Tha man & pyramids

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• Mireille (2592)
• [2003-12-28 15:29]
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Très beau portrait qui nous transporte dans un autre temps. Lumière et profondeur de champs parfaites. Très bon travail !

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• Eagle78 (1925)
• [2003-12-28 15:30]
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Great composition Ayman! Love the detailed face of this man and the DOF you choosed! Some would prefer a more focused pyramides but i like it this way. Maybe the angle could be a litle bit diferent just to avoid the shadow on the man´s eyes

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• nwoehnl (60499)
• [2003-12-28 15:36]
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Excellent portrait, Ayman. The lines on the man's weathered face can be seen very well, and the pyramids are just visible enough to tell where this is without looking at the location info. Good composition, and very nice note as well. You seem to be developing a trademark for shots with blurry pyramids in the background ;-) but all of them are great!

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• Georges (11177)
• [2003-12-28 15:49]
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Belle prise de vue .
Le cadré de profile montre toute l'expression de ce visage reveur le second ne nous trompe pas sur le lieu de prise
Bravo Ayman pour cette presentation

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• zto (292)
• [2003-12-28 15:56]
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This is a beautifull potrait. The framing is really great as well as the structure of thie mans face. I also like the composition with the old man and the old pyramids in the background. It adds content to the photo. Relly great.

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• Keitht (1086)
• [2003-12-28 16:33]
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There have been a number of posts on the general subject of people and the Pyramids and I think this is my favourite so far. The man seems deep in thought and the out of focus pyramids seem to be that thought. His position in frame is good and he seems to be looking somewhere in the distance, but whether in space or time who knows? The total composition really works well for me.
Cloning out the black area may improve the whole thing slightly but that is a very minor criticism.

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• snuggleaphagus (4128)
• [2003-12-28 16:57]
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Beautiful, amazing DOF nad the colors are marvelous too.

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• scalerman (21983)
• [2003-12-28 17:18]
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a classic profile shot makes use of the backdrop as well. The only thing I would have changed would have been to make the pyramids a little clearer, but not much.

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• giladf (284)
• [2003-12-28 18:31]
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great prtrait! great framing! I think I would have try to get a bit deeper DOF, but I really like it anyway!

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• Didi (31134)
• [2003-12-28 19:29]
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Bon portrait au cadrage serré sur fond flou.
La DOF est bien travaillée. Ce qui constitue une très bonne composition.

Good portrait with the framing tightened on vague bottom. The DOF is well worked. What constitutes a very good composition.

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• andyohare (437)
• [2003-12-28 19:39]
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DOF is perfect! We don't need to see the man's eyes, his expression is evident from the lines in his face. Bravo!

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• PechePassion (483)
• [2003-12-28 23:52]
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Je suis content de voir une photo de toi avec un commentaire de suite ma tete se met à rever et comprends mieux la photo .

Le travail du fond donne à cette photo tout son charme et sa chaleur en mettant en avnt cette homme si celebre desormais !

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• osamaatef (161)
• [2003-12-29 3:12]
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dear ayman very very nice shot and very good composition

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• clodreno (0)
• [2003-12-29 3:36]
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This shot is really nice Ayman. Love the way you composed it with the guy on the right of the screen. Nice profile portrait.

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• femkevdh (2633)
• [2003-12-29 5:00]
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if I ever have the chance, I will definetely look him up. I love this portrait! Good choice to take him from the side. The vague pyramids are just right i.m.h.o.

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• dominique (11381)
• [2003-12-29 5:18]
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Perfect, it is really well done, a beautiful work the pyramids in bottom and one carried of with dimensions, I like.

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• avigur_11 (21241)
• [2003-12-29 6:33]
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Very good play of DOF, Ayman. the pyramids is well known to everyone and can be recognized only by their shape, so you have the pyramides withoit actually show them - good job here. The man is well captured, with good use of light. Well done.

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• PLD_images (7112)
• [2003-12-29 8:14]
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Wow this is a great photograph Ayman. The position of the man is just perfect here and so are the details on his face. The DOF works so well also. By beeing out of focus they dont distract from the main subject and at the same time, they add so much to the shot. Great work here.

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• cool_s15 (4040)
• [2003-12-29 10:28]
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Nice composition, Ayman! Nice used of DOF as well. Very well done!

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• shadi_atos (403)
• [2003-12-29 16:03]

great portrait and i like the lines of the old man with the pyramids in the background perfect composition nice shot

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• maciekda (19444)
• [2003-12-30 2:25]

simply a great stuff. such a smile composition, but such a great effect here. I am sure the place around those pyramids is a great place to wander around with a camera, and as we can see here a bit of imagination and creativity gives a great effect. bravo!
oh, but where is the third pyramid?

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• joseelias (361)
• [2004-01-02 6:21]

You've got some of the most interesting photos of the piramids I've seen.

It's great how you make them background elements. To me this enhances the interest because it gives a new perspective over them by showing what's going around.

In this sequence, while your sport photos create a great contrast, this one show us the human element. Composition is excelent and so DOF.

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• dovi (1064)
• [2004-01-06 1:30]

Yes, this is a great shot, your object is very interesting and the light on his face is perfect as the DOF is, well done Ayman.

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• tdanny (663)
• [2004-01-08 9:54]

Fine shot and well composed with pyramids as background. Fine detail of the man's face.

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• c_kyr (1810)
• [2004-02-13 11:55]

Wonderful details on the man's face. Be sure that I will look for him when I come to Egypt!

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• mcreider (673)
• [2004-02-15 10:08]
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IMHO, a fill-in flash could have helped a lot...

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• touristdidi (8525)
• [2004-02-17 10:53]

I like his face!!!!!! I will never ride a camel again, so I probably will not meet him in person! They are too high off the ground for me!

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• veimann (1250)
• [2004-02-27 18:14]

very-very-very !!!

To me something to say :)

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• GuillaumeR (131)
• [2004-03-16 10:47]
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Great picture, i love the fond with the pyramids but maybe colors aren't totally perfect, look to my workshop...

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• CoolDan (2486)
• [2004-06-14 7:19]

Quel beau portrait Ayman, très bien composé. J'aime beaucoup la profondeur de champs floue. Bravo.

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• chagovets (190)
• [2004-08-10 17:25]

Great portrait, it's the man's eye in the shade that concerns me a little bit, otherwise perfect shot, worth exposing in galleries or being printed on postcards. The guy was lucky to meet you... as were you of course! Bravo.

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• venus (736)
• [2005-10-12 3:12]

Nice shot. Sharp photo, good shadows.
Great job.

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• Albrecht (10746)
• [2005-10-18 14:00]

Hi Ayman
Wonderful compo with a lot of depth. good use of DOF and POV.
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