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Date Uploaded: Dec 18, 2004

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 This is my first triptych...I didn't set out to shoot these for a triptych, they just happened to have the same mood to them and were photographed in the same patch of grass in a field.

Self-critique:

The composition of these photographs has been compromised in order to make them work as a triptych (two of them showed the horizon so they all had to be re-cropped). Had more of the stem been allowed to stay after cropping, it would have been a much more comfortable set to look at.

I'm unimpressed with the sharpness and the overall lighting wasn't nearly as good as what I'd hoped when I pulled my car over...The unimpressive lighting translates into photos which don't look as incredibly stunning as they could have.

The photo on the left and on the right lean towards the left which creates a slightly unbalanced feel to the set.

I think it looks neat and I think I will begin to set out to shoot some triptychs keeping the consistency-factor in mind (composition).


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 12/18/2004 01:17:03 PM
Overall I like what you've done. I think you could achieve an even better "balance" by flopping the right-most image so it more mirrors the attitude of the left-most; by cleverly making the center panel narrower you've rendered it less of a factor in that regard.

You might also play with the color of the lower part of the right panel to make it a little darker/bluer like the others; not trying to match them, but to be just a little less different.

One of the advantages of the multi-image composition is that you can make components which may have little interest by themselves, and make them incredible interesting by placing them in a context and relationship to each other.
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 12/18/2004 12:57:31 PM
I like the overall colors of the shot but I agree with the others and yourself, I would like to see more details of the subjects. Everything else about it is spot on. Flows nicely and good composition. I wonder if these shots were taken hand held, or maybe the wind was blowing a little. They seem to be the tiniest bit out of focus, maybe im out of focus. Ill use just about anything to prop my camera on, even my foot if i have to. Then I set the timer just to be safe. I know this comment is not very helpful but it is what it is.

Kat
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 12/18/2004 10:24:54 AM
It doesn't really work for me. All three just seem a bit out of focus. My eyes just don't really like how the middle one is so much smaller. Sorry for my brutal honesty, really just trying to help (I know my opinion doesn't mean much, thought I'd share it anyway though).
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 12/18/2004 09:00:55 AM
Very honest and well thought out critique. You're right, the lighting of the weeds is too dark, but you can overcome that with the fill flash on a very low setting. At the risk of blasphemy, I would also mirror image the one on the right to help balance out the shot.

You have done very well in balancing the weight of each individual frame and that is half the battle. I am not sure I know what you mean by the stem comment as I find the stem size vs main subjects to be very good. More stem might require a much heavier border set to bring it back into perspective.
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