Body found in swamp
by alpharich

Comment:
You said you got a lot of comments about being grey, and I have to agree with them. You definitely need to bump up the congrast in this image. I probably would have preferred it in color though. As far as the dead/not dead thing goes: I like the idea, but it's just not convincing.

Other aspects of the image:
Composition is not terribly interesting. I think you were trying to run this image on "shock value" and ignored other things that make a photo good.

Technicals such as lighting and focus are good, but easy to overlook.

All-in-all, I do believe that "faking" the scene hit ya the hardest though.

alena.jpg
by margiemu

Comment:
This one is a lot better, technically. Focus is sharp, color is better and Dof works better here. Even the lighting is better.

I do prefer the action captured in the other better, but this would have scored much better for you.

Snohomish Invitational GU-13 Finals
by margiemu

Comment:
First Impression - the most important one:
It's a nice action shot, you've caught the play of the game well, but some technical details, such as a bit soft focus is distracting.

Composition:
The crop works well, this is a typical composition for a newspaper shot. The fence line at the very top is a bit distracting though. Also, DoF is quite deep. I'd like to see a bit shallower depth of field to blur the background. This would help with my earlier comment of the people and also my issue with the fence line.

Subject:
Subject matter was good for this challenge. Almost any photog that has ever worked for a newspaper has shot sports. So, I think you made a good choice.

Technical (Color, focus, and light):
Focus issues, I feel hurt you the most.
Color is ok, but not vivrant. Playing with curves (or at least boosting saturation) would definitely add points.
Sports shots are tough when it comes to lighting and yours is not bad, considering the dynamic range it had to cover (black and white uniforms).

From a photojournalism standpoint
Minus the focus issues (which may be able to be fixed with USM) this shot would run in most small local newspapers easily. You could do these with a litle practice. But, try more with the longer lens, the DoF and being able to reach into the game will give you more of what viewers and editors are used to seeing.

Well, I hope this helps. I hope to see more from you in the future. :-)
Leroy

Message edited by author 2006-05-09 00:45:18.

thinker
by LevT

Comment:
LMAO! What a great enviromental portrait :-)

Demon Possessed Clones
by sjturner

Comment:
LMAO!

Desperation: Poverty's Child
by L1

Comment:
Very touching.

Dating Prince Charles
by LaughJockey

Comment:
LMFAO!

Darth Potato Conquest
by scarbrd

Comment:
Now that is funny :-)

Demonic Psychotic Chicken
by suemack

Comment:
LMAO!

Discovery Presents- Caterpillers
by spydr

Comment:
Hey, nice shot and creative tie-in to the challenge.