Mink Portrait

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• anilnediyara (780)
• [2008-04-26 12:31]

Hello Karan,
Very original idea and execution, never seen such work on nature photography. Liked the mood created by low key light and BW presentation. TFS, Regards
Anil

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• PeterZ (49139)
• [2008-04-26 12:44]

Hello Karan,
What a fantastic B&W photo! The light on the head is amazing. With this BG colours very beautiful. Excellent sharpness and composition. Very original!
Regards,
Peter

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• Jamesp (18906)
• [2008-04-26 13:18]

Hi Karan

As you say - great use of light and the B&W conversion really helps. Nice pose - well seen and captured.

James

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• nglen (36145)
• [2008-04-26 13:59]

Hi Karan. The BW shows the detail in the fur with good use of the light.i like the pose you have captured with the Mink staring ahead . well worth trying somthing a bit different.
TFS.
Nick..

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• joey (24909)
• [2008-04-26 14:06]

Hi Karan,
I like the B+W very much!
The amount of contrast is perfect for this medium and as you said, the attention is drawn straight to the highlights.
Very sharp and crisp.
Excellent composition.
Well done!

Joe

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• jaycee (25460)
• [2008-04-26 15:59]

Hi Karan,

The lighting on the mink's head is just wonderful. The b&w is very effective but I wish you had posted the color version in the workshop. He has such a sweet face and I love how the whiskers show up against the background.

Jane

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• Bass (974)
• [2008-04-26 16:50]

Hi Karan,
your idea work great. The light game and the B&W compo made a great photo. You guide us straight to the face and the fur. I´m not sure about the part of the body that we can see, don´t know if needs more light (so we can see a bit more of the body) or a bit less (so we only can see the head).
Although, it´s a great compo. compliments!
have a nice weekend
TFS
brenda

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• gracious (13068)
• [2008-04-26 16:58]

Hello my dear friend Karan,
Yes, the B/W version of portrait has it's own beauty in it, at least to me!
the portrait has the best pose of this cute fellow with wonderful lighting on the face in great details
good tried and compliment for that
have a good sunday from NZ
mate Tony

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• smitha (4409)
• [2008-04-26 18:55]
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Hello Karan,
I liked the result of your experiment a lot.
Usually I don't prefer to see images of birds and animals in B&W, but this one has made me reconsider my opinion.:)
Beautiful presentation. Excellent use of light. Very good POV. I liked the shallow DOF that accentuates the head and helps the rest of the body to merge with the BG.
Thanks for the share,
Smitha.

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• eqshannon (31141)
• [2008-04-26 19:05]

Wow...wait until next week when Mike Warnes sees this...He and I share a real love for superb B&W images....this is purely genius....some folks got it... some folks watch TV:-) You take pictures!
Best of all Karan..You are good at it because you love it!

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• Mana (18598)
• [2008-04-27 0:41]

Hi Karan,
Outstanding B&W shot and you have done a skillful work here. Superb lighting effect and the image is neat and sharp. I like its calm posture and the darkish BG works well in highlighting it perfectly. Excellent POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• boreocypriensis (9571)
• [2008-04-27 2:56]

Hi Karan,
Lovely and fantastic portrait capture of a mink my friend! I like always B&W photography and we have a such laboratory :) yet. TFS for this beauty.
Have a nice Sunday!
Cheers,

Bayram

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• cataclysta (5666)
• [2008-04-27 3:43]

Hi Karan
Great idea with BW conversion Sipmle and beautiful great light and good contrast She is coming out from the dark ;-)
I like it very much
Krzysztof

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• pablominto (14563)
• [2008-04-27 7:53]

Hello Karan,
Indeed a cute little fellow!
As I have been told they are popular among ladies but not for their cute faces...
Fine details and the black and white works with me, I might try a different crop mainly to give him some more space to look into!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• Alex99 (23735)
• [2008-04-27 8:08]

Hi Karan.
Very impressive art work. I like your choice so much. Amazing play of lights and darks. Composition of the shot is superb as well as the ratio of sharpness and blurriness. Bravo. Well done.
Alexei.

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• Hil (5035)
• [2008-04-27 11:27]

Hi Karan

Great shot of the Mink.
I like your idea to use B&W to enhance the highlights of the light falling on the face, very nicely composed with great details too.

Hil

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• jignasi (27917)
• [2008-04-27 16:11]

Buen trabajo con la luz y muy bien captado el ojo.
Saludos: J. Ignasi

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• pekkavalo1 (6789)
• [2008-04-28 3:45]

Hi Karan

Just marking today and be back later...

Pekka

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• PaulH (13882)
• [2008-04-28 3:51]

If this Mink had a Solo Pop career, surely this would be on his album cover ;o) Very nice mood generated here, B & W works really well...super fine detail and perfect DOF, well done!
Paul

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• darwin (1401)
• [2008-04-28 5:12]

Hi Karan
Lovely presentation with superb detail
B/W image works so well here with this portrait of a cute little mink.
Looks so mischievious. tfs jon

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• oscarromulus (42)
• [2008-04-29 11:02]

GREAT CLARITY, Karan.
Excellent focusing.
I'll try it next time, B/W, when heavily exposed.
Greetings,
Mario.

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• angela926 (3083)
• [2008-05-02 7:47]

Hello Karan,
very nice black and white portrait, good sharpness and depth of field, lovely tones and light, nice details.
Angela

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• GLEM (10)
• [2008-05-09 11:45]

hi Karan,
jolie et rare image, le travail en n&b est vraiment judicieux et merveilleusement executé.

gl

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• SunToucher (11162)
• [2008-05-12 5:23]

Hi Karan,
A great idea to convert this photo to B&W. It draws all the attention to the light and the details. The frame filling composition and the position of the mink have created a beautiful portrait.
TFS,
Niek

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-05-20 20:50]

Hello Karan

Excellent lighting and contrast,it looks like the mink is posing for you.
Well composed in the frame.The focus and details are very good.
The pov is super,you really managed to get a good close look.
TFS

Rob

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• Juyona (16891)
• [2008-06-09 5:12]

Excellent quality,
1.000 € by the thoughts of this beautiful animal,
nice b/w. pov. and tones.
Saludos Karan

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• strahos (807)
• [2008-09-06 23:31]

Another perfect profil shot in b&w!
It seems the animals are posing for you :-D
Great light effect!
Tfs
Ilias