tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post7477074440803401919..comments2023-12-31T13:20:27.351+00:00Comments on Saltaire Daily Photo: Lions and photographersjennyfreckleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-29419771849460227372011-02-17T15:27:22.163+00:002011-02-17T15:27:22.163+00:00I truly love your lion picture more. Seriously. ...I truly love your lion picture more. Seriously. ~LiliLilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003968489244660242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-29660912050357326052011-02-16T16:38:38.908+00:002011-02-16T16:38:38.908+00:00I also took the time to go see CF's work and I...I also took the time to go see CF's work and I agree with many here: his work is artistically excellent (some shots better than others), but he honestly pales next to your authentic portrait of YOUR town, not only in photos well take, but stories well told. You deliver a depth that simply is not there in his images. If I were to choose between the two of you to create a coffee table book, you'd win hands down, Jenny. (No offense to CF intended.) There is a reason I keep coming back!Franciscahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733111654769386624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-41684720746431019472011-02-13T04:37:11.788+00:002011-02-13T04:37:11.788+00:00I'm going to have to return later to see the p...I'm going to have to return later to see the professional photographer's work, but I can say that your work here is lovely, Jenny.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-91443929018474113062011-02-13T04:15:07.702+00:002011-02-13T04:15:07.702+00:00I like his name! Nice technique too.I like his name! Nice technique too.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-22919401990521706852011-02-12T20:05:41.745+00:002011-02-12T20:05:41.745+00:00Been over to look at his photographs and have to a...Been over to look at his photographs and have to admit they are great, but then the day was particularly gorgeous and HE had an assistant to hold his umbrella and steady his step-ladders didn't he? Plus his camera is probably super-double-duper etc. Anyway what I'm saying tho' his are good I prefer yours and your writing is so much more personal because you live there! ;)))))<br /><br />JaneHalf-heard in the Stillnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840301617199033576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-55418084022507725462011-02-12T19:55:41.543+00:002011-02-12T19:55:41.543+00:00I like some of his photos very much, but they lack...I like some of his photos very much, but they lack the insight which comes from your familiarity with Saltaire and I honestly believe that some of your photos are at least equal in quality with his.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-91617242629850870422011-02-12T19:17:52.268+00:002011-02-12T19:17:52.268+00:00Thanks for all your interesting comments. Actuall...Thanks for all your interesting comments. Actually I do know how to blur the background in Photoshop but it didn't give a good effect on this photo. I preferred the light vignette in the end.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-62233864361453463402011-02-12T18:34:02.726+00:002011-02-12T18:34:02.726+00:00To be brutaly honest, I didn't really like his...To be brutaly honest, I didn't really like his shot of 'stockings hanging'... it really feels like 'professional photograph-treating-local people's-daily-life-as-a kind-of-artistic-object' and personaly I don't really into this taste... :) <br />The difference is that this is someone who came once to Saltaire and you, Jenny, you are living and taking photos in all different kinds of seasons, conditions... for example when you went walking with your friend, the pass was floded etc... all that details give your photos its own real authenticity... and I really like this way of living photos this way!<br />In the end it makes no sense to compare... Your lion must agree to this yes Lionel?sachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296630036344550939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-8459342301970870442011-02-12T17:50:11.053+00:002011-02-12T17:50:11.053+00:00It is possible to select the background on Photosh...It is possible to select the background on Photoshop and blur it but I think I prefer your result. The contrast between fore and back is just right. I just love it when you give us a link! They are so interesting! The power of the internet and this blogging site is amazing!Michael and Hannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231212221228037889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-52014139785900330322011-02-12T17:47:54.495+00:002011-02-12T17:47:54.495+00:00Christopher Furlong's photo of the lion shows ...Christopher Furlong's photo of the lion shows it needs a clean ;-) I prefer your black & white.<br /><br />(You could blur the background in Photoshop. If you tell me how you did the red leaves, I'll tell you how to blur the background ;-))Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288856854422999687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-4002211649002995582011-02-12T16:14:49.772+00:002011-02-12T16:14:49.772+00:00That lion is amazing! I want him in my backyard g...That lion is amazing! I want him in my backyard garden! lol! Of course he would look completely out of place there. But he would be fun to sit on anyway! :)Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-45353553129619940912011-02-12T14:27:22.436+00:002011-02-12T14:27:22.436+00:00Yeah, those are pretty amazing photos, but I like ...Yeah, those are pretty amazing photos, but I like yours better.Cranberry Morninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758563068581561194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-20342851076311186752011-02-12T14:27:11.853+00:002011-02-12T14:27:11.853+00:00He got the chance to be there on a day when the li...He got the chance to be there on a day when the light was especially beautyful; And I guess he could enter some places where you can't go. Some of his clichés are interesting like the chimney seen from down, or the reflection in the water.I also liked the lines of colors in the street; But he did not show the real and deep soul of the city like you do by living there every day.Malysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285965495493508425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-23445939667666892732011-02-12T09:33:13.031+00:002011-02-12T09:33:13.031+00:00Interesting. A good many book covers in the making...Interesting. A good many book covers in the making there I suspect. Perhaps we all should swap sites occasionally and see what we come up with in each others' back yard.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-81759865522750963372011-02-12T08:58:35.264+00:002011-02-12T08:58:35.264+00:00Hi Jenny!
I've just had a look at Christopher...Hi Jenny!<br /><br />I've just had a look at Christopher Furlong's photographs - as I'm not a photographer and have absolutely no training/knowledge of what constitutes a great picture as opposed to a mediocre one other than my own personal preference, I'm not qualified to comment. <br /><br />I will, however, offer my own opinion and that is: obviously, CF has taken some really artistic shots, different from those an amateur would ever consider or know how to frame and obviously his work as a professional is highly esteemed. <br /><br />Were I to be asked to compare quality etc., I'd not be able to - but, as far as I'm concerned, your photography is truly amazing, Jenny and I feel the way you present Saltaire on your blog is marvellous (and, in this particular instance, I personally prefer your lion picture to his).Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069419364783245762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-30260469772912315942011-02-12T07:18:38.185+00:002011-02-12T07:18:38.185+00:00I suspect that with the kit he was using he probab...I suspect that with the kit he was using he probably wanted the background sharp, however, by the 'high key' lighting effect he has used I think he has done a similar job of isolating the lion from the background; same idea, different technique. Would have been interesting to talk to him.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697994929567403766noreply@blogger.com