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future hall of famer?
01/26/2007 11:59:11 AM
future hall of famer?
by whiterook

Comment:
Then I would highly suggest getting your monitor checked. If you are seeing 99% of the images as "too dark", perhaps it is not the images, perhaps it is your monitor?

New monitors cost less than a weeks worth of groceries these days -- perhaps that would be a wise investment.

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future hall of famer?
01/26/2007 08:30:56 AM
future hall of famer?
by whiterook

Comment:
Hi,
I'm going to offer a critique, though you will probably ignore it. There are certain things you should do whenever you prepare a shot to submit to DPChallenge.

First ask yourself "What is the subject of this shot?"
Is it the grass? Is it the chain link fence? Is it the crowd? Is it the ball player. I can't tell. Remember - Simple is good. Too many distractions and the eye wanders. If something is in the photo and it is not the subject, crop it out.

Second: Colours - for a start. Black should be Black. White should be white. Here your black is a form of gray -- that is what people mean when they say "too washed out". Adjusting the contrast (or levels) of this photograph would do a lot to help.

I've taken the liberty of cropping your photo and adjusting the colours so you can see the difference this makes - I hope you are not offended.



Third: Composition - Your ball player is performing some action and your photograph should be telling a story about that action. If I look at this photo, I immediately think that he has struck out. Why? Because you have included the catcher, so I think he's important to the story. But then when I look, I do not see any ball in his hand and I become confused. If you had included more out in front of the ball player and crop out the catcher completely, I suddenly understand he's hit the ball and then the context becomes clear. Now your photo stands alone and tells a story in its own right -- your title only helps to reinforce your photo.

Witness this quick and dirty edit:


Ideally there would be even more space out in front of the player, but this should at least help you see the difference.

I hope this helps,
-Matt
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Eye Contact
01/27/2006 08:56:21 PM
Eye Contact1st Place
by jjbeguin

Comment:
To all those that wanted this cropped - I think it would have ruined this shot. The crop is perfect as it is. You start out, instinctively, looking at the bright background. It grabs your eye first. Then you look down and start looking at the crowd and then you see him - the man - staring back at you. You feel surprised, shocked, and maybe even guilty.

That's why the crop works.

Great photo JJ! It reminds of what an honour it is to have shared the front page with you at least once in my career.
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Ginsu Knife
12/05/2005 01:39:12 PM
Ginsu Knife
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Nice photo, and nice knife. Who is the maker? I have an Aritsugu Deba that I received as a wedding present. For the photo itself, I think I'd prefer to see the blade a bit less bright, so you could make out the markings of the steel. Also, a bit more DOF would be good - the bottom edge of the knife looks a bit OOF.
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Desert Tendrils
12/01/2005 10:33:50 AM
Desert Tendrils
by crabappl3

Comment:
I really like this.. especially the way the clouds have blurred nicely in the long exposure. The colours are vibrant. On the whole, the picture feels a bit soft. I'd really like the hills to be crisp against the skyline..
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Sunset Coast
12/01/2005 10:29:32 AM
Sunset Coast
by marbo

Comment:
Hmm. Which Sussex photographer is this? Lovely colours, tho I think I'd like to see the whites just a bit whiter. In particular, I think the sky is the weak point of the photo, maybe a little bit more brightness there?
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-3-
02/04/2005 04:34:11 AM
-3-
by mbardeen

Comment:
1.3 points less. Was it the BG that made all the difference? And only one person commented on it being similar to my last shot..
Breakfast
01/28/2005 06:08:06 PM
Breakfast
by majuicy

Comment:
This is your best photo? It's centred, the top is blown out, and it really does lack visual interest. Better light would help this alot, as would a nice simple plate and solid colour surround. The small DOF doesn't help, either. A tripod and a smaller aperture would work wonders. It's not all bad though, the reds and browns of the bread do work well with the greens of the salad.
Bee's World
01/28/2005 06:03:14 PM
Bee's World
by wkoffel

Comment:
Great macro, but too centred. Try cropping a bit off the right side, and it might feel a bit more dynamic...
Nurture
01/28/2005 05:53:59 PM
Nurture
by Kavey

Comment:
What a nice and tender image! It feels a bit soft though, I want to really see all the hairs on the chick.. still worth an 8.
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