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04/26/2005 01:13:32 AM · #1 |
Or just a bad photo?
What I found so stunning about this image was the tree's resemblence to a curvy woman's silouette. As only one comment I received seemed to hint that they saw that, I'm wondering if most voters saw just a tree and moved on before looking closer.
My entry.
  
Some outtakes.
I know it's not a technically perfect photo. I had to shoot into the sun and lose foreground detail, or shoot on a cloudy day and have that blown sky. Might just be a limitation of my current skill level/equipment level/photoshop ability, I don't know. I thought I'd place higher than I did though.
Any constructive thoughts or words of encouragement? Thanks. :) |
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04/26/2005 01:17:57 AM · #2 |
Originally posted by turquoise919:
Any constructive thoughts or words of encouragement? Thanks. :) |
Hang in there! ;-) |
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04/26/2005 01:21:56 AM · #3 |
...oh, the photo - well, I am put off a little by the crop and angle (on all). Too tight - can't breathe. Other than that, the lighting seems good and colors are nice.
I did not see a woman in your photo, but I did see one in BradP's shot (at the risk of hijacking your thread):
Originally posted by kpriest_photo_comments:
When I look at this image in the thumbnail view, it looks like a woman in a white dress sitting down looking over her left shoulder and holding something in her arms. |
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04/26/2005 01:24:01 AM · #4 |
Jennifer - I did not comment on yours during voting but I do remember the photo. The title made me look for the "she" in the shot and I did see it in the trunk of the tree. I just don't think that was enough here as the photo offered many other distractions with lighting, the willow branches and the bridge. Maybe if it was taken at a different time of the day so the light was more subtle and / or it was cropped portrait to accentuate the trunk and just a few of the willow branches. Just MHO of course. Keep at it.
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04/26/2005 01:52:36 AM · #5 |
I certainly do see the curvy lady in the trunk but I think where the photo could be improved is with a more narrow DOF and blurred background to highlight the tree more. It's too busy a pic, imo. Also, I think the trunk could have been lit better with some fill flash to see some texture and put more emphasis there.
Message edited by author 2005-04-26 01:53:13. |
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