Comments on: The Amazing Detail of Miss Aniela’s Kai Face

By: Tim Gallo

Tim Gallo — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:50:00 +0000

mmm, not the best place to discuss it. but i wonder if tibetans think the same as you think, and those 99 tibetans who burned themselves. can you imagine how oppressed you should be to burn yourself for a freedom? what culture are we talking about in this situation?
its like saying that u.s.a. is originally a british colonies, so why don`t we make it british back again just because its history?

anyway, the kai face is amazing! and its commercial work that is executed amazingly! gosh, i want that 160 back :)

By: stevenash667

stevenash667 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:02:00 +0000

Sandro Sandrini, What wrongs? Tibet has been part of China since the 1600s. “Giving it back” (to whom, exactly?) is not an option. I am tired of people repeating stupid mantras like “Free Tibet” when they have never lived in China and know absolutely nothing about the country or the culture.

By: eamonn315

eamonn315 — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:03:00 +0000

Sad isn’t it Viktor & Tobias? Maybe we should start a Facebook page to complain to FB, Google (Youtube) and Adobe (Flash Player), that their software engineers are creating compression algorithms which ruin so many good images.

By: Mbutu Namubu

Mbutu Namubu — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:13:00 +0000

It’s creepy. The poor girl looks like she’s been embalmed.

By: Tobias Vincent Solem

Tobias Vincent Solem — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:04:00 +0000

Yes, I agree. It’s as if there’s a “haze” effect, I don’t think it’s the video quality doing that, I think it’s a choice. The preview image in the article suffers from bad JPG-artifacting and seems oversharpened too. :S

By: Viktor

Viktor — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:51:00 +0000

Well, Matt, the skin on the video looks horrible in 1080p full screen. I did not say that the actual image was retouched using blur, that maybe full of details as long as I am concerned. However, I can only say things based on this video, and based on this video the cheeks look horrible to me. That’s it, nothing more.

By: Matt Lennard

Matt Lennard — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:55:00 +0000

I can assure you the skin is not “blurred” Viktor.
The pores of the skin and everything else are crisp and clear as day on the main file.
This is a huge file that has been reduced and compressed for Youtube and Web so there has been a massive loss of quality. Hence the banding on the outside of the video etc. Not mention this image has been grabbed and “smart sharped” by the looks of it. Maybe you should consider these things before you use language like “horrible”.

By: Viktor

Viktor — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:19:00 +0000

I’m nitpicky about skin retouching and most of unpainted skin area on this photo is blured. It’s not good. The painted parts are amazing of course, but the cheeks look horrible to me. It might be a question of style, but I like my skins full of details (retouched, but with all the details).

By: Sandro Sandrini

Sandro Sandrini — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 07:10:00 +0000

@stevenash667:disqus two wrongs do not make one right

By: stevenash667

stevenash667 — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:52:00 +0000

Tough luck Tibet, you were conquered. Be happy your masters leave your more or less in peace. To China: sorry about the people who have never lived there but want to tell you what to do. When Canada gives back 95% of its land to the natives, then you can give back Tibet.