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02/11/2003 05:18:30 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club
by Inspzil
Composition - Sunsets are probably the most cliche of all shots, outside of DPC. Suprisingly we don't see that many probably due to a lot of the challenge topics. The composition of this photo should have included the whole tree, and probably a little more "padding" around it. The fence post directly in front of the sun is detracting from this picture substantially. This particular sunset is not very camera friendly due to the darkness of the clouds and the brightness of the sun. I don't think this was the greatest day to be capturing a sunset. There are a lot of dark clouds covering stuff up and make this sky look a bit menacing. It doesn't have that peaceful feeling of a sunset taken somewhere like Maui.
Photography - The exposure is tough to hit on this one. Most of the photo is pretty dark except where the sun is of course, and there its ultra bright. The exposure was obviously set to that judging by the F-number and shutter speed at which the picture was shot. Its not crisp like I think it should be either which may be another side effect of exposure settings.
Processing - I'm not sure if this picture was oversharpened a little or its something else, but the branches don't look right. It may have something to do with the camera's perception of light and dark. My first impression of this though is that it was oversharpened.
Overall - The mood of this picture is not what I expect it to be with a sunset. Its very dreary for a sunset. The composition needs some refining and probably should've been taken from further back or cropped a little less tight to include the whole tree. The photo quality of this image is not really that great either, for the most part due to the difficulty of properly exposing a picture like this (if it could be done. I couldn't do it.) In all honesty and without trying to be offensive, I think you were very fortunate to pull 5.6 out of this picture. Good luck in future challenges Z. - Bob |
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02/09/2003 06:24:05 PM |
| I like the photo; myself, I would have used a darker color for the main border. |
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02/09/2003 08:25:03 AM |
| Looks like a nice shpt, but it is too dark. |
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02/07/2003 04:00:14 PM |
Composition: Nice balance between the pole and tree. I like the way the tree stretches out into the space at the top/right of the pic.
Technical: This is quite a dark pic, which I don't think is aided by the border. Did you try a border that is even lighter?
Overall impression: Although it is quite dark there are so many things I like about this it's hardly even a problem. 9 |
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02/07/2003 03:43:06 PM |
| The tree limbs have too sharp of a look for my tastes. |
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02/06/2003 11:59:12 PM |
| Fine coloring and clarity. |
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02/05/2003 06:22:43 PM |
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02/05/2003 05:32:46 PM |
I enojyed the use of light that you used for the picture. Nice Job
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02/05/2003 03:45:36 PM |
I like this sunset, because there is more than sky. Nice job.
Rating a 9 |
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02/05/2003 12:49:55 PM |
| The unsharp mask is perhaps a little overdone? A little underexposed, too. |
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02/04/2003 09:42:42 PM |
| I like this picture because of the silhouette of the tree/bush/fence post along with the evening light falling on the snow in the foreground giving such a warm tone. You've selected a very nice color for the border and that helps the picture. |
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02/04/2003 01:50:57 AM |
| Good picture, but would be better if it were more detailed, the sun washes out the detail of the fenceline and the tree. |
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02/03/2003 07:17:36 PM |
| I love the color of the sky and the gold. I don't really like the border thougth - not sure if it's the color or the thickness. good job. 9 |
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