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02/08/2003 03:40:02 AM |
| myqyl I understand what you want to say, and i'll try to focus on my point of view to the competitions (better solution). :) Thank you on advice and thank you on critiq. |
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02/07/2003 11:38:53 AM |
~ Critique Club Comment ~
Note ~ If any of this is unclear due to language or cultural differences, please feel free to email me and I'll try to explain more clearly.
Composition : I'm a big fan of strong lines and there are plenty of them here. Shoes are well placed off center and offsetting the lines of the floor.
Exposure / Lighting : The lighting has a flat feeling (that you may have intended) and might have benefited from more direct light. Most successful Black and White shots have a wide range of tones from pure white to pure black and most in between. Most of this is within a very narrow band. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but it didn't work for me.
Focus : Very nicely done. You can almost feel the texture of the floor and the shoes.
Challenge / Wow : Several commenters feel you didn't meet the challenge, and while I disagree with them (I take a loose interpretation of most challenges) you need to realize this is a common problem for images here. Many voters here need the challenge clearly as the main focus of the image. If you are shooting for good scores and possible ribbons, keep this in mind. If you are shooting to make great images that you can be proud of, then keep doing what you are doing :)
My opinion : While I really enjoyed the composition, the lighting left me a little flat. Very nice effort. |
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02/01/2003 02:39:04 PM |
| Nice sepia tone even though I do not know what your title means. Good photograph. Nice focus and cropping. Plain and simple but well done. |
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01/31/2003 04:01:02 PM |
| not very square, but close enough for a 6 |
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01/30/2003 04:25:19 PM |
| I really like the color in this photograph. Good representation of squares. I like the old-fashion like way of this photo. It is very nice. |
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01/29/2003 11:55:24 PM |
| You've shown a good instinct as far as choosing B/W for this image. The textures and patterns are best presented without the distraction of color. Unfortunately, there are several aspects of good B/W that are missing here. The most important is light. The lighing here is very flat and non-directional. It doesn't make any strong shadows across the image or help to bring out the texture of the shoes. A massive boost in contrast might help a little here, but without good light to begin with there's only so much you can do. The composition, while adhering to the "rule" of thirds, is (IMO) too loose. I know that it was improtant to include the tiles for the square (rectangular?) part of the challenge, but they really don't add anything to the composition. A tighter crop would put the focus on the shoes. Finally, while I'm a fan of found still life, there's something to be said for washing down the front porch occasionallly. The dust and shoe prints are distracting. Hang in there. |
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01/29/2003 08:17:50 PM |
| I don't see a square here, and the subject certainly isn't square. Don't understand what the title has to do with the photo, either. On the up-side, I do like the composition and ragged look of the shoes. |
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01/29/2003 05:22:39 PM |
| nice sepia toned photo. looks good. |
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01/29/2003 02:01:13 PM |
| I like how you have used an older looking display in place of using color or black and white. I think that if you would have had a straight on shot instead it would have created some more intrest into your picture. Nice work |
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01/29/2003 08:43:35 AM |
| I do not get how this fits the square challenge! The colours are nice though. jgillard4 |
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01/28/2003 01:55:16 PM |
| Not sure what the title is..or means. Still I do like this. The tones and focus are very very nice. |
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01/28/2003 01:03:56 PM |
| The shoes are the main subject in this photo. However challenge description states it should be the squares. I still doubt many will mark you down since it is very asthetically pleasing with a sharp focus and a nice sepia tone. 4 (under any other instance it would be higher) |
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01/27/2003 09:01:50 PM |
| Your main subject isn't "square" |
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01/27/2003 08:54:06 AM |
| should have a squair subject, I do see a squair up in the right corner. |
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01/27/2003 03:17:09 AM |
| i like the feeling of this shot. it stands out in that it has feeling. nice work. nice color tone. |
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