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Fernando Diniz
{K:1236} 2/6/2006
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What a great photo. I really like the colors and the aperture chosen that gives this blurry soft efect. Congratulation. Beautiful model's eyes,
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Manu
{K:13082} 2/6/2006
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Let's hope she's still around....she makes for a n excellent model....good work, Nathan
Good luck
Manu
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Dev
{K:3500} 2/6/2006
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Incredible portrait. Can't believe the softness of this photo. The texture is so that, it gives a feel as if she's sipping the cola in heaven ;) Well done! Loved the color of the eyes. Into my favs.
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davide lupo-pasini
{K:8079} 2/7/2006
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Hi, Nathan!
it's THE perfect portrait, by my taste
wonderful use of selective focus
there's nothing out of place, if i could talk in musical terms, this shot, it's exactly like a perfect tuned orchestra!
80 elements that works everyone at their best...
believe me...
a 7/7, and straight to my favorites!
Sincerely
ciao
Davide
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:192044} 2/7/2006
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oh... woow nathan, also me i'm sure for a 5 critiques and 5 favs.. other 68 is my year of born..
is marvelous my friend , very cool, also i have a question, if you want.. send you by mail!!!
fantastic..
roby
7+
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:192044} 2/7/2006
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is absolutely fantastic the soft focusing!
cheers
roby
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Mary Sue Hayward
{K:17531} 2/7/2006
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This portrait is a great example of why you are one of my favorite photographers on this site. Every element works; it is just elegant! This dymanic image raises classic portraiture to a transcendent level.
I keep coming back to this image over and over. Really beautiful work, Nathan.
Congrats on the awards!!
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nathan combs
{K:2236} 2/8/2006
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i sent you a email ancering your ??? my computer did some thing a bit funny so let me know if you got it and i post the how to also for every one
1. if you do not have CS or CS2 (i have CS) it is ok becuse this workes with any verion of PS
2. in PS after photo is opend make a coppy layer of the bacground photo
3. go to filter- bluer- gaussin bluer make shour your set on the coppy of background layer
4. in gaussin bluer set how munch you would like to have the photo bluerd i usly do 40+ but you may wont more or less
5. in the layers tool palet multiply
6. Ctrl+U desaterate the bacground coppy
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manna kel
{K:47} 2/8/2006
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wow, the colors in this mesh perfectly... your eye never stays in one stop. i love it.
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:192044} 2/8/2006
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OMG nathan your explanation is so perfect.. now /with time ) i try.. and after the result.. for to see..
thank you so much, and new congrats for the double awards my dear friend..
take care
ciao ciao.
roby
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Fabiola Barrientos
{K:8166} 2/10/2006
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Ella parece estar esperando a alguien triste...sentada con la merida perdida en algún recuerdo. La iluminación es esplénida y los tonos verdosos increíbles.
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Dan Asher
{K:3} 2/12/2006
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Bravo Nathan! This caught my eye straight away!
Congrats!
Dan
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Ayman AlJammaz
{K:485} 2/12/2006
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beautiful
congrats on a well deserved awards
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Eduardo. B
{K:337} 2/12/2006
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Hi Nathan,
That is a very special portrait concerning focus, colors, light and composition. I love it and selected to my favorites.
Regards
Eduardo
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ann!e
{K:2441} 2/12/2006
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very nice.... and beautiful!!
I like it very much....
best wishes
annie
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Guilherme Labarrere
{K:4924} 2/12/2006
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Lovely portrait, great light. congrats
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Roland Lacson
{K:12214} 2/12/2006
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I echo both Dev & Mary's comment regarding the image. The overall softness, punctuated by her piercing blue eyes makes for an outstanding portrait, I'm guessing windowlit alone as main. The crop really worked well here & the green tank top gives good separation of the model to background, skin tone is spot on. Well done Nathan & warm congrats for the twin awards, regards.
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Romy Fabian Garmaz
{K:17105} 2/12/2006
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Nathan
Wooooooow.
Perfect ... 7 / 7
very very beatiful
congrats for award
Romy
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Louise Vessey
{K:13859} 2/12/2006
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Lovely softness and mood here. Colours are super too! Well done.
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Ron Wilson
{K:18170} 2/13/2006
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Hi Nathan great shot and post work. Congrats on the awards. But I got a few questions. What is the PS action in the quote? Did you get the blur that way or from the aperature? Did you play with her eyes in post? Gausian blur of 40 with a multiple did nothing or so it seems. What does this do? Regardless the shot is in my fav.
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nathan combs
{K:2236} 2/13/2006
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the PS action is how i got the softness in the photo i do it in a lot of photos her eyes are REALLY blue and seem to really pop well with the right lighting but i think it high light her eyes when i did the processes it dues it as a side effect some times and i town down the color saturation a lot of the time i may have used the saturation brush added saturation to her eyes then 10% doge highlights then burned 10% burn the shadows on the eyes with the doge and burn tool some thing i also do with some of the photos i do a nether thing i do (not in this photo) i will put the eyes on a seaport layer and make them slightly bigger you can not over do it or it will look to overnice
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Ron Wilson
{K:18170} 2/14/2006
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The ps action is how you got the softness? I don't understand. When I set the blur to 40+ and the mode to multiple the effect seems to be negated. The de-saturizing does little too. All these actions in a duplicate background layer at 100% opacity has no effect. Am I missing something?
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nathan combs
{K:2236} 2/15/2006
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i tell you what if you email me the photo your trying to do and a good time to call you i would be happy to walk you throw it over the phone my good computer is down but i have a back up i can use if you would like email photo to smoke4@rocketmail.com and your phone # and lets see if there is a good time we can talk
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nathan combs
{K:2236} 2/15/2006
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i tell you what if you email me the photo your trying to do and a good time to call you i would be happy to walk you throw it over the phone my good computer is down but i have a back up i can use if you would like email photo to smoke4@rocketmail.com and your phone # and lets see if there is a good time we can talk
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Steven Hackett
{K:1309} 2/22/2006
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WOW, so nice, love the face and eyes
overall great shot
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Steven Hackett
{K:1309} 3/2/2006
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There's so much to like about this,
very nice...>
Ever go around the Luray area.? for PIC's.?
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João Tavares
{K:41461} 3/23/2006
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Nathan congratulations for the deserve awards SC & BIP!
joão
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Hakan AKIRMAK
{K:16337} 4/18/2006
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Great work Nathan! Congratulations!
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Maurizio Massetti
{K:30460} 4/23/2006
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Very nice blurry effect, excellent expression of the girl. Very nice shot and good post-production.
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d... R...
{K:-187} 5/12/2006
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This needs much more...
Very ordinary to me... soft DOF yes, but nothing compelling...
Some of your others are interesting. ; )
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d... R...
{K:-187} 5/12/2006
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Meant to add...
Too much of a "neatimage" or plastic feel to me, just the style aspect. This is just a personal taste choice...
; )
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Evina Schmidova
{K:2034} 5/20/2006
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hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm nice ***
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Neven S.
{K:1515} 9/16/2006
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fantastic photo
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Ciana Worme
{K:6805} 11/6/2006
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This is a really great composition. The colors are marvelous and the model's expression is priceless. Well done!
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Roger Skinner
{K:75111} 3/25/2007
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abstract?? as in abstract thought...
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Avi
{K:67818} 9/9/2007
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Very nice.. the soft glow is an excellent bit of PP..
WELL DESERVED double awards, Nathan !!
Cheers !! 
Avi
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Anne Knes
{K:60534} 3/23/2008
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Excellent .
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