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"Fragile"
by jnconradie


05-APR-2008	jnconradie

credits: Heinrich (model) and Nico (make-up artist *)

* I helped to get his hands dirty enough, OK :-)

Version 2: slight edits to black background

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jnconradie		14-Apr-2008 18:58
Thanks, CJ! :-) Regards Nico

Canon DSLR Challenge		13-Apr-2008 00:03
Great idea and well done Nico - nice detail, lighting and DOF. CJ

jnconradie		11-Apr-2008 16:25
Thanks, Greg! :-) Regards Nico

Canon DSLR Challenge		11-Apr-2008 00:00
Nice clairity and detail. Dont forget to wash your hands before dinner. ;) Greg C,

jnconradie		08-Apr-2008 17:45
Thanks, Michael! :-) Regards Nico

Guest		07-Apr-2008 19:39
Nicely conceived and lit Nico, a very effective picture and bang on topic. Michael

jnconradie		06-Apr-2008 07:08
Thanks for the comments and suggestions for improvements. Always appreciated. k2 - I tried to reduce the white lines slightly. (Actually creases in the black reflector we used as background.) Penny - yep, I can see that those look like "big strong, dirty hands" in the pic. In reality though Heinrich is only 11 so in real life those but a child's hands. :-) Kind regards Nico

Canon DSLR Challenge		06-Apr-2008 01:57
I Have to disagree with Lonnit...love the background as a means of focusing in on the vibrant greens...Traveller

Jim Thode		06-Apr-2008 00:50
Very good picture! But please don't spill dirt on my keyboard.

Canon DSLR Challenge		05-Apr-2008 19:41
Very nice, "gardeners" hand included - they do look like they shield the little plant and "speak the same language". The background is fine with me as well.. raises the pic to a more symbolic level, which doesn't harm it, imo. My only nitpick is a diagonal light area/stripe in the blackness below the middle finger to the right in the image. There are some on the left side as well, but they aren't distracting there. (I imagine this was a quite amusing shooting btw :) -k2

Canon DSLR Challenge		05-Apr-2008 18:33
I guess I must proclaim this to be on topic because I can't figure out why it isn't. Maybe what bothers me is that it doesn't look fragile while being held by those big strong, dirty hands. Penny Street

Canon DSLR Challenge		05-Apr-2008 16:54
This is very nice, but I wish it weren't a "studio shot". The solid black background saps it of its poetry. ~ Lonnit