Tick Tockby
jab119Comment by Azrifel: ~~~~Critique Club Comment~~~~
Composition (content)
The clock is cut off at the bottom and a lot of open space is left at the top. It is something I forget to pay attention to when framing. Busy with the exposure, avoiding camera shake and when I review it on the pc "Damn, the ship's mast runs out of the frame"..... See wingy's comment on what to do when that happens.
The black vs white is indeed very nice.
The lighting is uneven, with the main light source from the left. You could try to position a reflecting paper (A4/A5 printing paper) at the right. But that also adds a bit more light, on the other hand you have plenty of room to use a smaller aperture (higher F). Another benefit of reflecting light at the right is that it will fill the shadow in the clock at the left to some degree.
The clock seems to tick uneven, it remains in the same position for longer every two seconds it seems. :-) Well captured motion!
Background
Good contrast with the clock, all focus is on the clock and the motion.
Camera Work (Technical)
Excellent exposure, camera sharpness ok, dof not an issue.
Digital Processing (technical)
Could have benefited from a bit unsharp mask (tried that myself). Don't forget to save your file at the highest possible quality level, it is only 50k of the 150k allowed. That might have caused the unsharp feel of "quartz", "china" and the numbers at the left side.
My opinion
Nice, but not outstanding.
(edit) And before I forget to mention it, don't pay attention to comments like "we have seen that before". When I would base my votes on that, almost everyone gets a 1.
Message edited by author 2002-12-16 14:31:20. 
