Crystal Clear (My Self-Portrait)

Critiques [Translate]

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• philip_coggan (9)
• [2004-07-03 22:33]

Very nice and soulful portrait (of the baby I mean!). The close crop is good.

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• bartove (2637)
• [2004-07-04 1:27]

Very Nice portrait,I also like the tight crop on his face and His beautiful eyes.

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• RGatward (19408)
• [2004-07-04 3:03]

Great shot and intersting thoughtful note.

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• Galeota (10315)
• [2004-07-04 3:11]

Well, yes, I can see you in this one. His eyes are beautiful. I like the tight crop on his face and also the sepia conversion. There is (again) a slight overexposed part on his nose and face (to the left. You could have fixed that in your pp. Well done Manuel.

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• Cool-ice (5279)
• [2004-07-04 3:35]

Your portraits are always showing emotions, Manuel, and this one is a special example of that.
This eye has so much intensity, it's impressive and I am really touched.
The PP in sepia is particularly excellent.
Great work !

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• carper (56042)
• [2004-07-04 3:54]

She is lovely Manuel.
I would that all people have such a look. I think it was peacefull. Good composition, well cropped, good chosen for the serpia tones, very good job here.

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• ChrisJ (57432)
• [2004-07-04 4:03]

Superb dof & clarity.

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• nwoehnl (60421)
• [2004-07-04 5:45]

Yes, his eyes yre crystal clear, Manny, just unbelievable. You're now at a point where you just naturally find exactly the kind of PP to arrive at the best presentation - like the way you cropped this one and decided to do the sepia conversion. Again your already great photo is elevated by your considerate notes. Very good work.

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• eleparc (24028)
• [2004-07-04 6:32]

eyes are and will always be the window to our souls...This is my problem too , since one can read all about me in my eyes,as i am often told... difficult position to stand when someone is really bugging you and you are trying to keep a flat face;-)) lol LOL this is excellent manny;-) glad we could see the real handsome you yesterday--) because you are hardly distinguishible here... the baby takes the winning ticket;-) incredible crop and baby's expression... congrats again!

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• ma-tibou (4566)
• [2004-07-04 7:07]

Magnifique portrait plein d'émotion, quel merveille regard candide , jusqu'a quand gardera-t-il cette candeur.

Splendid portrait full with emotion, which wonder ingenuous glance, until A when it keeps this frankness.

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• pridel (233)
• [2004-07-04 7:23]

je préfère cet auto-portrait au précédent :-)
c'est une superbe photo, les yeux sont magnifiques, j'aime beaucoup la lumière qui éclaire son visage. bravo

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• cmartos (6086)
• [2004-07-04 7:25]

Wonderful portrait, the reflection in the eyes is beautiful and the emotional aspect is very, very strong here. Lovely expression, tight crop, really lovely captured. Thanks for sharing Manuel.

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• spence (1671)
• [2004-07-04 7:46]

Beautiful eyes and a great intense look he has, and yes, you're there as well. Terrific off-centre tight crop and I love the choice of sepia for this.

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• jrj (33732)
• [2004-07-04 13:36]

Great eyes and with that reflection. Great baby portrait and of course with the most natural posing...

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• cgrindahl (6103)
• [2004-07-05 1:44]

A Manny classic, tightly cropped, off-centered child with expressive eyes. Perfect and spot on in B&W.

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• Jeppe (18562)
• [2004-07-05 3:19]

Great sharpness of this fine portrait and selfprotrait - Great work to watch as usual Manuel - the sepia gives a special touch.

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• Rinie_Hoff (9316)
• [2004-07-05 5:11]
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Hi Manny, actually, I should still stay away from TE, at least from writing crits, but this is a hit. Somehow, there's so much tenderness and innocence between you and this kid, that it's just jumping off my screen. It's really a lovely pic. Great work, Manny! Pure and tender!

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• kaychambers (1192)
• [2004-07-05 8:01]

Top imaging, the clarity of the skin and eyes, the reflection of the photographer on his pupils...fascinating result, well done!

Regards

Vic, Singapore, 5th July 2004

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• kikvel (4764)
• [2004-07-05 8:15]

It is a pleasure to see such a cute and beautiful portrait! congratulations.

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• Burnham (2449)
• [2004-07-05 8:18]

Ohhh, this is one I missed, it's always a bit annoying commenting on something when everyone has already said it all, that's what i get for being late :o)
I'll just quote A. Einstein, physician who knew what it was all about :
"Not everything that can be counted counts - not everything that counts can be counted"
It's a bit cheesy, bu he's right, what you felt here was so special and I thank you for sharing it.

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• bfly (5685)
• [2004-07-05 17:59]

I like your and Gal's self-portraits :)...I can see you in his eyes and this is something I first learned with my son's eyes...
Gal wrote patches of overexposure can be fixed in pp..I find it very difficult sometimes (ares around get burnt even if I apply several crops)..please also teach me if you know a good way to do this...

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• zto (292)
• [2004-07-06 9:40]

WOW, indeed crystal clear Manny. Perfect, perfect focus on the eyes. teh clarity is amazing. Very well done.

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• ale (1813)
• [2004-07-07 4:58]

Hi Manny,
you are so productive, I've lost a lot of your shots...I choose this one, this is beautiful and cute, I can see you perfectly in those great sweet eyes. I love this portrait and the choice of B&W.
Superb Manuel!

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• Eagle78 (1925)
• [2004-07-08 18:10]

What to say Manuel? Lovely :)

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• mikee (1913)
• [2004-07-09 1:53]

Excellent work. Wonderful portrait. The innocent expression of the baby is well captured. He seems to open his heart to you through his eyes. Well framed. Well done.

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• jhonny_blue (4938)
• [2004-07-09 5:12]

Very beautiful portrait. The kid has a beatiful black eyes, very expressives. The colour is great, a Little oversposed in the face, but it´s so charming ! :)
Very well done Manny!

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• pascalbene (1726)
• [2004-08-11 14:18]

An absolute realisation. A must. Congratulation.

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• emreozkurt (334)
• [2004-11-25 19:23]

Hello Manuel,
This is a very clear shot with a interesting way of a self portrait. You are very talented in taking portraits of people which needs strong communication skills which you must be very good on, like your photography.

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• azizbilgili (956)
• [2008-09-28 2:48]

Hi Manuel,

Great shot and intersting thoughtful note...

TFS