Monday, August 27, 2007

Cruel photo mistakes men make. Can we ever do justice in Maldives?



Source:
http://www.haveeru.com.mv/?page=details&id=56999

Mistakes:
Guy cut in half
Small misfitting crown on head
Photographer self reflection (duh!)
Lone odd object on table
Odd leaf popping behind subject
Mammoth shadow
Shadows of faces are funny
Flash reflections are harsh and distracting
Background colour mismatch skin tones
Glass showcase in awkward position
Guy partially hiding behind main subject
Odd dof ~ due to aperture setting
Odd perspective ~ due to lens used
Odd cropping (with missing ear!)
Overall freakish flat ambient lighting
Frighteningly over crowded setting
Photo lacks character and/or story

(Probably shot from a high-end Nikon D2H/SB800 setup, blegh!)

11 comments:

Dude Crush said...

Hahaha. Most photos in newspapers etc are embarrassing. Not to mention TVM's horrible camera work. I'm starting to believe that our skys really are white.

Aug 27, 2007, 4:26:00 PM
Anonymous said...

Najmee kamah vaanee hehe
expire vefa huri lhaaa eh.

Aug 27, 2007, 5:49:00 PM
Anonymous said...

THE CCTV ON THE CIELING COULD HAV DONE A BETTER JOB I THINK

Aug 27, 2007, 5:55:00 PM
andhu said...

dont think its najmee who took this and edited it :) i this is mohamed alis picture. looks like his any way... this isnt the only picture with the president that looked horrible. there was one of the president at UK which was worse than this published on the haveeru site!!!

Aug 29, 2007, 11:25:00 AM
Anonymous said...

Sumbodeee get mohamed aly asaasy thauleemu in photographee pleeeees our eyes are hurting from lukin this garbage

Aug 29, 2007, 12:33:00 PM
Anonymous said...

ADHDHEY KALEY HEEVANEE THA KALEY EKANIHEN DHUNYEGA FOTO DHANNA MEEHAKA ULHENY? HALAAA BALA BALAAAYEH

Aug 29, 2007, 12:35:00 PM
Anonymous said...

the object xaa mention on table is for Justice Minister to puke afterwards. :p
Regards. Dhooni

Aug 29, 2007, 10:48:00 PM
Anonymous said...

I dont believe in any of your comments. I know all of you are amatuers without any knowledge of photography. Professional photographers take their responsibilities seriously. Zahid, dont you think its the mistakes of the setting by which the photographer is helpless. I know that you are an unprofessional. You wont ever get an opportunity to become the President's photographer.

Aug 30, 2007, 9:56:00 AM
Anonymous said...

Raees ge photographer akee molhu lhaaeh. e ee photography dhanna lhaaeh. Zahidhu, thilhai thee kaaku eyna ah faadu kiyan? Amilla soattah goruhandan veenu. Maa photography engey lhaiakah vegen, blog spot hadhaigen dhen fada buiee aa maa thaa hirennu?

Aug 30, 2007, 9:58:00 AM
andhu said...

we are learner yes we agree but i dont think a picture with a man cut in half or decapitated people appearing on a newspaper is nice. decapitation and halfies are even frowned upon by the customers who pay to take their picture. it might be a mistake by the photographer, the photoeditor (sometime its not the photographer who edits it i know that much) or maybe its the news people and there bad fitting.
i agree mohamed ali is a very good photographer. i dont see the reason why people are using abusive language here to insult Zahid. ( No i dont support him and he isnt on my favourite list sorry zahid)
we all have to admit that cutting the president in half is creating a bad picture and an insult to him.
(man can be so silly and make huge deals of silly little things tsk tsk)

Aug 30, 2007, 7:55:00 PM
Anonymous said...

Saaabahey andhu..
Saaabahey hurihaa anonymous thakah...

thee tha ebunaa fakhuruveri dhivehinnakee

Engey echcheh ves nei
Neygey echcheh ves nei

ekamaku anonymous namuge fahathuga filaa thibegen hoah govaa adhives... hoho

Aug 30, 2007, 8:31:00 PM

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