!
very well done
cheers
Tony

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• pablominto (27446)
• [2007-02-06 13:02]
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Hello Vandana,
The Peruvian women always seem to wear so colourful outfits..!
I wonder, is this a setup staged for the far away visitors, or possibly real daily life..?
Whatever... situation is well framed and captured with fine details!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• HaBeMa (3070)
• [2007-02-06 14:19]
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Hi Vandana;great colors,good frame-shot,high quality and compozision...
Habema.
:-]

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• moli (12616)
• [2007-02-06 14:59]
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Great one Vandana. Very interesting capture. And again .... wonderful concept with frame ;)
Well done.

Regards J-23

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• TheMystic (5903)
• [2007-02-06 15:33]
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I like both versions, while this one is an intimate view, the original sets it within the context of village life. Lovely colors.
Luc has some good points in his critique. This happens to me also, and then I scramble to find the version where I started from, backing up....
Interesting details on the ladies braid! Now for the cooking: is it edible (I mean, for average western tastes)?
Now, if any sparks from the fire escape, wow, with all that dry vegetation around....
Cheers
Otto

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• perryhooter (27343)
• [2007-02-06 15:45]
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Hello Vandana!

Your colorful photos are bringing me memories of a lady and once very active member of TL and her daughter Tyanne Santome (Tyanne). Tyanne is still active.

Colorful catch of a daily life scene. I just hope the image would be a bit sharper. Good idea to blurr the BG. I don't think it was necessary to saturate more the colors here.

Even if I use the maximum definition of my 8.0 megapixel camera, I increse the size 8 times before I start working with the lasso tool to blurr an area. This way the lines and contours are more accurate and less perceptible. here it is a bit too apparent. I have to agree with Luc and Fumare

I like the tight composition and framing.
Cheers!
Robert

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• lgfoto (2190)
• [2007-02-06 15:55]
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Great shot with very well captured atmosphere supported by composition and vivid colours. I like the framing.TFS

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• ZorroII (0)
• [2007-02-06 16:17]

I don’t think that the saturation is the issue here but more the compression factor. Likely the result of multiple saving in jpeg format but compression for sure.
I recommend converting your picture to tiff before pp. This way there is no compression if you save it more than once. The noise in the faces of the childrens really is unacceptable for the D70s. And I’m not talking about the smoke.
Also. There is too much unnecessary pp. The blur back ground for example.
Why not using a shorter dof instead? The odd edges around the pots shows an deficiency in your pp work.

POV. I would have like to see the woman’s face as well and I see a perfect angle for that.

My bottom line advise. Try to limit your pp work. From what I have seen of your work in general, pp is the most negative element of your photography. You have a great sensibility and a good eye. Don’t let the tech aspect rune that.

I hope that my comment can benefit everybody that didn’t notice those issues.

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• JohnTulip (35290)
• [2007-02-06 19:32]
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Vandana: Top shot!
Just as impressive as that stunning Machu Pichu!
The colors very rich and the perfect POV.. we look with them over there shoulders to what the 'daily pot'
brings on the table. Excellentpost! Razor sharp.
Looking forward to next.
TFS
John

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• sugah_bear69 (4362)
• [2007-02-06 23:51]

Hi Vandana,
Brilliant colors, the native costumes are a great capture, I love their hats, very stylish. Thanks for giving us a peek into their daily lives.
Fran

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• wenqing (11857)
• [2007-02-07 3:33]
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good journalistic work here vandana :)
love the bright bold colors
good comp and framing :)

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• Clickable (0)
• [2007-02-07 5:00]

very nice picture vandana! (and useful note too)
i like the focus in this picture and the frame adds to the image.
great job
J.
out of pts today.. back later!

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• vsinopoulos (13115)
• [2007-02-07 5:54]

Hi Vandana,
Nice daily life scene captured. Great colors and detail. I like you presentation, with the 3D effect.
TFS,
Vassilis

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• Viking (4383)
• [2007-02-07 9:24]
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Hello Vandana
Quick reply, (at the office and infact not alowed to do to much private things like this)
My God what a lot of talk here,
This is a nice colored photo!! and I checked that link you added, the colours look VERY strong over there.

A collegue of mine (standing next to me and we both are looking ) was there 2 years ago and confirmed your legenda in here.

Vandana, we are all AMATURES!! We have a hobby and you do great!! Recieving usefull hints? I do not see any! And you do not need to, its nice.
My God as if you have to do a University test..
how long are you doing your photo hobby, a year, 2 maybe ?
For those with far too strong critique can go see
this site:
I have NEVER been to Peru and you do a great efford in brining good photo's and stories!

Thanks go on posting and dont stop!! Take care :-)
Rob
(+ compliments from Fred, collegue here)

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• hay_kes (57581)
• [2007-02-07 10:46]

Hi vandana,
Very beautiful daily life shot of Peru.Nice colours and compo.TFS.
Cheers!

hAyAti

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• correcaminos2 (0)
• [2007-02-07 11:42]

Great picture, just at lunch time ehh?
I went there many times, I love the colours too...

Rafael

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• sleger (3549)
• [2007-02-07 15:42]

Hello Vandana

These pictures from Peru are so colourful. This one is nice and sharp as usual with a nice cropping. I find their small hat on the side of the head funny to look at.
TFS

Regards, Sylvain

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• denizler (11434)
• [2007-02-07 17:19]

Hi Vandana,
Wonderful photo.Very beautiful compo and colours.Congrats!!
Best Wishes,
Deniz.

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• c_rapp (7294)
• [2007-02-07 19:30]

Love the ws on this one. The original is a great picture the cropped framed version is too much. Love the colors. Very cool TFS
Christan

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• Pops71 (2093)
• [2007-02-07 21:09]

Hello Vandana,
Very colorful photo showing the daily life. Sharp details and good composition.
TFS
Regards
Pierre

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• Claudine (0)
• [2007-02-08 7:47]

Hello Vandana,
This is a very interesting scenery with beautiful colors indeed. I have to agree with Luc as the PP has done some strange things... I'll be very honest with you (and I think it's a compliment :) I prefer the original version ;) This is well done anyway with interesting notes. Thanks,
Claudine

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• csuebele (5403)
• [2007-02-08 8:06]

Lovely image. Great colors & framing. Out of points.

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• chrisJ (42710)
• [2007-02-08 8:39]

Hi Vandana

A wonderful daily life shot from Peru, with bright vibrant colours of the costumes, contrasting against the straw. Tfs!

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• Silke (23592)
• [2007-02-08 9:23]

This is another superb real-life capture, Vandana: beautifully composed, with great colours and details
TFS
silke
(back with :)

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• izmirli (17002)
• [2007-02-08 15:08]

merhaba my friend vandana
beautiful daily life picture.wonderful composition and colours.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

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• hamperium (0)
• [2007-02-09 10:02]

u travelled to a beautiful country
and u made a great picutre of it
what a bright colours !!
and nice story of daily life
tfs
Marco

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• Refugee (25542)
• [2007-02-10 14:34]

Hi Vandana, I have seen these colours and this location on another site I was once a member of. Well composed and fine detail. TFS,
David

Many thanks for your comment on ‘Golden Rays 5’

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• harpya (10130)
• [2007-02-10 17:26]

Hi Vandana,

I adore these people, his culture, his costume, his way and lifestyle.
They are plenty colors and a beautiful people.
The picture is wonderful.
Very good shot, Vandana!
Congratulations

Sérgio

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• Photograph2u (0)
• [2007-02-10 20:09]

Hello Vandana, wow, this is a great photo on those peruvians. They really have beautiful clothing with vivid colours. You did a perfect composition.

You do great in photography! Very well done!

Forget the harch comments!

Nicely done! Take care, Yan :)

ps: many thx for your review on "Quebec City's Bridges". I am pleased that you like it. Hope you forgive me for not replying sooner as I am running after time :)

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• anducina (8259)
• [2007-02-18 3:51]

Excellent compo and framing, superb vivid colors. An extremely picturesque scene.
TFS and have a nice Sunday !

Andreea

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• Werewolf (26142)
• [2007-02-18 12:27]

I enjoy the color of clothing and hat me too i assure you!
Hey i'm surprised! We use baguette like the Chinese but they are much bigger! Let's say it's BBQ baguettes :)
So they feed the oven with dry herbs! It probably need some quantity!

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• copadonat (4408)
• [2007-02-21 13:02]

Saludos Vandana

que te puedo decir hermosa est lindisma felicidades

Nat

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• eyesthetix (8708)
• [2007-02-25 8:49]

Another excellent shot.
Brilliant candid!
Great colours!
Well done.
best regards, Daniel

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• NEWART (0)
• [2008-01-02 5:45]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SHOT .............? AMAZING PHOTO ............... REGARDS BOBAN.