Michele Borgarelli

April 2025 - Untitled

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Dear All,

Vinaya was rightâ€”due to my decreased short- and long-term memory, I didn’t realize that the image I posted had already been shared in this discussion group. My apologies for the oversight. Since we have until the 10th of the month, I’m taking this opportunity to correct my mistake (sorry to those who already provided feedback!).

This image was taken in Amsterdam a few weeks ago. I was there for work and took a day off to wander around. I ended up walking 20 km and enjoyed a wonderful spring day.
This photo is my attempt to capture the essence of the city while avoiding the typical clichÃ©sâ€”like bikes tightened to hand rails and canals. Yet, bicycles are such a defining feature of Amsterdam that they had to appear in the frame. I used a shallow depth of field to focus on the bicycle in the foreground, letting the background elements complement the main subject.

Fujifil GFX 100sII, Fujinon 45-100mm f/4 @45 mm(about 24mm full frame), f/4, 1/125s, ISO 3200

Image has been cropped slightly and then basic adjustments have been applied.

6 comments posted

Dr. Isaac Vaisman
(Group 4)

Michele, that pretty face is the cherry on the ice cream. Perfect timing. Image very colorful and sharp, but confusing what is going on. Indeed the outfits are typical of a region in India. Posted: 04/01/2025 11:02:46

Muthoni Ngatia

I love this image Michele, the vivid and complementary colours, the leading lines from the hands and the tiny girls face - it's all a feast for the eyes. Posted: 04/01/2025 14:23:16

Vinaya Mathews

Michele, I think this image is shared before. i have clear memories of this image. Pl chk Posted: 04/08/2025 03:07:42

Michele Borgarelli

Thank Vinaya, for catching my mistake... images have been updated.

Best

Michele Posted: 04/08/2025 06:39:05

Adrian Binney

Michele - I have always saved the files used for emailing to these PSA groups into a folder for each Group, for exactly that reason!

Your Amsterdam image works in my view. Very different. I think it can be deduced that the image is from there. I suggest you darken to area where there are no bikes, to stop the eye going there. An alternative idea may be to make is square to further concentrate the view from bottom handlebars. Posted: 04/18/2025 09:48:06

Michele Borgarelli

Thank you Adrian, actually I have such a folder, just did not look at it.. because I was pretty convinced that I did not post that image... (-:
Regarding your comment on darkening the area with no bike, I can agree with you. Regarding cropping I have imposed strict rules on my images and my format is 3x2 for horizontal and 3x4 for vertical. If the image does not work in those format, I just do not use it. More if I would crop the image that way the street lamp would move too close to the left margin and I would loose the buildings on the left that in my opinion frame the image.

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Michele Posted: 04/18/2025 17:38:55

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