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01/20/2005 05:06:07 PM |
Greetings from the critique club.
It is difficult to find anything constructive to say about this shot that hasn't already been said which is no doubt why it achieved a top ten place.
The very shallow depth of field makes for some nice bokeh in the background, with the theme of coloured dots carried through from the foreground. However, I would like to have seen all of the cup and its contents in sharp focus rather than just the drops, as I believe this would have give the shot more 'punch'.
The composition is interesting but I would like to have seen the use of thirds for the cup and drops. There is a lot of empty space in the centre, which I find a little distracting. Maybe moving the point of view to the left a little and shooting in the direction of the main group of coloured dots may have resulted in a more pleasing composition which would draw the eye more to the main subject, the drops.
Finally, the border adds nothing to the picture. Maybe a black border would have worked better in contrast to the coloured dots, but the white border seems to weaken the effect of these bright colours. |
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01/18/2005 04:26:59 PM |
curious the focus technique here - manual or auto...
my guess was correct.
a fine image.
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01/17/2005 08:40:44 PM |
| Congratulations on a top ten with this outstanding image! I really like your use of bokeh here...meets the challenge perfectly and creatively. |
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01/17/2005 05:48:43 AM |
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01/17/2005 12:16:59 AM |
| Congrats, Jon! Well deserved top 10 placement. |
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01/17/2005 12:15:14 AM |
| Congratulations on your 8th placing. If this were mine, I would be dead proud of this enticing image. |
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01/16/2005 10:57:00 PM |
| Love how the background matches your cup |
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01/16/2005 10:32:30 PM |
| Nice colors and light. Cheerful and bright! |
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01/16/2005 08:56:49 PM |
Things I notice about this picture.
1. Bright colors. Wow, those mugs are not what you want to see the morning after a lot of heavy drinking.
2. Reminds me a lot of ... oh what was it called, "A Splash of Color," I think, that won a blue ribbon a while back.
3. That is the fullest cup of coffee I have ever seen.
This entry definitely stands out from the rest. Compositionally I find myself wishing that the coffee drops were closer to the 1/3 mark to activate more of the image space. |
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01/16/2005 06:14:30 PM |
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01/16/2005 12:25:20 AM |
| Bright and cheery. Nice 'drop'! |
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01/15/2005 11:47:54 PM |
| Excellent Shot. I like the balance here. Great use of multiple colors. |
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01/15/2005 11:11:27 PM |
| generally I don't like such colours, but it really works well here. |
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01/13/2005 07:12:15 PM |
| Fantastic... all the way around. Composition, colors, dof all excellent. |
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01/13/2005 03:45:39 PM |
| Good drop shot, nice colours and bokeh to boot. |
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01/13/2005 03:38:49 PM |
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01/13/2005 02:05:58 AM |
| Well now this is clever. Love the spotted background. |
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01/13/2005 12:30:55 AM |
| Good bokeh. Colorful and interesting. The only thing distracting to me is the out of focus green dot in the foreground. Good luck. |
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01/12/2005 03:48:47 PM |
| I love creative and quirky use of colour and this is certainly that. I love how the blurred background patterns of the other items in the set are repeated in the foreground cup but are clear and solid there. The frozen motion of the tea is an excellent addition and lit superbly well and provides that elusive extra element that makes the image click for me. One of my top 10 in this challenge. |
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01/12/2005 04:04:29 AM |
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01/11/2005 11:29:34 PM |
| Good shot. I'd like to see the whole cup in focus though. Also, the border is distracting. |
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01/11/2005 03:23:43 PM |
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01/11/2005 10:36:25 AM |
| Should do very well, nicely taken. my first 8 |
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01/11/2005 10:28:58 AM |
| Ahh, love it! Really excellent shot. 10 |
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01/11/2005 10:00:49 AM |
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01/11/2005 09:06:00 AM |
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01/11/2005 06:55:51 AM |
| too bad about the title--that's the only thing off about the whole image. really fun composition. good luck! |
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01/10/2005 02:30:00 AM |
| Knockout shot in many ways. I'm getting a little tired of droplets, frankly, but I'm not marking it down for that :-) Well done. True bokeh. |
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01/10/2005 01:55:16 AM |
| Great shot! Well done 10! |
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