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05/06/2007 02:54:56 PM |
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05/04/2007 12:04:29 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club
What a joy to get this image to critique, although I'm not sure I'll be able to say much of anything helpful, it's such a beautiful image as it is. Here it goes :)
As a concept the image is great. It's a whimsical story, a little ladybug lost at sea, looking at the edge of the raft for a place to land. You could write a children's story-book about that. You pulled off the idea quite well. The title helps. Without the title, the idea would still come through clearly, but the title definitely helps.
As a composition, it's well done. Possibly the large black area in the centre is a bit too large, a bit too much dead space if you wish. It's hard to tell. I wonder if a hint of detail in all that black might work. The colour scheme is beautiful, very soothing (red/orange and green). The inline border is delicate, very appropriate to the image.
Technicals, the limitations of basic worked against you here :) However, it's possible that a bit of adjustment (either curves or S/H or maybe brightness) would do good for the image. The ladybug itself could be a bit brighter. Again, the black area could maybe have a bit of detail in it (watery detail?).
Does it meet the challenge? Yes, it does, there are bubbles in the image. It doesn't "sell" the concept of bubbles though, and that likely worked against you being top 10. It sells the story of a lost ladybug, the bubbles are somewhat incidental to that story, not main part.
I hope this helps. Any questions, complaints, whatever, feel free to contact me.
~Ursula
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05/03/2007 09:40:16 PM |
| I see you are over 1000 comments now but I thought I'd continue the trend for you. What an awesome macro. It's kind of like a polar bear trying to decide if he wants to get back in the water or not. The use of green food coloring is an interesting choice. Great capture! |
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05/03/2007 07:30:54 PM |
| Noce shot, very cool composition, I love how the bubbles that are in focus almost look like little neon lights! that is so cool. Great shot! |
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05/03/2007 03:03:09 PM |
| Super shot. The combination of colours and negative space are quite interesting and engaging. |
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05/02/2007 05:04:43 PM |
| Lovely composition. Congratulations on your top twenty finish. |
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05/02/2007 10:10:53 AM |
Catherine! Congratulations on such a great photo. A great score. And a great placing :) This is awesome!
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05/02/2007 08:52:33 AM |
| Nicely done!! Congrats on the top 20. Colors and lighting are wonderful. Creative and well thought out! |
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05/02/2007 08:30:14 AM |
| Very cool shot. I like the dark area in the middle and the focus is great. |
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05/02/2007 08:14:33 AM |
| The dead space in the middle really works here and emphasizes the "adrift" theme - such a good "something out of nothing" picture and the lighting is so very well done. |
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05/02/2007 04:16:58 AM |
| Holy cow! This is AWESOME!! I didn't get a chance to vote (or even view) this challenge. Really, really good - love the comp, the deep richness of the colors. Great job! |
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05/02/2007 02:56:12 AM |
| Hooray for Team Suck! Great shot, congrats on the top 20! :) |
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05/02/2007 12:22:55 AM |
| Wonderful picture, the lines really make a strong composition. This is one of the best examples of negative space, because it isn't just the subject and negative space. This is negative space separating the two points of interests. Brilliant. Colors are surperb. This shot give me a lot of ideas for my own shots. I really recommend people study this shot and why it works. Making it a fav. |
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05/02/2007 12:14:11 AM |
| Shoulda been in top ten. Congrats on a good score though! |
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05/01/2007 07:59:46 PM |
| one of the better shots I have seen so far. lovin the mini bubbles on the left, very creative. only critique would have to be done in advanced editing, and that would be to make the lady bug redder, she looks kinda orangish or too dark, nice complimentary colors too. 9 |
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05/01/2007 05:38:22 PM |
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05/01/2007 02:33:17 PM |
| An interesting combination of subjects and colours. Just a tiny fraction lighter would have helped I think. |
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05/01/2007 02:31:59 PM |
| Great shot, only improvement I can come up with is a slight (positive) brightness adjustment, but overall very nice! -9- |
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04/30/2007 11:09:30 PM |
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04/30/2007 08:05:16 PM |
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04/30/2007 06:45:47 PM |
| You captured the bubbles and bug nicely. However, there is so much negative space between the two that the photo seems disjointed. I do like how the markings on the ladybug mimic the bubbles. Good try |
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04/29/2007 09:53:20 AM |
| nice little allegory. I don't normally give high scores to ladybugs, but I am always willing to make exceptions. 8 |
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04/28/2007 04:33:53 AM |
| very cute, the diffrence in two side color scheme is stunning |
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04/27/2007 09:05:30 PM |
| wow! amazing shot. Great colors, dof, and composition. |
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04/26/2007 01:58:17 PM |
| Beautiful picture. I really love the composition - and details and colors are just perfect. 8 for now... |
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04/26/2007 09:18:35 AM |
| I like the way you divided the photo into separate elements that work co-dependently. Great color and tone. Very nice! |
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04/26/2007 03:25:46 AM |
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04/25/2007 07:33:46 PM |
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04/25/2007 03:24:18 PM |
| Oh... the poor ladybug! Nice capture of despair, lol! |
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04/25/2007 12:02:03 PM |
| Needs more emphasis on the bubbles. |
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04/25/2007 11:36:07 AM |
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04/25/2007 11:23:38 AM |
| this little guy looks kinda of like he is going swimming bombs away |
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04/25/2007 02:44:01 AM |
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