Refreshment: Artificial vs Natural
by darnok

Comment by zaflabout:
well here is my opinion,

technically all your shots are pretty good, you mastered your camera and you know your way around it,

the key is how to present your subject and how to impress the viewer,

i am not a still life photographer, so i can't tell you how much it relates to the challenge, but probbaly some viewers thought it did not.
another thing alhtough the lighting is great, the image is missing a kick, in other words it does not get a reaction from me(except of course it's a techincally good pic).
for example when i saw de sousa's shot i was like DAMN that's good.

i hope that was helpful

Columns
by darnok

Comment by zaflabout:
based on the top 10 , i think this should have scored higher, the focus is great, the composition is right on. i guess from what i read people were not sure what this is , hence they voted you down

Message edited by author 2007-08-03 22:40:57.

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by darnok

Comment by zaflabout:
i need to get a graduated ND myself, this is agreat shot, basically the clouds gives it this surreal feeling.

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by darnok

Comment by zaflabout:
this shot is exceptional , the clouds really make this shot, and it makes you feel how small we are.

I'm sure he won't bite...
by darnok

Comment by zaflabout:
iam pretty sure in south africa these are pretty comon, i am having hard time locating big spiders/tarentulas like this around here. great macro shot. although i would have liked to see more of the spider.

End of Day
by darnok

Comment by zaflabout:
5.3!!!! you know it's one of these shots, that are really good yet scores so low and no one can give you an explanation, really fantastic tones, i would have loved to b e in this place!

Preparing for Solo Flight
by darnok

Comment by zaflabout:
the yellow cast , the oversharpening, and the negative space, are what killed the image.

this should have done better with a tigheter crop , and cooler colors.

Concrete Landscape
by darnok

Comment by zaflabout:
Great use of tone mapping, my only take is that the orange is tooo oevr saturated, so it took away from the image, if it was not for that i think this would have scored even higher!

Seven Spirits
by darnok

Comment by zaflabout:
well i guess, you really improved on your first similar shot!

this is a flawless pic, should have ribboned!

Into the Shadows
by darnok

Comment by zaflabout:
althought the shot is a low key shot, it does not have any reaction from me when i look at it, maybe if there was more light on the eye of the model , that shot would have done better.
on top of it the light reflection ont he right side of the face create a harsh spot instead of being evenly diffused over the whole face.