You can't judge a book by its cover
by alexgarcia

Comment by Oddfrog:
Hi!

First off all congrats on the hight score:)

This was very clever!!!

The only thing I can thnk of to make the pic even better is the focus on the hand. Its a bit blurred.

Well done once again:)

You can't judge a book by its cover
by alexgarcia

Comment by Rikki:
Great finish my friend. It took me a second to figure this out during the challenge. Quite humorous and now you have a PB to boot. Well except for the fact that it's 6.66 :P Great job!

You can't judge a book by its cover
by alexgarcia

Comment by Rebecca:
Hi Alex -

I actually love this concept for a cliche photo. Nice choice of subject matter both in the beautiful antique Poe and the Mickey Mouse inside.

Critically speaking, the hands are blown out and blurred. Overall, I would like to see a clear picture throughout in this case. The title doesn't need to be highlighted via DOF as it is now to get the point across. Even if the average viewer doesn't read the cover title, the book itself looks academic and musty enough to convey your idea.

St. James arriving to the temple
by alexgarcia

Comment by margiemu:
The figures in the forground are sort of disctracting imho. I really like the intricate stone work over the door.

You can't judge a book by its cover
by alexgarcia

Comment by xianart:
hiya, alex, from the ctp2

First Impression:
very strong, clear and striking. with a nice subtle touch.

Composition:
excellent. the central title on the book cover draws the eye quickly, then the right thumb brings you down to the comic book.

Subject:
surprising, funny, and subtle. very good indeed. a great illustration of an old saying.

Technical:
very good. depth of field very effective, colour good, lighting good,it's all good, really. maybe a tiny bit of dodging on the comic book. not a lot, just to bring the punchiness up a bit.

Summary:
a very good image. i gave it a 7 in voting, which is pretty high for me.

well done, and keep shooting!

cheers,

c.

You can't judge a book by its cover
by alexgarcia

Comment by Gunnsi:
Comment from a member of your own commenting club :-)
Congratulations on this high scoring picture and top 20 finish.
First impression
1. Superb selection of a Cliché
2. Nice looking book
3. Good selection of a "inside" book.
What could be better
1. I would like to see more of the book in focus. Mainly the near things.
2. Try to use a bit more of the rules of thirds and leading lines. This could possibly be accomplished by rotating the book a bit counter clock wise.
3. The background colour is to white for my taste. Makes the book kind of in the air.
But again, congratulations on this fine picture.

Message edited by author 2006-05-10 20:28:44.

You can't judge a book by its cover
by alexgarcia

Comment by smist:
A really nice shot I'd say :) ..and a good saying...

You can't judge a book by its cover
by alexgarcia

Comment by Grahve:
I like this. Lovely idea and the focus is just right. Excellent

E-71 wins again the World Championship of Windsurf
by alexgarcia

Comment by Oddfrog:
I like this pic. Maybe if you didn't crop it so close to the yacht and if the second yacht was still in focus? Thats my problem- focus. The yellow looks good against hte blue...

You can't judge a book by its cover
by alexgarcia

Comment by rossbilly:
Great job! I like the way this makes the viewer have to pay a little extra attention, how you expect to see bits of serious words but find only imagery that takes you immediately back to childhood.

Great job!!!!!!!!!!