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Christmas Spirit
Christmas Spirit
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Challenge: Impressionism (Advanced Editing II*)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ10
Location: Leeds
Date: Nov 14, 2004
Aperture: F2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Emotive, Floral
Date Uploaded: Nov 14, 2004

Not your traditional impressionist subject, and possibly has too much detail for the genre... so we'll just have to wait and see what people make of it. With such great competition, I won't be surprised if this places last, but I still like the character of this shot.

Statistics
Place: 29 out of 39
Avg (all users): 5.9566
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
Avg (participants): 5.5625
Avg (non-participants): 5.9968
Views since voting: 1060
Views during voting: 651
Votes: 346
Comments: 13
Favorites: 2 (view)


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03/17/2005 07:43:46 AM
I disagree with some of the comments here, I mean, are we talking photographic impressionism or the old masters? I like this piece a real lot and I think it exemplifies the way to use a camera to achieve the best results possible for a camera (and not fake another art style in a meaningless way)
so, great job and underrated.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/21/2004 11:01:05 PM
Beautiful image. I want to score it high, but I don't personally think of soft focus alone as impressionism. I mean, the colors and composition are excellent, but it's practically a traditional photograph. Very daring of you to use such a bold border! 6
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11/21/2004 09:20:58 PM
This says more "soft focus" to me than "Impressionism" It's not a bad shot, just doesn't really say Impressionism to me.
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11/21/2004 02:52:08 PM
Very interesting patterns created by your close up view. Soft focus works good. I like it. Highlights are just right in relation to the shadows. Nice textures, also.
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11/21/2004 07:22:38 AM
Invitational Challenge Level: Experienced

Challenge link: weak-medium. It does seem to have largely missed the brief.

Image critique: A sweet scene with much Christmas spirit, nicely composed with some good detail and appropriate treatment.

Out-of-challenge appeal: not much for me.

Score: 4
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11/19/2004 09:58:36 PM
returning for comments:
While not strictly in the impressionistic spirit, this image presents a unique contribution in the presentation of an idea. No points deducted. Bumping up.
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11/19/2004 07:08:52 AM
This looks like a Wal-mart premade Christmas tree a bit unfocused. Seems like it would have been even more effective with even less focus on the ornaments.
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11/18/2004 06:25:12 PM
I really don't see impressionism here personally.
Nice greeting card appearance though.
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11/18/2004 11:06:35 AM
After looking this over, I was think that the balls should have been softened a bit. But then that would have may it to messy. So I was wrong moving you up.
11/18/2004 12:44:09 AM
I'm not sure what the circles are - but the image is really magical. The colors don't suggest Christmas to me - but I don't let titles affect my judgement. The strong black/white border really grabs too much attention from an image that can certainly speak for itself.
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11/15/2004 09:32:59 PM
An interesting impressionistic play on shapes, colors and light. Nicely captured.
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11/15/2004 07:02:48 PM
i have no clue what i'm looking at, and unfortunately, the image doesn't engage me enough to make me want to wander through it and try to figure it out.
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11/15/2004 01:05:43 PM
What a lovely, soft image...classic! 9
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