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Comment by PHOTOKID:
I think you may have ran into some folks with uncalibrated monitors who thought the photo was overall dark. I looked at it on 2 monitor before I would comment on it. I like the details in the photo and the overall compositon.

Hope this helps.
Rich

Arabesque
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Comment by Melethia:
I think you did very well with the concept - to me "low key" brings out the contours and shapes of something and you did that here. To help your score in this environment, you might try a composition a little less centered, with a bit of negative space.

Arabesque
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Comment by DrAchoo:
The technicals: focus and lighting are well done. The composition is quite static with a perfectly centered subject. The low key is actually well done IMO.

The feel: What does the low key approach add to the picture? I'm not quite sure. It does give a little mystery to the mask, but it isn't strong.

The game: Pictures of figurines, statues, or general kitsch are voted lower as a whole on DPC. I'm sure you ran into some of that.

Arabesque
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Comment by howzit:
Bianca, I didn't vote in this challenge, but I have enjoyed going through them after-the-fact. I think your idea was well laid out and the lighting is perfect. I think you could have gone with a tighter crop and not so centered. I think the noise in the background surrounding the mask is a little distracting, and so the tighter crop would have eliminated that. All in all though, I am impressed and would have scored it in the 6-7 range, as it clearly met the 'low light' challenge.

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Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Nice light and very crisp.

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Comment by JawnyRico:
Poor lil guy. Really like your DOF here. The subject is great. The composition is right on. Love the area and look to your shot. Well done.

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Comment by Azrifel:
Amsterdam, no doubt.

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Comment by veggie:
Great capture!

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Comment by yanko:
lol. He's fat. :P

Excellent lighting. The DOF/blurring further back looks a little fake but does make the carriage pop from the background. I am a little puzzled as to why you want to bring more attention to the carriage if the focus is really of the birds. However that said the overall picture is a very pleasing one.

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Comment by xXxscarletxXx:
haha awesome! love the concept