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Romeo & Juliet Love Theme (A Time for Us)
Romeo & Juliet Love Theme (A Time for Us)
KarenB


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Challenge: Song Titles (Classic Editing)
Camera: Olympus E-20
Location: Home
Date: Jan 5, 2003
Aperture: 2.4
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/6
Galleries: Emotive, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jan 5, 2003

One light lighting. Rose on a piano. The song is a piano instrumental.. so I hope this photo shows that appropriately. 139 mm focal length.

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 188
Avg (all users): 6.4264
Avg (commenters): 7.7273
Avg (participants): 6.4685
Avg (non-participants): 6.3721
Views since voting: 21942
Votes: 197
Comments: 15
Favorites: 4 (view)


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01/20/2003 01:01:51 AM
Just a quick thought on why I didn't score this a 10. Excellent composition. Perfect focus and DOF. The color cast bothers me though. I don't think I'd really like it with bright white, black, and red, but I'm not crazy about the pinks either so...
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01/19/2003 06:14:44 PM
This is such a compelling photograph, it looks like you spent a bit of time setting up this perfected shot up -- whatever time was spent, it was well worth it.

The lighting is so simple, yet so effective with its warmth to set the mood of the photograph. The shallow DOF really grabs your attention, sets it on the rose, and then let's you look around to discover the piano keys, fallen petals, and sheet music.

The size of the photograph, somewhat wide-screen-ish, works really well to capture the main elements effectively, without gaining anything unnecessary, or losing anything necessary. This aided in the perfected composition of the photograph too.

I noticed that you placed 11th, and to be honest, you were robbed. There was another rose shot in the top-10 that didn't have near as much substance as yours does.

Relating to the challenge, Song Titles, and your chosen song, A Time for Us, couldn't be more perfect. The whole photograph is very romantic, from the fallen petal, the rose, the piano, and the lighting. It couldn't have been done better.

Very well done.

Message edited by author 2003-01-19 20:53:56.
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01/18/2003 11:41:53 AM
Excellent. The camera don't usually like reds, but this has turned out brilliantly! Lovely hue in the background.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/12/2003 06:20:06 PM
Excellent use of dof. Interesting coloured flower! jgillard7
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01/11/2003 07:21:26 PM
This is one of those classic image archetypes that has been popular for ages. Although I have seen this many times before, it is just like the overwhelming power of a glorious sunrise. The heart skips a beat. The visual strength of red alone shouts strong here. The touches of a single petal, the blurred music page, just three black keys against lots of white, the extraordinary lovely lighting on the rose itself, the serrated leaf edge...these are some of the elements that really pull this magnificent work together for me. I say pump your ego with at least a dozen 10's this week. Very well done!
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01/09/2003 09:10:59 PM
nice touch with the stray petal. nice soft lighting.
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01/08/2003 01:22:24 PM
Very well executed. Good work.
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01/07/2003 01:17:58 PM
Beautiful work. 9 Jak
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01/07/2003 12:13:48 PM
Lovely photo but it could represent any one of many songs.
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01/07/2003 12:06:34 PM
beautiful
01/06/2003 10:39:21 PM
Well taken and set up photograph. Nice depth of field. I like it.
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01/06/2003 09:19:05 PM
Great detail on the rose. Makes me wish I never quit piano.
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01/06/2003 04:31:42 PM
This is my absolute favourite. You got a 10 from me!
01/06/2003 07:57:18 AM
Great angle of view and use of depth of field. Flower is perfect and evocative of the song. This is a great composition.
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01/06/2003 01:25:28 AM
This is a beautiful composition... I wish the red/yellow tint could have been kept off the keys and the score of music tho... great shot :)
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