Was it all worth it ? - Doroty gets to the end
by mcaldo

Comment by schthed:
another guy who posts comments, but cannot speak proper english!

Was it all worth it ? - Doroty gets to the end
by mcaldo

Comment by atupdate:
Hello from the Critique Club:

For what it is worth, I rated this image a 6. In general I rate images on the premise that out of the box entries meet the challenge and then rate the photo as to how well you executed your idea. However, your subject was a little weak on action and your scored suffered from such by the voters overall.

I thought that this image was a great subject choice for B&W. The shades of gray in the wood enhance the textured feel of this image. I do somewhat disagree with you regarding the lady being there. I found that she helped me understand that there were pathways between the fences and helped provide depth to the image. As for the B&W conversion, I very surprised how well your camera does B&W; however, I agree with that more contrast is needed in Dorothy's clothes. You might want to consider shooting in color next time and doing your B&W conversion in post processing. This link is an excellent tutorial on B&W conversion and is easy to use. I think if you give it a try you will see that you will not have to dodge and burn as often.

DPC B&W Tutorial

Tim

Was it all worth it ? - Doroty gets to the end
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Comment by posthumous:
beautiful, beautiful picture hiding in the middle of a dull, dull challenge.

Was it all worth it ? - Doroty gets to the end
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Comment by mcaldo:
Thanks everybody for commenting!
And for some pretty high votes too! not sure if they were deserved but makes me really happy anyway!

Was it all worth it ? - Doroty gets to the end
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Comment by typhotos:
great!

Was it all worth it ? - Doroty gets to the end
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Comment by Haneck:
Fabulously intresting - it has such a classic feel to it with that black and white. I'm not sure why it's an action shot though... I really love it thought!

Was it all worth it ? - Doroty gets to the end
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Comment by broadwaybill:
Like the photo. Where is the action?

Was it all worth it ? - Doroty gets to the end
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Comment by starrlite:
great tone

Was it all worth it ? - Doroty gets to the end
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Comment by glad2badad:
Cute tie-in with the title. Took me a sec to see the dog. This is interesting. Compositionally you have the rows of wood centered, which works, and the subject drastically off-centered yet balanced with the girl on the far right. Great eye to see this image come together. The B/W tone also works well to help isolate the lighter colors (whites) in the girls and dog. Non-comforming, yet impressing! Good luck in the challenge.

Was it all worth it ? - Doroty gets to the end
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Comment by mk:
I like this photo a lot. I don't even know why because I don't really understand what I'm looking at, I have no idea what the title means and I really don't see how this relates to action. But I still really like it.