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p.4 #1 · Japan Photography

Stunning, love your website as well.

Aug 16, 2008 at 03:07 PM

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p.4 #2 · Japan Photography

It is difficult to be a bad photographer in Japan, but these are really outstanding. Thanks...

Aug 16, 2008 at 03:21 PM

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p.4 #3 · Japan Photography

Grognard > thanks

I've got some old pictures on my website, I hope you can see a sort of progression

dhogan > that's right but don't underestimate your pictures, you've got some really good japan shots in your gallery, I enjoyed browing through your favorites !

http://www.alaindavreux.com/index.php?page=3-010-933-1

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Awa Odori, Tokushima, Shikoku, 2008.
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Aug 17, 2008 at 03:11 AM

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p.4 #4 · Japan Photography

Alain, I enjoyed your series. Great work and I love the format. It inspires me to do some in that size too. Keep it up, love seeing new ones. Do you do much post-processing to these images (esp. curious about the saturation)?

Aug 17, 2008 at 03:29 AM

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p.4 #5 · Japan Photography

Arigatou

Aug 17, 2008 at 04:20 AM

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Drum player waiting for its turn, Hanagasa Junko, Gion Matsuri, Kyoto, 2008.
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Aug 19, 2008 at 03:25 AM

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p.4 #7 · Japan Photography

hobbes wrote:Alain, I enjoyed your series. Great work and I love the format. It inspires me to do some in that size too. Keep it up, love seeing new ones. Do you do much post-processing to these images (esp. curious about the saturation)?

thanks for your warm comment

about post processing, I do very very little, thanks to the colorful kimono my subjects tend to wear

I shoot the 1D3 with standard setting and AWB
I open the RAW in photoshop and ajust the color temperature in ACR : I try to get natural colors and skin tone
I crop in the format meant when shot (16:9 most of the time)
I had a bit of contrast if needed,
get back a little bit of details in whithes or shadows if needed,
and always sharpen (100%/0.5 most of the time)

that's all for 95% of the shots !

I don't like oversaturated and overcontrasted shots :/

Aug 19, 2008 at 03:30 AM

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http://alaindavreux.com/index.php?page=3-009-479-1

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Yosakoi Matsuri, Kochi, 2008.
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Aug 21, 2008 at 12:03 PM

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p.4 #9 · Japan Photography

Beautiful photographs. Compositions, colors, exposures are all spot on. You have a great eye. I think you have a book in the making here.

Aug 21, 2008 at 12:11 PM

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p.4 #10 · Japan Photography

thanks

and yes a book is slowly growing, but I'm in no hurry, I gave myself 10 years to make it

Aug 22, 2008 at 12:43 AM

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http://www.alaindavreux.com/index.php?page=3-006-201-1

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Chonmage, Sumo, Nagoya Basho, 2008.
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Aug 23, 2008 at 03:08 AM

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p.4 #12 · Japan Photography

your work is fantastic, creative and alive with color...all 10 fingers up!

Aug 23, 2008 at 03:58 AM

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p.4 #13 · Japan Photography

thanks rma

Aug 24, 2008 at 08:16 AM

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p.4 #14 · Japan Photography

Exceptional series of images, as they would say in Japan,"Sore wa sugoi na".

Aug 24, 2008 at 11:14 AM

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p.4 #15 · Japan Photography

domo arigato

Aug 25, 2008 at 11:42 AM

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http://alaindavreux.com/index.php?page=3-009-782-1

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Yosakoi Matsuri, Kochi, 2008.
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Aug 27, 2008 at 11:00 AM

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p.4 #17 · Japan Photography

another update - you'll tell me when you get bored

http://www.alaindavreux.com/index.php?page=3-010-862-1

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Awa Odori, Tokushima, Shikoku, 2008.
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Aug 29, 2008 at 11:16 AM

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p.4 #18 · Japan Photography

Ka-boom!

Every shot.

Alain, these are marvelous. No c&c possible.

Every pic here is of that rare breed: Photos I actually want to save, and look at again, over & over, for the sheer pleasure of it. Just perfect in every way.

Aug 30, 2008 at 01:49 AM

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p.4 #19 · Japan Photography

well, I don't think I deserve that, I've got a lot of average shots

but thanks

Aug 31, 2008 at 02:23 AM

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p.4 #20 · Japan Photography

Wow, these are really fantastic. One of the best series (of anything) I've seen in a long time. I just love the crops you use! Great work!

Aug 31, 2008 at 03:07 AM

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