Bev Caine
November 2024 - Having a Smoke
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About the Image(s)
Took this while walking in Havana. Amazing to me how many of these I could have shot and how oblivious the Cubans are to the dangers of smoking.
Didn't require too much work except resizing and adjusting to jpg format.
Sjpt with Rebe; T2I and Tamron 16-300 at f/3.5
10 comments posted
Bev, good image but the man gets overpowered by the two old canons, however framing him.Cuba is full of photo opportunities. Posted: 11/06/2024 21:35:32
Thanks. Wish I could look forward to a return but it's not in the cards Posted: 11/06/2024 23:11:07
Hi Bev, I like the timing of the image showing the man lighting his smoke I cropped it somewhat so that the cannons form a frame to the man and also enlarged the man showing his features a bit better. made a slight adjustment to the overall toning and a bit more sharpening in Topaz Posted: 11/09/2024 16:02:30
Thanks so much huge improvement Posted: 11/09/2024 18:29:12
Excellent concept. Superb image. There's a rythm in the image created by the two cannons. I agree with Ed's crop since we can't do anything about the foreground cannon let's crop the background cannon so that balance and rythm is maintained. Posted: 11/10/2024 19:24:05
Thank you. Posted: 11/10/2024 23:52:26
Bev--This is wonderful. I agree with Ed's crop. I think the canons add an interesting element but they do overpower the figure somewhat in your image so the crop seems to help that. Cuba must be a great place to photograph. I'm envious. Posted: 11/17/2024 16:18:15
I would go back in a heartbeat. Loved every minute and then some. Thanks for your comments. Posted: 11/17/2024 19:35:39
Bev - You found a very photogenic subject. The action, colors and the canons are all of interest and add to the photo. Ed's crop makes a good image even better. B Posted: 11/19/2024 22:18:46
thanks Posted: 11/19/2024 22:39:54