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The Bodyguard
Image Title:  The Bodyguard
 
 By: AJ Miller  
  Copyright ©2005



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Photographer AJ Miller {K:45772}
Project #40 Street Photography Camera Model Minolta A2
Categories People
Street
Film Format
Portfolio Tarifa
Lens Minolta A2
Uploaded 9/16/2005 Film / Memory Type Digital ISO 64
    ISO / Film Speed 0
Views 313 Shutter 1/125
Favorites Aperture f/8.0
Critiques 19 Rating
6.00
/ 7 Ratings
Location City -  Tarifa
State - 
Country - Spain   Spain
About Another shot from the Tarifa feria. Once again, the strong overhead sunlight and the busy background created difficult conditions for photography, although there was lots to photograph?

Played around with different ideas to enhance the image using adjustment layers in PSP9 including blurring, partially desaturating and fully desaturating the background. Finally settled on this version for UF. Other ideas appreciated!

(Sorry I?ve been quiet recently - I?m now in Poland and will try and catch up as soon as I can.)
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There are 19 Comments in 1 Pages
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George Black   {K:101993} 9/16/2005
A very nice record. I am particularly fond of the woman's tinted glasses. Fine, varied color.

Best wishes,
--George


Robert Kocs   {K:89061} 9/16/2005
Wonderful colorful composition with great b&w background! Very creative work and great idea! Splendid image AJ! Congrats!
My best regards!
Robert


andree lerat   {K:16818} 9/16/2005
I like the contrast between the bright colors of the women's clothing and the black and white background. Creates a nice depth. The guy "bodyguard" is just too funny... :) Andree


Larissa Nazarova   {K:12221} 9/16/2005
Great idea! I think you right, John to using bw b/k, it's bring people up.
Great job.
My regards, Larissa


Roger Williams   {K:83282} 9/16/2005
I can honestly say this is the first time I have seen a partially desatured image "work." Usually they just look gimmicky and unreal (to me). Maybe complete desaturation wasn't needed... those vivid colours would have triumphed anyway. But it certainly works as you have it here. The woman in green doesn't look as if she needs a bodyguard! More as if YOU did.


Marian Man   {K:69445} 9/16/2005
excellent work dear AJ!!!!!!! wonderful composition and marvelous colors!!!!!!!
my best regards
Marian


Jeanette Hägglund   {K:59974} 9/16/2005
What a party - nice captured John!

Jeajnete


AJ Miller   {K:45772} 9/16/2005
Thank you so much, Roger. I really do appreciate your honest comments. I thought long and hard about this image and wondered whether it was worth posting.

I'm struggling to find time to look at what's going on at the moment, but will be back shortly...

AJ


Hanggan Situmorang   {K:37824} 9/17/2005
Very nice colors and interesting moment captured here, John. Lovely presentation and expressions, too. Congrats!


Stephen Bowden   {K:64519} 9/17/2005
Excellent desaturation work AJ - a super photograph.

Best wishes,
Steve


Roberto Bertone   {K:13236} 9/18/2005
Ottima e folcloristica immagine John!!!

Saluti.


Endre Novak   {K:12549} 9/18/2005
Superb, great colours, Nice work,
Endre


Fakhra O.   {K:5971} 9/18/2005
Great composition John.
I liked how you seperated the colored customes of those beautiful ladies [and the handsome man :)]

Creative indeed.

Well done.

I deeply appreciate your kind and encouraging comment on my last photo.
regards.


Mark Wlaz   {K:4558} 9/18/2005
AJ,
The bright sunlight and bust background do certainly make this a challenging image to work with ... I think you did a super job with the desaturation to enable your subjects to capture the viewer's eye.
It also further emphasizes their costumes.
Well done!
Mark


Marilyn Nagy   {K:6008} 9/19/2005
John, Really like the desaturated background mixed with the very vibrant ladies' dresses. Well done. Marilyn


joanna ewa   {K:8061} 9/19/2005
this is rather nice job:)))))))))
excellent colors
regards:)


Mohamed Banna   {K:34222} 9/20/2005
perfect job
nice composition


Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia   {K:92418} 9/24/2005
marvelous color mix. superb. 7


Anthony Marchan   {K:8979} 9/26/2005
lol...i like the title..he seems so intimidating :) great colors you captured here, especially up against the b+w background. awesome
Anthony


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