DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register
 

DPChallenge Forums >> Challenge Results >> Remembrance Entry: more comments please. :)
Pages:  
Showing posts 1 - 5 of 5, (reverse)
AuthorThread
11/25/2011 03:34:28 PM · #1
Thanks for the votes and the two nice comments I received on my Remembrance entry. It performed a little worse than expected for me. I got nice comments but none that told me what you didn't appreciate about it. Please take the time and let me know why you voted a 5 or lower on this image...

11/25/2011 05:01:12 PM · #2
I added the unedited original to my profile.

11/25/2011 05:57:35 PM · #3
I think photographs of statuary, or installation art in general, are kind of a tough sell. At a minimum, the photograph should offer something new by way of a novel point of view, lighting, or some such -- something that a visitor to the site wouldn't readily see. A better bet is to inculde the piece as part of a greater composition by way of arrangement or clever juxtaposition. Street photographers love to do this.

Your shot is an okay picture of a statue -- you got close so we some detail that the casual visitor might miss. But any feeling of awe really belongs to the statue's creator.

11/25/2011 06:04:36 PM · #4
Pretty much what the others have said, it is a statue and it wasn't photographed in a way to add anything.

I shot this statue for the military challenge earlier this year. It did fairly well and with better editing or some cool clouds I may have added .2 more to the score. But I got into the fountain it was in and shot it in a way that most people have probably not seen. But statues are a hard thing to shoot well, you want to shoot in a way to add your artistic touch to another artist work and not just document their work. Hope this helps.
11/25/2011 07:17:10 PM · #5
Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated.
Pages:  
Current Server Time: 08/05/2025 12:15:38 AM

Please log in or register to post to the forums.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 08/05/2025 12:15:38 AM EDT.