Found a great window - PhotoCamel

Johnny Heinonen · 03-01-2008

This particular window is in the Turku castle (built somewhere in the 1200's).. The walls are 2 metres thick, so the midday light that passes through the window is pretty directional.. Gotta love it..

The first is obviously my fiancee, and the second is a portrait of me, that she shot (according to my instructions)..

nldunne · 03-01-2008

Excellent images, both.

Myself, I think I would have done the lady as a VERTICAL or close to a SQUAREISH SHAPE style of image. I think it would draw one's attention to her better - as it does in your image.

Johnny Heinonen · 03-01-2008

I know exactly what you mean, and I have one square crop too.. I just had this image in my mind of having a lot of dead space on the right side and the end result pleased me very much.. But it definately works as a square too.. Thanks for your kind words.. I shall post the suare one later..

Bunny N · 03-01-2008

Both very nice portraits. Your fiancee is very pretty. Get that girl her own camera, she did a great job capturing you.

Johnny Heinonen · 03-01-2008

It is in the works.. Something similar maybe to what you got a while back..

Lee4145 · 03-01-2008

Somehow I missed the fact that that very pretty girl you keep posting is your fiance Bill. Congratulations. And nice images.

Athena · 03-01-2008

Yes, she is definitely a lovely lady. I think on the image of her I would prefer not having the floor included. Actually, how is it that the floor is there? Is she sitting at the top of steps?

The colors in the photo of you are beautiful, and I really like the reflection of the window in your eyes. A great window indeed.

Bunny N · 03-01-2008

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Originally Posted by Bill_Clinton

It is in the works.. Something similar maybe to what you got a while back..

Don't get the same one I got. Its too noisy even at 100 ISO and doesn't stablize well so I often get blurry images I can't use. Its pretty fickle.

Maggie_B · 03-01-2008

Both images are very nice Bill. Your fiancee is lovely and I love the colors in the one she shot of you!

Mag

PhotogWannabe · 03-01-2008

Hey, I've been to Turku castle!

Lovely photo of your fiancé, by the way. She looks a lot like my son in law's younger sister. (He's Finnish as well.)

KellyL · 03-01-2008

I want to go to the Castle as well, and use that great light to take some incredible pictures like you did. The second one is really great, the way the light comes in and wraps around. Don't get me wrong, the first one has that stunning model, I just like the light in the second one better.

patterfr · 03-01-2008

I have to say that these are awesome, but you must have coached her real well, because the one of you is great!! Nice job.

gaopa2 · 03-01-2008

Both of those are great photos! That was indeed a good window for photos. You both did very well.....

Johnny Heinonen · 03-01-2008

Man, you guys are killing me

Next thing I know, we buy her a camera and in a moment she has her own camel log in going on..

Thanks for the nice comments, it sure was a fun day (we got engaged you see)..

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Originally Posted by Lee4145

Somehow I missed the fact that that very pretty girl you keep posting is your fiance Bill. Congratulations. And nice images.

Well, I tried to keep it down low, but these things have a way of surfacing (actually KellyL was originally the only one who knew).. But thanks, I guess I'm the luckiest guy in the world

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Originally Posted by Athena

Yes, she is definitely a lovely lady. I think on the image of her I would prefer not having the floor included. Actually, how is it that the floor is there? Is she sitting at the top of steps?

In the old days the castles were so hot during the summer that people were sleeping on the window "panes", so the panes were quite large. So that is basically what you thought were the "steps"

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Originally Posted by PhotogWannabe

03-01-2008	#2 (permalink)
nldunne Bactrian Location: North Vancouver Posts: 2,432 CamelKarma: 2944 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Found a great window Excellent images, both. Myself, I think I would have done the lady as a VERTICAL or close to a SQUAREISH SHAPE style of image. I think it would draw one's attention to her better - as it does in your image.
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Johnny Heinonen Dromedary Location: Finland Posts: 1,244 CamelKarma: 1986 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Found a great window I know exactly what you mean, and I have one square crop too.. I just had this image in my mind of having a lot of dead space on the right side and the end result pleased me very much.. But it definately works as a square too.. Thanks for your kind words.. I shall post the suare one later..
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Bunny N F1 Camel Location: Seattle Posts: 3,407 CamelKarma: 1833 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Found a great window Both very nice portraits. Your fiancee is very pretty. Get that girl her own camera, she did a great job capturing you.
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Johnny Heinonen Dromedary Location: Finland Posts: 1,244 CamelKarma: 1986 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Found a great window It is in the works.. Something similar maybe to what you got a while back..
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Lee4145 F1 Camel Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 4,805 CamelKarma: 2277 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Found a great window Somehow I missed the fact that that very pretty girl you keep posting is your fiance Bill. Congratulations. And nice images.
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Athena Photocamel Muse Location: SE Asia Posts: 9,793 CamelKarma: 5189 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Re: Found a great window Yes, she is definitely a lovely lady. I think on the image of her I would prefer not having the floor included. Actually, how is it that the floor is there? Is she sitting at the top of steps? The colors in the photo of you are beautiful, and I really like the reflection of the window in your eyes. A great window indeed.
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Maggie_B Dromedary Posts: 1,375 CamelKarma: 2731 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Found a great window Both images are very nice Bill. Your fiancee is lovely and I love the colors in the one she shot of you! Mag
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PhotogWannabe Vicuna Posts: 220 CamelKarma: 171 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Found a great window Hey, I've been to Turku castle! Lovely photo of your fiancé, by the way. She looks a lot like my son in law's younger sister. (He's Finnish as well.)
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KellyL Photocamel Master Location: Mental State: Just west of chaos and south of disaster. Posts: 7,246 CamelKarma: 6765 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Found a great window I want to go to the Castle as well, and use that great light to take some incredible pictures like you did. The second one is really great, the way the light comes in and wraps around. Don't get me wrong, the first one has that stunning model, I just like the light in the second one better.
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patterfr F1 Camel Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,424 CamelKarma: 6811 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Found a great window I have to say that these are awesome, but you must have coached her real well, because the one of you is great!! Nice job.
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gaopa2 F1 Camel Location: Hartwell, GA, USA Posts: 2,710 CamelKarma: 4392 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Found a great window Both of those are great photos! That was indeed a good window for photos. You both did very well.....