Was this really so bad? Comments please...

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

07/28/2003 07:39:37 AM · #1

My Contrast entry did pretty badly, so I'm keen to find out why.
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=29506

Only one comment out of about 205 votes! There may not be much to say about it but was it that bad?

Alpine99

Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i

07/28/2003 07:56:10 AM · #2

I didn't finish so far ahead only 86th..

Personally I just found the image confusing.. What is real and what is reflection? The fact you can also see the square lines of the windows also adds to this confusion.. What were you contrasing? The glass and the steel presumably.. they look interwoven more than contrasting..

all IMHO of course.. maybe that helps?

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

07/28/2003 08:13:12 AM · #3

Originally posted by Alpine99:

I didn't finish so far ahead only 86th..

So the confusion was a negative? I wanted people to wonder where building finished and sky began as part of the appeal in the image, despite meeting the challenge brief with the contrasting materials.

Thanks for the feedback.

Message edited by author 2003-07-28 08:13:56.

jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

07/28/2003 08:15:16 AM · #4

The image shows contrast but I didn't find it subjectively appealing.

Alpine99

Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

07/28/2003 08:20:13 AM · #5

Originally posted by Jon Lucas:

Originally posted by Alpine99:
I didn't finish so far ahead only 86th..

So the confusion was a negative? I wanted people to wonder where building finished and sky began

That wasn't the confusion you gave me.. The confusion was which is the real steel and which is a reflection.. I also really wanted to know what the building really looked like but couldn't work it out.. I have a logical mind and I think this irked me..

tarique

Nikon Coolpix 5700

07/28/2003 08:20:35 AM · #6

From a very laymans POV the image looks too cluttered with too many intersecting lines

inspzil

Olympus E-510

Sigma 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3 EX APO RF HSM for Olympus

07/28/2003 08:29:29 AM · #7

I didn't find much appeal to this image either. I gave it a 4. As far as comments go, I didn't really have much to say about it. I agree with the cluttered perception. I don't find any strong challenge ties to it. It seems to be missing a real focal point. I really like geometric patterns and lines and things like that, but this one really didn't have any appeal for me.

I know what you mean about not getting any comments. Check out my one comment during the challenge on this one. Heather was nice enough to leave me one a few months after this one was done. //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=10067

I think what this really needed was a center of attention/focal point. But what do I know?

Bob

Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D

07/28/2003 08:39:13 AM · #8

That was some comment Bob!

I can beat that - I got a '???' for my Trends entry.

What are the thoughts on this one (which scored a lot higher than mine) for Contrasts then?
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=29665

Koriyama

Nikon D200

07/28/2003 08:58:35 AM · #9

I looked at it. From the voting layout, I'd say that problem wasn't that the photo was necessarily bad, just indistinct. I didn't vote, but I would have given a 4.

eloise

Sony DSC-P7

07/28/2003 09:04:43 AM · #10

From my point of view, there really is no composition - the eye has nowhere to rest or be drawn. There's nothing to *look* at, in particular, in the shot.

And, for the record, 86th isn't a bad placing; mine came in 111th. :->