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More from my shoot with Lauren at Kubota Gardens in Seattle:
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K 135mm 2.5

spyglass · 12-27-2010, 05:09 PM

Nice series. The 5th shot is superb. I also like the 3rd shot.

Spyglass

Sparkle · 12-27-2010, 05:28 PM

I have always wondered why such unnatural poses are photographed.

spyglass · 12-27-2010, 05:35 PM

Originally posted by Sparkle

I have always wondered why such unnatural poses are photographed.

....... there is something alluring about fragile beauty and fallen or broken angels. In this series it offers a dark side and some mystery.

Spyglass

Sparkle · 12-27-2010, 05:46 PM

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To me, there is nothing fragile or angelic here. Simply the mystery which I noted.

alan_smithee_photos · 12-27-2010, 10:57 PM

@spyglass, appreciate the comments. I posted a few others here last week.

Originally posted by Sparkle

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Indeed. And I would submit that even the most unnatural of poses - think a ballet dancer on point - can be exquisitely beautiful.

But to each his own. Me? I can take or leave most macro shots of bugs and such. They can occasionally be fascinating or disturbing but I rarely find them moving.

Frogfish · 12-28-2010, 02:13 AM

Particularly like #4 (but I would have preferred to see her face - eyes open or shut) and especially #5 (maybe a touch of Burn on her nose would improve it as it looks very close to blowing out).

**Ash** · 12-28-2010, 04:22 AM

3 and 5 worked out particularly well. Some do appear soft, though, but you have an interesting subject in Lauren.

spyglass · 12-28-2010, 09:49 AM

Originally posted by alan_smithee_photos

@spyglass, appreciate the comments. I posted a few others here last week.

Thanks for posting a link to your previous post. I enjoy those photos as well. It is easy for us as photographers to fall into the trap of following the norm, or the expected. So many portrait shots go for the perfectly round peg in a standard round hole. Nice to see a little edge and expand the imagination. I also like the natural outdoor elements you worked into the shots.

Look forward to seeing more,

Spyglass

**Scottnorwo** · 12-28-2010, 05:16 PM

Nice series. #3 and #5 really stand out from the others.

alan_smithee_photos · 12-29-2010, 09:53 AM

Thanks, all.
Re:

Originally posted by Frogfish

#5 (maybe a touch of Burn on her nose would improve it as it looks very close to blowing out).

Yeah, totally agree. Here's a version that's less high-key:

Selectively burning it would be better but I do like it less blown.

Frogfish · 12-29-2010, 10:38 AM

Yes, much better .... and a beautiful shot.

**Rense** · 12-30-2010, 02:52 AM

Great shots, from which the nrs. 3 and 5 are most appealing to me! And the added one is even better!

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12-27-2010, 05:09 PM	#2
spyglass Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 747	Nice series. The 5th shot is superb. I also like the 3rd shot. Spyglass

12-27-2010, 05:28 PM	#3
Sparkle Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,521	I have always wondered why such unnatural poses are photographed.

12-27-2010, 05:35 PM	#4
spyglass Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 747	Originally posted by Sparkle I have always wondered why such unnatural poses are photographed. ....... there is something alluring about fragile beauty and fallen or broken angels. In this series it offers a dark side and some mystery. Spyglass

12-27-2010, 05:46 PM	#5
Sparkle Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,521	Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To me, there is nothing fragile or angelic here. Simply the mystery which I noted.

12-27-2010, 10:57 PM	#6
alan_smithee_photos Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 844 Original Poster	@spyglass, appreciate the comments. I posted a few others here last week. Originally posted by Sparkle Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Indeed. And I would submit that even the most unnatural of poses - think a ballet dancer on point - can be exquisitely beautiful. But to each his own. Me? I can take or leave most macro shots of bugs and such. They can occasionally be fascinating or disturbing but I rarely find them moving.

12-28-2010, 02:13 AM	#7
Frogfish Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shanghai Posts: 4,490	Particularly like #4 (but I would have preferred to see her face - eyes open or shut) and especially #5 (maybe a touch of Burn on her nose would improve it as it looks very close to blowing out).

12-28-2010, 04:22 AM	#8
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	3 and 5 worked out particularly well. Some do appear soft, though, but you have an interesting subject in Lauren.

12-28-2010, 09:49 AM	#9
spyglass Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 747	Originally posted by alan_smithee_photos @spyglass, appreciate the comments. I posted a few others here last week. Thanks for posting a link to your previous post. I enjoy those photos as well. It is easy for us as photographers to fall into the trap of following the norm, or the expected. So many portrait shots go for the perfectly round peg in a standard round hole. Nice to see a little edge and expand the imagination. I also like the natural outdoor elements you worked into the shots. Look forward to seeing more, Spyglass

12-28-2010, 05:16 PM	#10
Scottnorwo Millionth Poster! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stafford, New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,086	Nice series. #3 and #5 really stand out from the others.

12-29-2010, 09:53 AM	#11
alan_smithee_photos Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 844 Original Poster	Thanks, all. Re: Originally posted by Frogfish #5 (maybe a touch of Burn on her nose would improve it as it looks very close to blowing out). Yeah, totally agree. Here's a version that's less high-key: Selectively burning it would be better but I do like it less blown.

12-29-2010, 10:38 AM	#12
Frogfish Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shanghai Posts: 4,490	Yes, much better .... and a beautiful shot.

12-30-2010, 02:52 AM	#13
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050	Great shots, from which the nrs. 3 and 5 are most appealing to me! And the added one is even better!

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