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Posted by Stu (Scotland | Residing in Kyoto, Japan) on 18 April 2007 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
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Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand
Very nice photo, lovely background and colours. Great shot!
18 Apr 2007 5:23am
Stephanie from Hesperia, United States
I love the soft, romantic coloring. Great moment.
18 Apr 2007 5:48am
Chris Sullivan from Melbourne, Australia
Stu, this one is simply fantastic. For me one of your best. This would look great printed to a large scale and hung on the wall.
18 Apr 2007 6:17am
Aaron Schmidt from Auckland, New Zealand
Would have been perfect without the plastic bottle she's holding. Wonderful shot nonetheless.
18 Apr 2007 8:56am
Sash from Adelaide, Australia
Oustanding! You must have a gargantuan lens on that camera of yours as I'm almost certain you wouldn't have dared to take this photo whilst being in view of the subject. It captures a private moment without interfering in the outcome of the image, for which I am in awe of.
As for the previous comment (above this one) with the "plastic bottle" reference, I feel it is my duty to state my opinion on that: an utterly useless part of the statement without an iota of constructive criticism to it. It's like saying to the crew of Eagle 1: 'That photo would have been superb had the Earth not been round.' Get your head out, Aaron! The photo is perfect because it captures the essence of a deeply private moment.
18 Apr 2007 11:41am
Yukie from Kyoto, Japan
Superb shot, Stu! love this cpmposition, blurry Sakura background and really warm colours.
18 Apr 2007 11:47am
Francis from Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Love all the complimentary brown tones in this great composition. Well done Stu !
18 Apr 2007 1:46pm
Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States
Stunning capture of a private moment. Its full of emotion.. really a great one
18 Apr 2007 3:30pm
Kheoh Yee Wei from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A warm image,love the emotional pay-back from this one =)
18 Apr 2007 4:13pm
Michael from Glasgow, United Kingdom
Definitely one of your best for me too. A wonderful image of a private moment. Great composition and DOF. Great stuff.
18 Apr 2007 10:35pm
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
This is colossal! Her almost-perfect symmetry and yet off centre positioning is wonderful as is the 'PET' bottle - a ubiquitous feature of modern Japan. The shallow DOF with the flowers in the background, the stunning backlighting, the way her face is hidden by her pose... Pow, pow, pow!!! It's almost too beautiful. Definitely worthy of National Geographic or some such.
22 Apr 2007 11:59pm
@Damon Schreiber: Wow. Thanks so much for those kind words Damon! Much appreciated mate.
BTW - I'm ready to roll with the water theme. 3 images already uploaded and awaiting suitable titles.
Looking forward to seeing what you've come up with!
Calcifer from Czech Republic
Very quiet and confidential moment you captured with a great eye.
Those warm colours and softly blurred background are very pleasant too.
Very nice work!!
23 Apr 2007 9:21am
Canon EOS Kiss X
1/400 second
F/9.0
ISO 400
200 mm