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Frank Fremerey

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Re: The Puppetplayer
« Reply #15 on: August 08, 2015, 20:38:35 »
Quote from: Gary on August 08, 2015, 17:04:26
What ... bad credit and you drink too much wine?

Is it OK to drink too much wine when your credit is all right?
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Re: The Puppetplayer
« Reply #16 on: August 08, 2015, 20:40:01 »
I think she is a woman actor. As expressed in my first post concerning the box and the saw.
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Re: The Puppetplayer
« Reply #17 on: August 08, 2015, 21:13:35 »
Thank you All for your comments and reactions ;)

Gary, Erik, Frank. ( I agree. I just took the orignal and only deleted an unwanted blurred head on the left side of the image)   -  Reframed  version.


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Re: The Puppetplayer
« Reply #18 on: August 08, 2015, 21:23:13 »
Quote from: BEZ on August 08, 2015, 16:50:00
The puppets eye contact is mesmerising  ....well done!

Personal taste but the image screams Black and White to me.

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Thanks Bez, initially I hadn't taught about that, as I adore red  ;)   But during framing and cropping the image, Black and White seemed more evident indeed.



B & W  version


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Re: The Puppetplayer
« Reply #19 on: August 09, 2015, 04:05:05 »
Quote from: Frank Fremerey on August 08, 2015, 20:38:35
Quote from: Gary on August 08, 2015, 17:04:26
What ... bad credit and you drink too much wine?

Is it OK to drink too much wine when your credit is all right?

Wine makes my bad credit right ... wine makes everything right .. lol
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Re: The Puppetplayer
« Reply #20 on: August 09, 2015, 04:07:51 »
The new framing really makes you zero in on the puppet.
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Re: The Puppetplayer
« Reply #21 on: August 09, 2015, 07:33:54 »
I like the BW. All in there.
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Re: The Puppetplayer
« Reply #22 on: August 09, 2015, 09:24:05 »
Now it works!
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Re: The Puppetplayer
« Reply #23 on: August 09, 2015, 09:57:31 »
Love the cropped color version.  To me, the red/pink gloves, hat and hair are essential accent of the image.
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Re: The Puppetplayer
« Reply #24 on: August 09, 2015, 15:07:40 »
I like it, great shot.

 I agree regarding the cropping, and if there is a RAW file, pulling highlights would greatly improve it as well. The white puppet looks slightly overexposed.

But the shot is great, usually photographs of street performers tend to be dull, but the eye contact here changes everything. Colours are good, the man is charismatic, and even the hanger adds some fun to it.
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Re: The Puppetplayer
« Reply #25 on: August 09, 2015, 20:24:16 »
Black and white for me!
But I would ease up on the contrast or blackness or something...
The man's face is nicely seen in the color version, but in the BW it disappears.
Blown highlights of her dress are OK to my eye, but now her face is blown I think.
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Re: The Puppetplayer
« Reply #26 on: August 10, 2015, 00:07:05 »
I like the tonality of the man's face in the B+W.  It makes him seem like an evil creature manipulating an innocent young woman.  Scary.
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Re: The Puppetplayer
« Reply #27 on: August 10, 2015, 08:06:07 »
the last B&W is really great!
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