Bolt out of the Blueby
dan_pendletonComment by e301: Hi from the CC - I think I may have an answer to Pat C's comment ...
Two things first: I wish people would write at least something of what they were trying to achieve when they ask for a critique. Sure, your photo should stand for itself etc. etc., but if that's completely the case why need a crit.?
Secondly ... this is exactly the kind of dpc stuff which drives me a bit potty these days - which is a way of warning you that I don't like it, and this that this might be a tough comment. Whatever.
Technically, you're obviously in complete control of this shot, so there's nthing to say here.
Artistically, emotionally, meaningfully etc. ... I just don't see anything to grab me. Sure there are some subtle elements: the blue light (daylight?) skimming the top of the thread is hugely effective at adding coldness to the steel. The shiny surface complements the shiny metal nicely. The poitioning within the frame applies all the accepted compositional standards without seeming forced. The exposure is spot-on. For the life of me I can't see why you'd want to photograph it.
Or why you'd want to go to such lengths (as you evidently have) in the process of photographing it. But hey, the same goes for a lot of the photographs on here. I scored you a 6 - technical merit marks, really. My annoyance at the stock-photo nature of dpc is tempered by my debt to it as a learning experience, you see, and I had to take some shots like this in my own process. I probably will again.
Good neat work though. Still lacked that edge of something that would make it a really interesting shot though.
Ed
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