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Mitra Nademi-Nassari
{K:14312} 12/7/2005
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This is really neat, Ina. Good work!
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 12/7/2005
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Thanks Mitra :)
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Pooriya Zarrabi
{K:3833} 12/7/2005
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great...
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 12/7/2005
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Thanks Pooriya :)
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Kiarang Alaei
{K:48453} 12/7/2005
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Very well idea as the texture and similar details!
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 12/7/2005
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Thanks Kiarang :)
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59907} 12/7/2005
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Lovely shot with such warm mood! Nice sephia and details!
jeanette
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Yahya El Hosafy
{K:8366} 12/7/2005
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very nice photo Ina.
i like how the bench is taking a small area of the photo. the dry plants add alot to the meaning too.
keep it up.
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 12/7/2005
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Thanks very much Jeanette :)
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 12/7/2005
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Thanks Yahya, not my usual stuff :)
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Rashed Abdulla
{K:153041} 12/7/2005
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wonderful composition my friend ,very atractive and plesent capture,great details and very beautiful tone,very best regards my friend..
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Mark Longo
{K:12757} 12/7/2005
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I love the textures and color in this image. The bench is lovely and you have shown the overgrown aspects of the surroundings very well.
One observation though, the image seems to want a central focus. The plant matter is distracts from the bench a bit, even though the bench is the strongest object in the shot, tending to rob the composition of a central focus. Since neither the bench nor the plants are centered in the view they sort of fight each other a little bit for center-of-attention. Yet, the plant matter emphasizes the overgrown/neglected feeling of the bench area, which is perhaps your intent and is a strength of the composition, I think. Perhaps more DOF would help either the plant mater or the bench befome the center-of-attention as your focus choice dictates? Of course all this is just my own subjective impression, other eyes must surely disagree!
And apart from the critique, your trademark clarity, color and lighting/exposure/texture sesibilities are in fine force here. The wide range of browns bring a chromatic harmony to the shot.
Mark
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 12/7/2005
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Thanks Mark for the detailed observation. I don't know how I can fix this, other than re-crop. Here's a color version (4x3 ratio down from 6X4), I don't know if this sheds any light on the focus, or not, but I'll include anyway (see below):
I may not be able to answer very quickly for next few few days. Thanks for your comment :)
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Endre Novak
{K:12534} 12/7/2005
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Nice tones and details here, too.
Endre
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 12/7/2005
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:-) Endre :)
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Kathy Hillard
{K:25721} 12/8/2005
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You know that I love benches, Ina, and this is pretty cool! Nice tones! The "bench lover" in me wants to see the whole bench :) but this is a nice perspective. Nice work!
Kathy
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Kathy Hillard
{K:25721} 12/8/2005
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After sending off my comment I scrolled down and read the other comments. I see that you attached the original per Mark's comment. I guess I got my wish and was able to see the whole bench after all! I really like the original shot! I think if it was cropped right behind the tall white weed it would be a really nice image on it's own!
Kathy (again)
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Neal Nye
{K:15827} 12/8/2005
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Thanks Ina. I like your original version the best. I like the tension created by showing only part of the bench. And I like the tall verticals for the dried plants which balance the diagonals of the bench back nicely. And I like the variety of browns, punctuated by the spots of orange. I guess I like everything about this.
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 12/8/2005
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Thanks Neal, I'm happy you like it! "This Bench's for you!" - You must be pretty overwhelmed by now by comments - I'll be off for a couple of days, have a great week!
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 12/8/2005
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Hi Kathy, I know you love benches, but also leaves, fog, kids, and barns! Here's another bench (attached) just for you, from my collection of two years ago - frozen in February after a storm! I'll be away for a couple of days, take care, and thanks!
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Kathy Hillard
{K:25721} 12/8/2005
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Now that is COOL (in more ways than one :)) Ina! Thanks for uploading it for me!
Talk to you when you get back!
Kathy
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Aram Gharib
{K:4095} 12/8/2005
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Beneath the cold chaos, there is a reflection of warmth that tries to reach us. Nice texture and coloring. Thank you.
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 12/8/2005
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Thanks Aram! Regarding the warmth, many of these park benches are donated by people in the memory of a loved one (not this bench) - but many others have a plaque about that person or persons. It's actually quite moving! This one was buried in leaves and invaded by weeds, I thought it was beautiful :)
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Aram Gharib
{K:4095} 12/8/2005
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What a great idea for donation. It's much less "natural" than those initials and hearts carved in the wood! But it's more civic.
There is a lovely song by Georges Brassens about the lovers on public benches (I don't know where can you find a decent English translation; all I found was a Spanish translation but as I don't know Spanish, I have no idea about its quality:
Qui té ulls a cal ferrer,
Es pot pensar ben bé
Que els bancs on seu la gent
Solament són al carrer per (a)l pòtol i el panxut,
I això és una absurditat
Perquè la veritat
? A mi em sembla evident ?
És que hi són per a acollir els amors al seu debut.
Refrain
Les parelletes que als bancs públics fan calaix
De petons, de petons,
Ignorant que els miren de biaix
Els vianants honestos ;
Les parelletes que als bancs públics fan calaix
De petons, de petons,
Tot dient-se tòpics carrinclons,
Són ben trempades, com hi ha món !!!
???
I s'agafen de la mà
Parlant de l'endemà,
Del color del paper
Que omplirà el seu dormitori amb tons plens de dolçor?
I s'hi veuen, ell fumant
I ella poster brodant,
Al seu feliç recer,
Escollint possibles noms pe(r a)l seu futur nadó.
Au refrain
La família Tudurí,
Si es troba pel camí
Una visió semblant,
Llança esguards inquisidors contra el duet insà.
Tanmateix, tota la toia
? Pare, mare, noia,
Fill i Esperit Sant ?
Prou voldrien en el fons poder-los imitar? !
Au refrain
Quan el temps haurà passat,
Quan s'hagin apagat
Els somnis i la sang,
Quan el cel se'ls omplirà amb un núvol fosc i eixut,
Sols llavors veuran prou clar
Que fou carrers enllà,
Quan seien en un banc,
Quan van viure el millor tros del seu amor perdut?
)
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Robert Kocs
{K:89061} 12/8/2005
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Very, very nice composition with great details! Well composed & seen theme. Love the warm tones and the exciting natural details. Well done dear friend! Nice dedication for our friend Neal! Great job Ina!
Have a nice day!
Robert
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Gabriela Tanaka
{K:17991} 12/8/2005
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My goodness, you too dedicated a shot to Neal!! He'll get lost among dedications! This is very beautiful, I like it, I made it a favourite and it is my kind of shot!The colours, the texture, those dried grasses and the expecting bench.What a world of symbols!
Love from Gabriela
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Yoshiyuki Tanaka
{K:13580} 12/9/2005
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Very, very beautiful!
YT
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Susie OConnor
{K:34798} 12/9/2005
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I like the treatment here Ina. This overgrown bench still looks somehow inviting and I love the little bits of orange in the leaves. Good job Ina.
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Alicia Popp
{K:82471} 12/9/2005
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Prciosa composición, bellos colores!!!. Felicitaciones!!!
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Ahmed Ismail
{K:19853} 12/9/2005
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Beautiful shot with nice tones. I like the composition with the bench on the side and the dry like grasses around showing a left out feeling.
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 12/11/2005
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Thanks Aram for the Brassens lyrics - I don't know much Spanish - just a few words, enough to understand some of the UF critiques, but not enough to grasp a poem! French would be much better, I'll look it up in French :) Best regards, Ina
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György Szönyi
{K:8347} 12/11/2005
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Lovely, Ina. A lot of visual beauty on this pic. At first sight I thought you dedicated it to Kathy Hillard. But sure Neal also deserves it. Cheers, Gyuri
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 12/11/2005
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Thanks for all your nice comments, Yoshiyuki :)
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Aram Gharib
{K:4095} 12/16/2005
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Ooops! Sorry! Here is the original version:
Les Amoureux des Bancs Publics
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Les gens qui voient de travers
Pensent que les bancs verts
Qu'on voit sur les trottoirs
Sont faits pour les impotents ou les ventripotents
Mais c'est une absurdité
Car à la vérité
Ils sont là c'est notoir'
Pour accueillir quelques temps les amours débutants.
Refrain :
Les amoureux qui s'bécott'nt sur les bancs publics
Bancs publics, bancs publics
En s'foutant pas mal du r'gard oblique
Des passants honnêtes
Les amoureux qui s'bécott'nt sur les bancs publics
Bancs publics, bancs publics
En s'disant des « je t'aim' » pathétiques
Ont des p'tit's gueul's bien sympathiqu's.
———
Ils se tiennent par la main
Parlent du lendemain
Du papier bleu d'azur
Que revêtiront les murs de leur chambre à coucher
Ils se voient déjà doucement
Ell' cousant, lui fumant
Dans un bien-être sûr
Et choisissent les prénoms de leur premier bébé.
Au refrain
Quand la saint' famill' Machin
Croise sur son chemin
Deux de ces malappris
Elle leur décoch' hardiment des propos venimeux
N'empêch' que tout' la famill'
Le Père, la Mère, la Fille
Le Fils, le Saint-Esprit
Voudrait bien de temps en temps pouvoir s'conduir' comme eux.
Au refrain
Quand les mois auront passé,
Quand seront apaisés
Leurs beaux rêves flambants
Quand leur ciel se couvrira de gros nuages lourds
Ils s'apercevront émus
Qu'c'est au hasard des rues
Sur un d'ces fameux bancs
Qu'ils ont vécu le meilleur morceau de leur amour.
Au refrain
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Voilà !
-- Aram
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