Under Construction
by dunnewold

Comment:
What did you bring into this room?
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the white room
by TrollMan

Comment:
There is nothing really in focus and you have some fringing around the headboard. What is the subject? My eye is confused.
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Last Whisper
by xianart

Comment:
I wanna see the original... How much of this is in camera and how much is PP... Do I like it? Not sure... Wanna know how it was done though.
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needs restoration ...
by coolhar

Comment:
Advanced editing: I think the power lines really detract from the shot... Woulda cloned them out!
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Midnight gathering...
by photoleon

Comment:
From the Critique Club:

This is a very interesting picture from a couple of aspects. It has a very simple color scheme which is something I love! The overall blue tone seems to work very well here. Even the black looks blue which is very cool. It also has a neat softness to it although I think that this is from having a very shallow DOF. Did you do this on purpose?

What works agains this? I think that the overall darkness of the shot did not help your score. Even if you assume that all people have their monitors calibrated properly, it is still a little dark for the DPC voting community. It's also has a neat softness to it which is another thing that the community doesn't seem to cling to. DPC seems to be enamored by very sharp crisp imagery. I wish it wasn't so but that's the way it is. The lighting could use a little help from some fill in. Your shadows across the gum pieces are quite harsh. I think just a touch of fill lighting from something as simple as a reflecting white poster board would help soften up the shadows and improve the overall appearance.

I notice that you have one comment on the subject being too centered. I have to disagree with this person this time. While the rule of thirds is considered a photo standard, sometimes you achieve better results by breaking that rule. I believe that this is one of those times. Someone else commented that shooting at more of an angle would be an improvement and I think this person may be right.

Anyways I really like this shot and would love to see you turn it into a study type situation since you can set it up again and again with different variables. If you chose to do this, pleast post the results in the forums for us to see.

Yours
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Junk, 1968
by bvlro

Comment:
From the Critique Club:

First off, I see this is your first entry in a challenge here at DPC... Welcome! Please don't be discouraged by a low score, we all have to start somewhere. This shot begs for my what I like, what I don't like treatment so here we go.

What I like: I love the contrasting colors of the green and red. You also have some very interesting textures too. The lighting though subtle does a good job at bringing out some of these textures, especially in the metal cable to the left of frame.

What I don't like: The shot is a little dark on the tire and the rope to the right of frame. This makes it harder to see those textures. There isn't a dominant subject in the shot, nothing to give your eye a resting place. I'm not sure that I like the cropping either. It looks awkward that you cut rope off at the side. The cable looks alright cropped because there isn't as much of it in the shot but the rope with just the edge cut off doesn't look right.

Why didn't this score better: I think that the reason that this didn't score higher has to do with the challenge theme, your title and the image itself. The theme of the challenge was to use Beatles songs or lyrics to create a picture. While I'm not familiar with the song you chose, the image doesn't seem to fit the theme set in your title. Nothing here really looks like junk. It looks like the back of a relatively clean work truck.

Hope something here was helpful.
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...I've been working like a dog.
by arrowsmith

Comment:
This is (I'm sorry to say) just not an attractive shot. The lighting is extremely harsh which causes extreme contrasts. If shooting outdoors, it's always best to shoot a couple hours after sunrise or a couple hours before sunset. You get the best light (softer contrasts), less harsh shadows and better color tones.
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Baby, you can drive my car
by U622

Comment:
Call it a hunch, but I don't think it'll start...
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" Here Comes The Sun "
by JSAYB

Comment:
The silhouette line of the trees is not enough to carry this...
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Doc said "Rocky, you met your match." Rocky said "Doc, it's only a scratch..."
by cogerox

Comment:
Very cute! The lighting doesn't fit the scene though...
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