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05/14/2004 01:26:40 PM |
Hi George *Greetings from the critique Club *
Your first challenge entry - congratulations.
You were very fortunate in that you received many good suggestions via the comments during the challenge.
Your idea was simple, yet effective; it certainly shows rust so it satisfied the challenge.
The exposure looks to be right on - so from a technical point there is only the problem with focus on the left side of the frame. You shot this at f 3.5 - which was probably wide open. To get more in focus (larger depth of field) - you can shoot with the lens stopped down - f16 perhaps - and a slower shutter speed. This may require a tripod or other stabilizing device.
On the artistic side, remember that the viewers eye with go right to the area with the highest contrast - in this case the screw itself. This is good - but since the screw is on the edge of the frame, the eye is allowed to escape! So I'm agreeing with the folks who said the entire screw should have been in the frame.
You should feel pretty good about making it into the top half for your very first submission!
Keep shooting, keep sharing, and best of luck to you.
-Tom- |
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05/10/2004 09:57:25 AM |
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 5
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 7
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 3
How well does it meet the challenge: 8
Total Averaged Rating 5.75 Dick
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05/10/2004 01:24:13 AM |
| would have looked a lot better if the wood was in focus. |
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05/09/2004 09:20:44 PM |
| Would have rated it higher if the wood was in focus, the blur draws attention away |
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05/09/2004 12:55:28 PM |
| Possibly a vertical orientation with less of the lighter area would give more emphasis to the rust color and texture on the right. |
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05/08/2004 09:12:03 PM |
| I would rather it all be in focus. Reminds me of a flag. |
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05/08/2004 03:23:04 PM |
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 5
How well does it meet the challenge: 7
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 6
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05/07/2004 07:11:16 AM |
| Easy photo, but nice anyway. I like it. I give you a 7. |
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05/07/2004 02:51:50 AM |
| This is a good start. I'd prefer to see the whole of it in focus so that you can see the textures. I'd also move it left a little to see the full screw. |
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05/06/2004 02:32:46 PM |
| Strange - but very very good shot |
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05/06/2004 01:59:29 PM |
| I like alomost everthing except the crop. 2cm to the right would have helped a lot. |
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05/06/2004 10:04:21 AM |
| brilliant work (the screw should be uncropped) |
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05/06/2004 07:26:56 AM |
| Nice composition, but in my eyes the out of focus area is too big |
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05/06/2004 06:40:09 AM |
| the screw is loose, it's falling out of the frame... - 7 |
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05/05/2004 06:46:20 PM |
| Good composition, Wish you had not cropped out the little tiny part of that screw, Good luck :) |
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05/05/2004 05:55:40 PM |
| Great focus on this one, nice detail around the screw. |
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05/05/2004 03:51:30 PM |
| It might have been better if most of the detail in the wood wasn't blurred out. |
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05/05/2004 02:29:05 PM |
| I can appreciate the composition of this photograph. The texture creates the interest in this photo. |
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05/05/2004 01:13:07 PM |
| For me, the DOF is too tight with the wood out of focus. Also, with "Screw" in the title, maybe it should not have the side chopped off? Good texture on the rusted part though. |
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05/05/2004 12:43:42 PM |
| Just a little smaller aperture and a complete view of the entire screw, I would really, really like this photo. The rust is really rendered nicely. It does not show up as uniform at all. There is also something lying on the wood that could have been picked off before shooting the shot. |
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