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09/22/2004 09:16:14 AM · #1 |
THe comments were all positive, but my score still was pretty low. I'm curious why. I think that some people just didn't accept it as a sports shot, but if they did, they didn't comment.
why did I get so many 1s and 2s?
I would greatly apreciate any constructive criticism of my shot.
I am also curious if it would be possible/nessissary for me to make a "how did they do that" on this photo, after so many comments asking how it was done.
Thank you
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09/22/2004 09:45:42 AM · #2 |
Hi Mark ,
I gave a 7 , still cannot understand why people vote 1 or 2 ...
And yes,I'm interested in knowing how you do it !!! |
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09/22/2004 09:48:58 AM · #3 |
| Gave it a 7 too - thought it was a nicely done still-life, errrr.. I mean action shot, uuhhh... I mean still life with action! Yeah, that's it! |
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09/22/2004 09:50:14 AM · #4 |
I scored you a 10, because it is original, and it fits the challenge well.
I think some people cant understand that a challenge is to challenge people's brains to come up with something original.
This is original!
A HDTDT would be nice! |
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09/22/2004 10:13:36 AM · #5 |
I left some enthusiasic comments on your shot... it was a great idea. However, it does have some technical faults. The lighting is not that great, resulting in a high level of noise in the shot. I'd say that the most important place for tack sharp focus would be on the goalkeeper, and he is not sharp enough in this shot. The focus seems to be on the net. More dof would be good. The green base has too many distracting elements, and would have worked better as a block of solid colour. I do recognise the problem of shooting in low light without powerful lamps here though... it's really hard to get the colours vibrant and the tell-tale noise is everywhere from using a long shutter speed in low light conditions. The glare off the goalkeeper and ball doesn't help.
I have found that it is MUCH better shooting these shots outside during the day when it's cloudy using a large piece of cardboard as a background.
Also, I think people are not impressed with photos of 'toys'.
However, you showed such ingenuity in coming up with this shot... and this is why no-one mentioned the flaws when commenting. I hope this has not come across as too critical, and I hope it is useful!
Bob |
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09/22/2004 10:16:04 AM · #6 |
Also...
5.38 is a respectable score,
loads of mine that I've been fond of have scored well below this.
Always good to be ambitious though... :-) |
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09/22/2004 10:17:05 AM · #7 |
It's very good and very orginal.. no clue why someone would score it low. Maybe they just don't like legos...
Underrated..
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09/22/2004 10:26:31 AM · #8 |
Bobster gave a great critique of some of the flaws in the shot, buit I have to say overall that I find it very appealing. The point of view of the shoulder of the kicker is great! very clever. don't sweat the score, because, as has been mentioned, you will sometimes get penalized by those who want to interpret challenges very narrowly and I can see (but do not agree with) the argument that a still life setup of a team sport is not a team action shot. I think narrow interpretations stifle creativity and I am glad for having seen your clever entry here.
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09/22/2004 02:10:01 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by BobsterLobster:
I left some enthusiasic comments on your shot... it was a great idea. However, it does have some technical faults. The lighting is not that great, resulting in a high level of noise in the shot. I'd say that the most important place for tack sharp focus would be on the goalkeeper, and he is not sharp enough in this shot. The focus seems to be on the net. More dof would be good. The green base has too many distracting elements, and would have worked better as a block of solid colour. I do recognise the problem of shooting in low light without powerful lamps here though... it's really hard to get the colours vibrant and the tell-tale noise is everywhere from using a long shutter speed in low light conditions. The glare off the goalkeeper and ball doesn't help.
I have found that it is MUCH better shooting these shots outside during the day when it's cloudy using a large piece of cardboard as a background.
Also, I think people are not impressed with photos of 'toys'.
However, you showed such ingenuity in coming up with this shot... and this is why no-one mentioned the flaws when commenting. I hope this has not come across as too critical, and I hope it is useful!
Bob |
Yea, that's usefull. I definately will need to try these kinds of shots outdors. I tried to make the dof shallow to draw the attention directly to the keeper, but I see how It was a mistake.
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09/22/2004 02:12:13 PM · #10 |
I'm curious, is a whole "how'd they do that?" thing nessissary, or is it enough to just say that the streak was made by a 2 inch long tapered piece of paper suspended by a piece of clear tape, and shaken with a 1 sec. shutter?
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09/22/2004 02:19:16 PM · #11 |
The lego figurines in this photo reminded me of a guy on PBase who has authored dozens of Star Wars comics done entirely in Lego. Some of the individual scenes are a riot.
//www.pbase.com/mistermattias/lego
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09/22/2004 02:23:48 PM · #12 |
| I didn't vote on this challenge, but I honestly do think your shot is great (deserving a better score). Maybe it's because it's toys. I used toys in my smoke challenge "Charlie" and got last place. Someone told me in another thread that people in DPC tend to vote low when you use toys. Since I'm new to the site, I guess I'll take their word for it. You still did a great job no matter what the score - it's something you can be proud of! Ray |
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