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Builder (week 9)
03/04/2008 01:44:45 PM
Builder (week 9)
by booboo_goon

Comment by undieyatch:
Good architectural geometric, w/ interesting human scale revealed with the worker hanging on to the I beam.
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Builder (week 9)
03/04/2008 01:15:51 PM
Builder (week 9)
by booboo_goon

Comment by Ecce_Signum:
I hope you didn't scale the scaffolding to get on his level Luana! I quite like his bg as nothing detracts from the scene, in fact a portrait crop might work well? Even on my dark monitor I have details in the shadows - nice one!
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Positive/Negative
03/03/2008 10:16:23 PM
Positive/Negative
by booboo_goon

Comment by pillikcam:
Very creative. Don't know if I like the cropping but I do like the perspective. Very nice. Well above average.
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Builder (week 9)
03/03/2008 10:14:25 PM
Builder (week 9)
by booboo_goon

Comment by of-snow:
Maybe he's saying a prayer because he has no idea how he's getting down LOL! it's a very clear shot. Were you far from him? I love the "moment of thought" you've captured here. Good job!
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Southwark (Week 8)
03/02/2008 10:44:44 PM
Southwark (Week 8)
by booboo_goon

Comment by tnun:
Very good eye, and excellent BW to show it. Never has a keypad and modern entryway been so ennobled.
Photographer found comment helpful.
Watering can
03/02/2008 01:13:39 PM
Watering can
by booboo_goon

Comment by booboo_goon:
Originally posted by alexzen:

Greetings from the Critique Club.

You used an original idea and you picked a very difficult set of objects to photograph. Let me explore some ways in which you could have improved this.

Composition. I think that the faucet needs a bit more headroom - the crop may be a bit tight at the top. I think I would have used the rule of thirds here and put either the faucet or the can on the thirds yet composed the image such that the whole image is not centered.

Stainless steel and water are very hard to photograph. This image would require the use of levels and curves and some selections to make the faucet jump away from its background. You are basically using tones, and not colors, to make all your distinctions. That is difficult. It appears that your highlights may be blown out - top of faucet and edge of sink. Close attention to your histogram while shooting and while editing is critical to controlling this.

Likewise there are too many parts of this photo where you have lost detail in the darks. In post processing there are number of tools that can help you here. If you shoot in RAW and have PS CS2 or CS3, the tools in ACR can do wonders. Shadow/highlite help immensely. And to a lesser degree levels and curves. If you really want to control the extreme ends of the spectrum you can try HDR.

But assuming you do not have those tools available to you, you did a good job with a difficult subject.

(I finally learned to stay away from reflective surfaces for challenges because the highlights are so hard to control.)


Yep I knew I had a good idea and did feel I didn't execute to the best possible way, it was very challenging but it was a last min shoot thought I'd enter to see how it did =] Thanks alot for such indepth critique exactly wot I needed
Southwark (Week 8)
03/02/2008 01:10:52 PM
Southwark (Week 8)
by booboo_goon

Comment by Ecce_Signum:
Good spot of the everyday and actually choosing to photograph it Luana (too often I pass by things like this). I agree the slight tilt could/should be corrected though its an overall good image with a good B&W conversion :)
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Watering can
03/02/2008 10:46:32 AM
Watering can
by booboo_goon

Comment by alexzen:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

You used an original idea and you picked a very difficult set of objects to photograph. Let me explore some ways in which you could have improved this.

Composition. I think that the faucet needs a bit more headroom - the crop may be a bit tight at the top. I think I would have used the rule of thirds here and put either the faucet or the can on the thirds yet composed the image such that the whole image is not centered.

Stainless steel and water are very hard to photograph. This image would require the use of levels and curves and some selections to make the faucet jump away from its background. You are basically using tones, and not colors, to make all your distinctions. That is difficult. It appears that your highlights may be blown out - top of faucet and edge of sink. Close attention to your histogram while shooting and while editing is critical to controlling this.

Likewise there are too many parts of this photo where you have lost detail in the darks. In post processing there are number of tools that can help you here. If you shoot in RAW and have PS CS2 or CS3, the tools in ACR can do wonders. Shadow/highlite help immensely. And to a lesser degree levels and curves. If you really want to control the extreme ends of the spectrum you can try HDR.

But assuming you do not have those tools available to you, you did a good job with a difficult subject.

(I finally learned to stay away from reflective surfaces for challenges because the highlights are so hard to control.)

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Positive/Negative
03/02/2008 03:38:12 AM
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Positive/Negative
03/01/2008 07:00:10 PM
Positive/Negative
by booboo_goon

Comment by KarenNfld:
Well done, this is very creative.
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