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Blue on Blue
Blue on Blue
Kaz


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Blue (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: My lawn
Date: Nov 27, 2002
Date Uploaded: Nov 30, 2002

 Detail of my next door neighbor's house.

Statistics
Place: 40 out of 243
Avg (all users): 5.9266
Avg (commenters): 7.3000
Avg (participants): 6.0192
Avg (non-participants): 5.7864
Views since voting: 1104
Votes: 259
Comments: 22
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 12/14/2002 08:56:09 PM
Hello Kathleen, don't wonder why you get another critique. Your your photo was assigned to me in context of Critique Club. So here it goes:

Composition: Very good. By picking just a small detail instead of the whole house the photo is less busy but more interesting at the same time. I can see several "lines" which give the photo a nice structure. But I'm not sure if the empty space to the right is a good idea. I also don't like the open space on the left side. It looks a bit as if there was something "cut out" and the upper part is now hanging unsupported in the air. I don't know how the house looked a bit more on the left side which is not seen on the photo. Is that a window? I think I would have played with that a bit more and tried to do some framing with the blue sky seen through the window and the wood framing the shot. Just an idea/suggestion.
The background is nice. I like that it's just plain blue. I think one or more clouds would distract from the actual subject and ruin the abstract and ordered look.
The photo looks a little bit tilted CCW. That's not necessarily a bad thing but when looking at the photo that's one of the first impressions I had. You can see that on the vertical edge on the right of the house.

Lighting: Sunny! :-) I like the shadows. I think the exposure was right on.

Focus: I don't know what your aperture setting was but as far as I can see everything is in focus. I think that's good for this shot. Shallow DOF wouldn't look good here.

Digital processing: You used only 44kB for your jpeg file but you can use up to 150kB when uploading to DPC. In order to increase the quality of the jpeg image try using bigger file sizes. The smaller the file, the more jpeg compression artifacts you get. You can see them all over the blue sky.

Art: It's a nice photo and I scored it pretty high. I like the abstract look of it and the blue on blue colouring. You fulfilled the challenge very good. Keep up the good work!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/08/2002 09:46:40 PM
Obviously a technically correct photo: clean, clear, crisp, sharp, crop, focus, composition, execution. I think I would have tried more of the house and the only sky being through the opening. Just a thought. Good shot. PTL 7 No "wow"
 12/07/2002 01:39:09 PM
Very creative and great composition.
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 12/07/2002 12:03:39 PM
Very nice lines. good composition
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 11/30/2002 07:10:04 AM
Beautiful contrast--v. good architectural photo
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 12/06/2002 04:47:38 PM
Nice abstract!
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 12/06/2002 12:01:13 PM
Good composition.
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 12/05/2002 06:01:04 PM
simple but dramatic composition..excellent shot
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 12/05/2002 05:08:37 PM
Extremely sharp. Excellent contrasts. Perfect sky color. A 10.
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 11/30/2002 07:10:04 AM
Nice composition. Interesting lines. Lighting on the white is a tad bright.
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 12/04/2002 12:59:00 AM
Super!
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 12/02/2002 08:37:00 PM
Very good picture. I like the composition and lines.
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 12/02/2002 08:18:00 PM
Nice odd. Very interesting structure. Looks like a very thin house with no windows. Great Capture. Jacko 8
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 12/02/2002 06:43:00 PM
Cool shot, and the sky is really a pretty blue. I think your edges look a bit over sharpened. Over all I like this very much. Good sunny shot. Justine
 12/02/2002 04:03:00 PM
Very nice, love the angle and composition. GAve it a 9.
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 12/02/2002 04:00:00 PM
Great smooth sky! Good contrast. Sharp.
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 12/02/2002 12:30:00 PM
love the abstracts. and this one's good.
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 12/02/2002 08:56:00 AM
Very nice frame. The colours are great!
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 12/02/2002 08:34:00 AM
this is a really plain photo.
 12/02/2002 05:28:00 AM
Hmnmmm. Do not know what to think here. Intresting.
 12/02/2002 04:43:00 AM
excellent use of framing. I like the lines and angles. Good compostion.
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 12/02/2002 04:22:00 AM
Very blue!


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