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Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

04/29/2009 12:22:52 AM · #1

I am surprised that a shot I am sure is sharp, well exposed and decently composed is a sub 5. The lone comment I received suggests the relevance to the challenge was too subtle and did not come across. The lack of comments combined with the score suggests there was not much to critique but it had little appeal either. So, maybe it was just boring? Thanks for any additional insight.

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

04/29/2009 12:36:50 AM · #2

Didn't vote on the challenge, but in looking just now, I didn't figure out that it was painted on. I just figured it was a cheaper stone or metal or something. If people are like me, they didn't understand it.

edited to add: the painted on is bizarre--if you would have actually said that in the title, I think people would have thought it was cool.

Message edited by author 2009-04-29 00:37:24.

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

04/29/2009 12:40:33 AM · #3

Originally posted by vawendy:

edited to add: the painted on is bizarre--if you would have actually said that in the title, I think people would have thought it was cool.

I hate being so deadpan with a title. I thought the one I used would get people looking more closely at the stonework to see what was wrong with it.

yanko

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

04/29/2009 12:41:32 AM · #4

Subtilty as far as meeting the challenge will get you that score every time especially when you don't have oodles and oodles of wow factor.

kbhatia1967

Canon EOS-1100D

04/29/2009 12:43:07 AM · #5

IMHO, there is nothing wrong with the image or the title. Simply lacks the "WOW" factor.

salmiakki

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Sony Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA

04/29/2009 12:45:16 AM · #6

Left you a comment, but

Yanko just said exactly what I said, only somewhat more succinctly :)

LevT

OM System OM-1

04/29/2009 12:48:16 AM · #7

some people may have (mis)interpreted this shot as a suggestion that religious symbols are "not quite right", and got slightly put off by that. I noticed that anything even remotely related to religion is a very touchy subject here

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

04/29/2009 12:50:38 AM · #8

Originally posted by LevT:

some people may have (mis)interpreted this shot as a suggestion that religious symbols are "not quite right", and got slightly put off by that.

I didn't think of that, but this is the angel of justice on a courthouse. I suppose that was not in your face obvious!

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

04/29/2009 01:25:07 AM · #9

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

I am surprised that a shot I am sure is sharp, well exposed and decently composed is a sub 5.

Well, in the "Not Quite Right" challenge, my shot which is not quite in focus, a little too dark, and a bit too grainy (for DPC) came in under 4, so you can't win whichever way you go ... :-(

Lonni

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

04/29/2009 01:28:18 AM · #10

I didn't vote, but I also didn't understand that the 'stonework' was painted on. I thought it was just cheap stone or something.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

04/29/2009 01:31:05 AM · #11

Thanks for all the input. I guess my pre-challenge assessment of my entry wasn't quite right!

Nikon D800

04/29/2009 01:47:02 AM · #12

Hate to say it but I think regardless of the Challenge or the title, you have a technically very good shot of a subject that is not very interesting. Also, there is not very much of the photographer's 'authorship', if you know what I mean - the 'interestingness' lies in the statue, which you documented well, but there isn't much 'you' beyond that.

Teafran

Olympus E-520

Vivitar MF Zoom 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Series 1 for Olympus

04/29/2009 07:50:09 AM · #13

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Well, and this is strictly my opinion, the title didn't make any sense. I know what the point was, but the simple truth is that stainless steel, in particular in the size this sculpture was produced, is damned expensive - it would have been cheaper to do a sandstone or pressed stone facia sculpture by a factor of ten. :>)

Secondly, it just not that interesting. Granted, the focus is sharp, the angle is interesting, but the iniital impression is - eh... I think it may have more to do with the the rather flat tan color of the stone and lack of luster on the stainless - it's just looks - um...blah. Additionally, the image is also "flat" without much dimension or depth - it seems odd to say given the angle, but it's true - it's 2D in impact.

Now if it were me, I might have tried a little closer look at the sculpture with a different lens and maybe bounded a flash to make the steel stand out - give the image some pop.

Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. :>)

Later,

Tom