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09/14/2003 05:16:32 PM · #1 |
Hi,
While atop the Empire State Building in Manhattan to shot for the Fill The Frame challenge, I took this shot.
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=35324
I didn't feel that it fit in fill the frame,but really liked it.
I did some dodge and burn along with levels, ect. I'd like to know what you think.
Mark
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09/14/2003 05:21:02 PM · #2 |
I really like it a lot. I think the left side of the ledge could do with being a touch darker - maybe some further dodge and burning - but I really like the image overall very much. It pulls me in.
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09/14/2003 05:21:53 PM · #3 |
I kinda like the photo, but I'm not so sure the ledge and bird in the foreground really help. Maybe if it weren't a pidgeon? I mean, they are thought of as "flying rats" - one of the most despised of all birds (but I guess you couldn't get a hawk to sit there for you!?).
The rest of the photo seems good, but if you are trying to fill the frame (which seems like a good effect here), you should do just that and not leave an unfilled section in the upper right corner.
Message edited by author 2003-09-14 17:23:17. |
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09/14/2003 05:36:25 PM · #4 |
Thanks for the critiques, I would have had a Bald Eagle perch there but couldn't find one;)
Here is the shot that I did submit
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=30342
I just saw the pidgeon there and had to take it. Of course some kid saw it and started yelling "Pidgeon,Pidgeon" at the top of his lungs so I only got the one shot:)
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09/14/2003 05:46:38 PM · #5 |
I'd have called it "Wait! Don't Jump"
I like how the bird's outline shows so well against the buildings. I'd consider taking a little off the left, to just take off the second corner of the ledge. I think the corner and the "leaning" light-colored buildings behind it pull attention away from the subject.
I've added the same comment on the photo.
Message edited by author 2003-09-14 17:47:38. |
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09/14/2003 06:16:00 PM · #6 |
I really like it. Its a great Pic. Most people look at a pidgeon as a rat with wings, but they are actually a pretty bird. Look at the colors on your pic of the bird. And the downtown area looks great.
I give it a thumbs up. :)
Message edited by author 2003-09-14 18:17:21. |
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09/14/2003 06:44:48 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Riggs:
I really like it. Its a great Pic. Most people look at a pidgeon as a rat with wings, but they are actually a pretty bird. Look at the colors on your pic of the bird. And the downtown area looks great.
I give it a thumbs up. :) |
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09/14/2003 06:47:19 PM · #8 |
Great shot - I've left a comment. For 'Fill the Frame' I think it would haver attracted a few pedantic 'off-brief' comments but it may have done really well. Who cares anyway - it's good. ;)
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09/14/2003 07:00:07 PM · #9 |
I fixed that spelling error. Can you believe I was an English major for a whole term:)
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09/14/2003 08:28:08 PM · #10 |
BTW if you've ever eaten squab..guess what it was.
Does it help to call it Rock Dove?
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09/16/2003 12:20:57 PM · #11 |
| I can't believe the pigeon was up that high. |
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09/16/2003 12:25:35 PM · #12 |
I like the photo a lot. The pigeon adds a lot to the photo. I don't dislike pigeons either!
I concur that you should crop off or touch up the over-exposed ledge on the left.
Best,
Renee
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09/16/2003 12:44:29 PM · #13 |
| I also like this shot a lot. I love the addition of the pigeon, but I feel bad the Chrysler building, at least, is chopped off. Perhaps raise the camera angle an inch or two? We need the bird's head, mostly? |
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09/16/2003 01:38:20 PM · #14 |
cropped it - so the eye travels nearer to the path of the birds
original taken with this in mind would give a more dramatic print
just my two cents
soup
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