Amber Fort Keeperby
nancydrew81Comment by muur88: Greetings from the Critique Club!
Lucky or not you are my first critique so I hope I do a good job for you.
My initial impression of your image was that it was excellent for the challenge because it had the added benefit of being something you wouldn't normally see without actually being in Asia. I like how you have his vibrant colors juxtaposed against the rather dreariness of the buildings and hillside behind him. Though I'm not familiar with Amber Ft Keeper...I assumed it was in India. Your image makes me think of how even though India struggles with poverty, it's people over come and are quite happy with their daily lives, lives filled with celebration and costume.
Technicals:
I think your choice of settings works quite well for the image. The harsh sun is handled well as the shadows aren't overpowering. I'm very curious if you did any post processing on this image. Perhaps if you ask for another critique you could fully list any post processing or state it's from the camera. I generally find images from my canon 20D require sharpening and a bit of a saturation boost. I would say this image as well would have benefited from both in moderation. More sharpening as the man isn't quite as crisp as he could be. Your lens and aperture listing confuses me as you list a max 4.0 aperture lens and a 2.8 setting. This image does have the feel of a large zoom so perhaps that effected some of the focus.
Composition:
As I mentioned before, you have done well to capture the man in his environment. I am left wondering how interesting the image would have been if you panned out a bit and caught more of his garb and his full gesture. As it stands for me, I kind of feel left in a no man's land between too little and too much detail. I think from a fine art perspective the composition might have benefited from showing more of the necklace and full arm as it would help the eye move around the image rather than just be drawn to the edges. Obviously, the situation and surroundings would dictate whether this was even possible.
Message:
I like that I get an emotional response from your image. So many photos on this site are simply for the eye candy benefit.
DPC Score Boost:
I'm no expert on this but I think a controlled sharpening of this image would have moved you much close to a 6.
If you have any questions or want to discuss your image any more with me, please feel free to PM me.
Thanks for listening, hope it helped.
-MT
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