Photographer's Request for Critique
--Eugenio Pastor Benjumeda
Espejos
Este es el llamado Cafe de los Espejos, muchas veces comentado en los
textos del gran escritor Naguib Mahfuz. Esta situado en El Cairo
Antiguo, y posee una atmosfera densa, luces tenues y la sensacion de
guardar muchos secretos. Cuando uno toma alli un te, siente que su
pasado te envuelve, e inevitablemente empiezas a pensar en la multitud
de reuniones, sensaciones y vivencias que sus paredes conocen. Mi
intencion con esta fotografia es haber recogido algo del ambiente que
os he descrito. Espero haberlo logrado. Muchas Gracias.
This is called the Cafe of Mirrors, often commented on the texts of
the great writer Naguib Mahfouz. It is situated in Old Cairo, and has
a dense atmosphere, dim lights and the sensation of keeping many
secrets. When one takes a tea there, one feels to be wrapped up by its
past, and inevitably you start thinking about the multitude of
meetings, feelings and experiences that its walls know. The image is
intended to collect something from the environment I described. I hope
to get it. Thank you very much.
Critiques
Pep Mir 
, October 04, 2008; 10:09 A.M.
Captar un ambiente, captar su luz...no es sencillo amigo. Un abrazo.
Sonali De
, October 04, 2008; 01:13 P.M.
Interesting composition.. Very good light. Regards.
El Porte-Bonheur 
, October 04, 2008; 04:39 P.M.
Con un punto de vista perfecto.Felicidades por tu buen trabajo.
Saludos, El
A Massa
, October 05, 2008; 03:55 A.M.
El ambiente muy bien plasmado, un café muy interesante desde luego. La imagen es para contemplarla con calma, ver todos los detalles, el reflejo del fotógrafo en el espejo del fondo, muy bueno,
Un saludo.
Ruud Albers 
, October 05, 2008; 05:28 A.M.
A really beautiful shot with very nice lighting, Eugenio!
Francisca Rivera
, October 05, 2008; 05:37 A.M.
La mirada de la chica es esencial en este ambiente lleno de luces amarillas que le aportan su sabor.
Gallego Caldas Jordi 
, October 05, 2008; 06:37 A.M.
La perfección es tal, ... que hasta imitamos a Velásquez y nos auto-pintamos en la obra :-) ... bromas aparte comparto la opinión de Massa te puedes perder en los pequenyos detalles, en la casi simetría de lamparas, sillas y cuadros, las luces y la cara de la chica geniales . Roza la perfeccion solo me sobra una pierna.... Es lo que tiene el reportaje. 7/7 a. y un saludo.
Linh Dinh 
, October 05, 2008; 12:53 P.M.
Great light! Best regards.
Mikel Arrizabalaga 
, October 05, 2008; 12:57 P.M.
La ciudadela de El Cairo es uno de los lugares mas fascinantes que yo recuerdo. Cuando yo la visite no habia llegado aun la era digital y tuve que contenerme porque en todas partes hay una foto. Aun asi, creo que me vine con cerca de 40 rollos de 36 fotos. No se si la luz estaba asi o la has buscado, pero de cualquier forma, el ambiente es el apropiado..., cálido, mortecino, rancio...perfecto. Un abrazo
Monte Stinnett 
, October 05, 2008; 01:38 P.M.
I also like the lighting, kind of a sepia effect.
Keith Lancaster 
, October 05, 2008; 03:55 P.M.
I agree ...brilliant romantic lighting, wonderful scene..Regards
Antonio Díaz
, October 05, 2008; 04:24 P.M.
Lo sorprendente para mí, y aprovecho tu fotografía para comentarlo, lo realmente sorprendente, es que salvo pequeños detalles, no me es ajeno. Hay sitios en Sevilla que conservan ese regusto. La fotografía me gusta, capta la esencia. Es una pena que la chica no estuviera sola.
Jose Ignacio Saez de Ugarte
, October 05, 2008; 04:25 P.M.
Hola Eugenio
Vaya foton para empezar mi temporada... Aunque improvisada, parece que hubieras preparado la escena con todo detalle. Muy conseguida. De vuelta de vacaciones me he alegrado de volver a ver a todos los amigos en forma y con grandes trabajos. Fuerte abrazo//Nacho.
Bob Kurt 
, October 05, 2008; 04:28 P.M.
Maurizio Moro 
, October 06, 2008; 02:13 A.M.
Wonderful and clever self-portrait!...Ciaomau!
Alex Tremps
, October 06, 2008; 02:41 A.M.
Bien pensado! veo que usaste un ISO alto para poder captar la luz ambiente... se ve que la diferencia con el exterior es elevada. Has conseguido pasar la instantanea de tu retina a la nuestra mediante tu camara. Un saludo!
Julio Segura Carmona 
, October 06, 2008; 09:22 A.M.
Magnifica luz, color, encuadre,,, excelente composicion, muy buena edicicion, Un abrazo Eugenio.
Dan Bliss 
, October 06, 2008; 01:03 P.M.
It is a wonderful image with beautiful light and playful composition. Nicely done. Dan
Christoph Lieven 
, October 06, 2008; 04:16 P.M.
Bravo!
Very special atmosphere! - and by the way - a selfportrait! Regards! CL
Monte Stinnett 
, October 06, 2008; 04:20 P.M.
Really like the sepia like tone.
Diego Ravalico 
, October 07, 2008; 03:57 A.M.
Hola
Excelente imagen, gran atmósfera....7/7 anon! Un abrazo
Glauco Dattini 
, October 07, 2008; 07:02 A.M.
Hello Eugenio
Excellent atmosphere, very good composition and tone. Best Regards. Glauco. (Max anon.)
Vicente Concha 
, October 07, 2008; 02:43 P.M.
Hola Eugenio.
Evidentemente casi se puede palpar y sentir esas sensaciones que comentas, la atmosfera es unica. Lo lamentable de todo esto es la sinrazon que intenta privar a la humanidad de escritores universales que enriquecen a todos con sus obras. Esto es lo mas parecido a fotografiar un deseo intangible. Max anon. Un abrazo. Vicente.
Linda Davidson 
, October 07, 2008; 03:59 P.M.
Eugenio, this is wonderful. I love the warm atmosphere that is enhanced by the sepia tones, or is it? I see a bit of blue in there.
Liz Weisiger 
, October 07, 2008; 08:11 P.M.
I can feel the heaviness of the atmosphere and the closeness of the walls. Lots of visual interests and wonderful use of muted light create an unusual mood of mystery.
Pnina Evental 
, October 09, 2008; 04:36 A.M.
Busy surrounding, but well composedand exposed. Interesting light and shadows and color palette. The blueish tint on the figures at the BG is a nice addition to the warm monocromatic hues of the whole.
Jose Angel Navarro Cortes
, October 09, 2008; 02:42 P.M.
Hola Eugenio! Preciosa foto, desde luego has captado esa atmosfera con mucha vida, muy buen procesado de la imagen. Abrazos.
Tolo Duran 
, October 09, 2008; 07:56 P.M.
Magifica toma y ambiente captado,con una excelente luz,tonos y reflejo incluido,asi como la pose y mirada de la mujer.
Saludos -Tolo.
Goran Anastasovski , October 10, 2008; 04:42 P.M.
Vadim Arshavsky 
, October 11, 2008; 06:16 P.M.
What a character this image has! The athmosphere of untold secrets is conveyed exceptionally well. Congratulations, Eugenio, and best regards, Vadim
Joao Branco
, October 17, 2008; 05:40 P.M.
muy buena foto me encanta la luz,muy bueno autoretrato tambiem hehehe.
mucha suerte e muchas gracias
Andrea Allison 
, November 05, 2008; 11:46 A.M.
Love the atmosphere, you have caught with this lovely light and composition.
Kind Regards Andrea
Stanislaw Urbaniak
, November 08, 2008; 01:47 P.M.
One of the best self-portraits I've seen here! Great mood and story conveyed in it.
Daniel Hristescu
, November 12, 2008; 01:45 P.M.
Hello Eugenio . Very interesting your composition . Congratulations .
Abhijeet Shah , June 21, 2009; 01:32 A.M.
Unique composition. Congratulations.
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