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Study Group 39
Mohammed Arfan Asif








 
David Halgrimson
Mohammed Arfan Asif
Jerry Hug
Paul Hoffman
Kit Snider
Rok Godec
Jim Baker
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January Title: Playful

 

How I did it -

 

This image was taken in Venice. I saw this girl playing in the piazza with the pigeons around. Her flying hair being lit with the light in a nice way interested me to take this image. I ensured that I did no show the face details. Therefore this image with her hair in good position and only her face profile with background in shadow was chosen. I toned down the piazza floor a bit. The image was taken with Nikon D300 using 70-300 mm Nikon ED lens with F7.1; 1/800 sec at 145mm. The color image was converted to mono using PS5 and fine tuning with the R and Y channels.

 

COMMENTS:

 
David Halgrimson Very nice image with good action and lots of interest. The tones are nice and the hair of the girl really adds to the image. Great catch of a moment in time. It would have been nice to have some room between her feet and the bottom of the image.
Mohammed Arfan Asif
Jerry Hug Great capture with beautiful action. I also like the shaded background with makes the blonde hair of the little girl stand out. If you are concerned about the girl’s right foot being at the edge of the photo, this could be fixed with content aware in Photoshop CS5.
Paul Hoffman Just that perfect moment in time with go motion in both girl and pigeon. I would like just a touch more room below the girls feet. You have toned and held the bright spots well. Very please image that puts a smile on your face.
Kit Snider
This is just successful in every way. The subject and bird are lit so well and the dark background gives just enough information to give the viewer a sense of place and time. You captured a beautiful moment in time. Just great!
Roc Godec Very nice image with the story behind. Playing children show us how easy life is if you don't bother with unnecessary things. Composition and tones are great. At this image I specially like the light in the hair.
Jim Baker Great people shot showing the freedom of childhood in chasing the pigeon.  Presents good action.  There is a slight merging at the bottom of the frame with the child’s right foot.  A little more space would make this a perfect image.



Member Bio

Mohammed Arfan Asif - Biography 

Arfan is presently working as Principal Pharmacist in Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he is based since the past 15 years. He has been participating seriously in photographic salons since 1989.  Arfan was inspired by the distinguished photo artists of his hometown; Bangalore in India where he grew up and did his Masters in Pharmacy post graduate education. He has been awarded the ARPS, AFIAP and AICS photographic distinctions apart from many Awards, Honorable mentions and photo publications in International exhibitions spread over 29 countries. Arfan loves traveling and writes on photography regularly. Arfan uses Nikon camera system and Photoshop for his digital imaging.

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