Utrolig behagelige fargetoner med fin kontrast mellom kalde og varme farger. Jeg liker godt blandingen av det skarpe og uskarpe som gir en drømmende og behagelig stemning. Et godt portrett. Mvh Ivar.

Litt vanskelig å tolke ansiktsuttrykket til dama (uten at det nødvendigvis er negativt). Bildet har noe drømmende og eventyraktig over seg - og passer slik sett bra med (under)tittelen. Jeg kan egentlig ikke se noe forbedringspotensiale i dette - hvilket betyr at jeg synes det er bra.

Mvh Thorbjørn

Finfint dette. Liker nyansene og fargevalgene dine. Bra å se noe annerledes og det blir det automatisk mer interessant av også.

E.

Fint mht farger og det eventyraktige uttrykket. Men ansiktsuttrykket ødelegger - hun ser ikke drømmende ut - tvert imot meget anstrengt. Det er bare ansiktsuttrykket som ødelegger for meg - ellers er det bare positivt å si.
Hilsen Tove

I think there are really just a handful of people here at Foto.no who really understand the process it takes to get to this result.
( and I do not belong to those ones :)

One of the side-effects of the post-darkroom world, most often called PS makes us believe that basically almost every effect is on hand - just a question of trying - often also translated into playing.

This general approach represents a rather contra-productive attitude and creates a perception where images do not get appreciated anymore by their artistic - or technical merits, but their effect.

I think it is not very different with this image - when considering that all what is seen here is basically the result of camera-handling !!
After I saw this image a few weeks ago the first time, I tried to read more about the camera, lens - technique of storformat photography, especially the facts having an impact of DOF - result is - it is rather complex to really understand in a pure theoretical way.
However, this image is a nice example, showing the specific options of this medium with it's very conscious chosen depth.

To me it is quite fascinating how much the fore - and background is " melting " together, without giving away it's very distinguish nature.
This, in cooperation with the delicate colour-composition is a wonderful basis for this small masterpiece, which leads to nothing sensational - other than a possible expression of one moment absolute concentration on something close to unreal.

Trying to search for a reference, something what could mirror such an feeling, notion, I think it makes sense to simply search in our memory for the few moments when being confronted with such an impression - and being freed from trying to communicate this feeling to anyone, just the solitude moment of experience.
In such thoughts I can't see anything wrong with the shown expression in her face..

Conclusion - I like this image quite a lot - but it is hard to come to it when used to endless PS filter /manipulation and images presented around the idea - it looks different - therefore it must be special.
This is to me a rarely seen piece of true photography.

Takk for kommentarane.

Tove: Eg skjønner kva du meinar. Eg gav ikkje ein spesiell instruks til modellen om å sjå drøymande ut, men ho var verkeleg avslappa!

Georg: Thank you very much for your thorough and honest comment and view of photography in general. As always I value your comments.