Bokeh THIS!by
slindenmanComment by alien2thisworld: Greetings from the Critique Club :)
General Comments:
I think the idea for this photo is excellent and has great potential for future expansion. I do enjoy the limited depth of field and wide angle that elongates the big lens on the camera.
Lighting:
I enjoy the overall soft lighting on the camera. I wonder if a slightly different lighting setup could toss in a little reflection on the lens to add a touch of color in the dark shadow of the lens hood.
Focus/Depth of Field
Looking at the top rated entries (for whatever it's worth) I see a lot of the subjects were seemingly floating on a soft blurry background. I think this idea you have here could be very interesting if adapted slightly to raise the bold black camera and lens off a blury backdrop. The in-focus wood at the very bottom of the photo doesn't really help to (paraphrased) 'enhance the subject by the bokeh of the background', though I do enjoy the wood grain and perspective it gives as it recedes into the background. I would be interested to see this same wide camera angle shot, maybe with the camera suspended by invisible strings, infront of an interestingly blurred background. Maybe expanding the depth of field just a little so more detail on the camera is sharp in contrast to a blurred background would help.
Composition:
I dig this composition and the perspective of the shot. Turning the camera about 30 degrees right or left and using the same wide angle I think would also be a cool perspective.
Color:
Maybe a little more color in the background would really set off the shape of the dark black camera and lense to help seperate it from the background.
Hope to see more of your work here on DPC :)
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