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Challenge: Authority (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
Location: Indoors
Date: Nov 23, 2004
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 23, 2004

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Statistics
Place: 129 out of 149
Avg (all users): 4.3333
Avg (commenters): 4.4667
Avg (participants): 4.0759
Avg (non-participants): 4.4320
Views since voting: 686
Views during voting: 375
Votes: 285
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0


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12/01/2004 10:04:45 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Meeting the challenge: I think this is an excellent theme for the challenge. For time is the final authority.

Lighting: I feel that the lighting hurt this shot pretty badly. It is just to dark. While I see the reason and mood behind the dark and gloomy lighting I feel it was over done. Perhaps a strong light coned down to het smaller towards the top of the clock would have worked realy well. It would given the clock an illusion of being taller. I brighter light also would have brought out more details in the photo.

Composition: I like the way this shot was set up. The clock hands set on midnight. The angle you took this photo from was also excellent. It gave the clock a taller more dominating look. However the overall angle of the shot is a little off. Try rotating the entire photo 1 or 2 degrees to the right.

Technical: Poor lighting. the focus was good from what I can tell. I feel the choosing the center of the clock hands was a good choice for your center of focus.

Artistic opinion: I like this shot from an artistic stand point. Very "message" heavy. Decent balance, and center line. The brighter lighting would likly have given this alot of colors to enjoy.

Overall: this is a shot with a lot of potential. Fix the lighting and this would have been far more interesting a photo. I think your score easily could have been 5.5 or higher with just the better lighting.

keep up the good work

Tristalisk

 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/29/2004 10:39:52 PM
Ain't that the truth. As for the photo, I think it's a little on the dark side and the parallax is a little distracting, not too bad though. One suggestion for added interest would be if you placed the hands at something other than the same place. A 7 from me mostly for the message.
11/29/2004 09:20:56 PM
Too dark. Very bland.
11/28/2004 11:36:40 AM
Oh, I so agree with this concept. I considered this idea, but decided on something else. I would like to see the brightness up a bit and the angle of the shot squared up since time is so linear and unforgiving. Great point of view - looking up with time looming over the viewer.
11/24/2004 10:33:19 PM
Colors are poor
11/24/2004 08:47:35 PM
I like the color choice.
11/24/2004 04:20:26 PM
too dark
11/24/2004 11:50:29 AM
You've obviously chosen to have a very low-key shot. I have to say it doesn't work for me. The clock seems rather awkwardly bent, which is distracting. The basic choice of composition is good, central and balanced, but with the curve of the clock, the compoistion is lacking.
11/24/2004 11:20:21 AM
A good idea, but the placement seems odd and the image looks really underexposed.
11/24/2004 09:37:24 AM
Lighting and contrast! The single parts of the clock blend too much with the background.
11/24/2004 06:36:52 AM
The photo is a little dark imo, you could crop less at the bottom. thats imo. If that was made the photo would stand out more.
11/24/2004 05:59:08 AM
This would be better if there had been space all around the clock.
11/24/2004 03:26:31 AM
Far too dark :(
11/24/2004 02:45:21 AM
it doesn't have to rule u if u don't want just ignor it....

great shot, not much ignoring this 1
11/24/2004 02:11:01 AM
Underexposed. Poor lighting. Focus a bit soft. Otherwise, you have an interesting perspective and this is appropriate to the theme.
11/24/2004 01:29:46 AM
a little on the dark side. cropping is a little uneven, as well. while i can recognize time as a form of authority, all i see here is a snapshot of a clock.


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