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10/22/2013 11:19:31 PM |
Well, for one thing the Black Swan book isn't a novel... Beyond that, it feels like this image is an opportunity missed: the processing is curiously muddy where it could have been rich and deep, as befits a bird of such funereal plumage. I like the eye.
5 from me. |
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10/22/2013 10:31:28 PM |
| a little cramped, but his eye and clumpy feathering are engaging. That Taleb is one busy guy, I wouldn't be surprised if he starts to write novels, or indeed turns everything into a novel. extraordinary to be inspired by his writings to produce this. I find his observations profoundly depressing.4 |
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10/22/2013 08:16:18 PM |
| Lovely shot, interesting crop. -7- |
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10/22/2013 11:05:58 AM |
very literal
i like s-curve and framing
a 7 |
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10/22/2013 09:13:49 AM |
| super strong negative space, and very nice eye... |
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10/21/2013 11:10:07 PM |
Pretty sure that's a goose.
Processing seems harsh, and we now have a grey goose. Now I need a drink. ;)
Seriously though, the book is about anything but a black goose. I'm sure you'll find an explanation for my outlier vote of 3. ;) (reference to novel... Hope you get it)
Bumping to 4. In context it is better than I first found it to be. |
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10/21/2013 10:22:31 PM |
| 4...nice detail in the feathers but the B&W conversion needs some help. It seems mostly middle zones, no real blacks and very few white whites to give the image a nice pop. Overall it seems flat. That could also be due to the light...probably a combo of the two. And one last thing, the inner curve of the neck is quite graceful, I just wish you hadn't chopped the bit off the top.It stops the movement of my eye through the image, it fights the curve. |
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10/21/2013 07:06:30 AM |
| Similar image to one of the book covers. It meets the challenge well. I would have liked sharper focus on the beak and eye and perhaps sharper contrast in color, but I do like it. A 6 from me. |
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10/20/2013 08:00:50 PM |
| This image really appeals to me. I love the curvature of the shot and the contrast with the background is great. Nice details of the eye too. 7 |
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10/20/2013 07:01:25 PM |
| This book had quite an impact on me. It's not a novel, by the way, though I don't care much about such distinctions. I like the crop/framing. That saves it from being a mere shoehorn wildlife photo. You've created a rather menacing vice, like the trap that awaits you when you're not ready for the next black swan. 6 |
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10/19/2013 02:12:21 PM |
| Black Swan or at least a goose it is.. Comp, tones and detail add up to an appealing image. 6 |
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10/18/2013 10:07:40 AM |
| Good subject. I would have liked the focus to be spot on to bring out more details - could be the camera limitations. I also do not like the crop on the top but that might be all you could get. For me is just a 5 Good luck. |
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10/18/2013 12:07:15 AM |
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10/17/2013 10:41:09 PM |
| Definitely a black swan, and even an outlier. Would have liked a little more distinction between the black and the grey. The chopped top of the neck is a distraction as well. 5 |
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10/17/2013 08:47:20 PM |
| You have quite the black swan here, so definitely meet the challenge. Unfortunately said swan is heavily over-processed. The feathers and eye look too unnatural and robs the beast of it's beauty and elegance. |
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10/17/2013 08:28:37 PM |
| The task of this challenge is a little like the Black Swan theory. "The extreme impact of certain kinds of rare and unpredictable events (outliers) and humans' tendency to find simplistic explanations for these events retrospectively" ;) I like the pose, mono secures a black swan too. The image has a pleasing graphic about it.5. |
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10/17/2013 08:08:09 PM |
Black Swan...I get it.
It seems a little dull to me. Maybe more detail in the face area and maybe a little different composition would have made this a nicer image for me.
gave it a 4 |
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10/17/2013 12:40:58 PM |
| It fits the title and I like the shape.6. |
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10/17/2013 10:21:46 AM |
I like how you've filled the frame with the head and neck and part of the back. I like the B&E... but I would have liked to had seem more contrast, or even a softer look.
Good fitting title.
Gave it a 5 |
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10/16/2013 06:48:29 PM |
I remember that the idea of the Black Swan event depends on the observer.
This being said, I believe that you mostly illustrated the title.
What I believe is a flaw here is the lack of a certain mathematical/geometrical meaning to your image: the cropping of the beautiful head of the swan seems random, more cropping might have had more impact or the entire graceful curve would have made it even better. There are more variables such as the grey triangle on the upper left corner, the indecisive composition.
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