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08/31/2006 08:20:59 PM · #1 |
Thanks for the help!
I want to do better but I need insight.
I did not like the lower right corner but did not know how to get rid of it without cropping and I was afraid to crop a lot.
Advise on improving this image?
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08/31/2006 08:31:50 PM · #2 |
I gave it a 7. I really liked it. And the score might not have been what you were looking for, but you got 2 favorites out of it. That's quite an accomplishment. And I think the comments you recieved have a lot of insightfulness to them. Nothing more that I could really add.
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08/31/2006 08:34:14 PM · #3 |
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08/31/2006 08:37:29 PM · #4 |
hmm 5.7 is a pretty good score, do you think you could add some more editing steps? To me everything looks really good, I probably would have given this a six. I do think the cactus in the bottom corner are a bit distracting, so that would involve maybe a different angle on a reshoot.
I croppped some of the left off of the left side since it was a bit of dead space and it put the cactus running down a vertical third. Also I oversharpened the image then ran a thick gaussian blur around 8 pixels and then faded it back. I think with the subject you chose it did really well, hard to come up with what else to improve the shot, the colors are great.
Edit: not sure this is any better than your entry, just a different take :)
Message edited by author 2006-08-31 20:38:24.
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08/31/2006 08:41:40 PM · #5 |
This photo has a lot going for it - composition, colors, excellent separation of the subject from the background... I think the main problem was choosing a cactus as a subject for a "soft focus" photo. A cactus is not associated in most minds with a soft focus (think babies, romance, horsies, flowers, lush landscapes, furry animals and such) . Cactus photo should be rasor sharp (which it isn't because you apparently went for a softer look).So here is it's inner contradiction which might have affected the score, IMO
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08/31/2006 08:57:58 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by LevT:
This photo has a lot going for it - composition, colors, excellent separation of the subject from the background... I think the main problem was choosing a cactus as a subject for a "soft focus" photo. A cactus is not associated in most minds with a soft focus (think babies, romance, horsies, flowers, lush landscapes, furry animals and such) . Cactus photo should be rasor sharp (which it isn't because you apparently went for a softer look).So here is it's inner contradiction which might have affected the score, IMO |
Couldn't agree more. This photo begs to be sharp. Probably would have done better sharp and in the right challenge. |
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08/31/2006 09:41:06 PM · #7 |
I am not complaining about the score. I am ok with it. I just want to learn how to get consistent 6+ scores and how to improve the quality of images.
I really liked my picture and thought that maybe it was ironic that cactus was presented as soft. Kind of a twist. I don't know ;-)
I am asking because I want to improve as a photographer and was pleased with the editing and composition (except for the right corner).
I spent a very lovely day walking around a local botanical garden and really really enjoyed myself while taking pictures. This image was one of the best and I loved the colors.
What really matters is that I thoroughly enjoyed the day taking pics and was happy with my shot...always want to improve though!
Thank you!!! Thank you!!!
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08/31/2006 09:49:30 PM · #8 |
Isn't taking the pics for yourself the most important thing? (Unless you taking them for a client, then they have to be pleased.)
Happy for ya! |
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08/31/2006 10:45:23 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by cloudsme:
Originally posted by LevT:
So here is it's inner contradiction which might have affected the score, IMO |
Couldn't agree more. This photo begs to be sharp. Probably would have done better sharp and in the right challenge. |
Exactly what I thought when I saw this photo in voting. I loved the shot (especially the wonderful colors!!!) but was thinking that it was a bit out of place in the soft focus challenge. |
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