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Tabletop Warrior
Tabletop Warrior
autool


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Challenge: Indoor Macro Shot (Classic Editing)
Camera: Olympus E-10
Location: Indoors
Date: Mar 29, 2003
Aperture: f1.8
ISO: 80
Shutter: 2.0
Galleries: Emotive, Macro
Date Uploaded: Mar 29, 2003

Taken with available light, and trying to be little artsy. Converted to grayscale, with minimum of PS work.

Statistics
Place: 83 out of 122
Avg (all users): 5.3190
Avg (commenters): 6.0769
Avg (participants): 5.1429
Avg (non-participants): 5.7813
Views since voting: 928
Votes: 116
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0


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04/14/2003 01:30:33 PM
Grayce,
Thank you very much for the kind words on my "Tabletop Warrior". When I put this phptograph together it was all about mood. Our current world affairs made me think about prior events and as I looked at this statue it all came together. I wanted to shoot it with a degree of mystery and try to tell the story of the strife of the times. I didn't want to make a clear shot as if for an advertisement, but one that would make people think. I feel that accomplishment was made, as several people have made comment to the likes.

It is those like yourself that keep me participating on this wonderful site.
Thank you, and lets keep having fun!
Dick Pattee
04/11/2003 12:06:52 PM
Critique Club Comments by Grayce
This is a moody kind of shot. I admire your willingness to try something "artsy!"
The lighting you chose shows some interesting texture to this. I see some have suggested a lighter bg to make the subject stand out. That would be a nice alternative, but I think this makes it a little more mysterious. Having backlight could prove interesting though.

You've completely avoided digital noise and artifacts. Great job!! In a picture with this much darkness, that is no easy feat.

Composition is very good with good diagonals and good use of negative space. If I'd change anything, compositionally, it would be to include the entire legs of the horse. Not a major problem though.

Dof is excellent with all the highlighted features clearly focused.

Overall, I like this as it is. Experimenting with lighting suggested by several commenters would also be a worthy endeavor.
Good job Autool!
Regards,

Grayce
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/06/2003 01:08:42 PM
One of three favourites this week. Fantastic lighting. Good dof and focus. Composition can´´t be better. Perfect in b&w. This is the kind of photo I like very much. Well done!
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04/06/2003 11:25:54 AM
good lighting, good use of 3rds, good black and white shot.
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04/06/2003 03:01:01 AM
As a rule I don't like figurine shots.. but this seems to be an exception. I like the lighting on this shot a lot. The dark slick feel of this shot really appeals to me. Nice work.
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04/03/2003 02:12:46 PM
Good emotion conveyed with the darkness of this image, good detail, too. But the overall lighting doesn't seem great, the glare off the statue is everywhere and just a bit too heavy for an accent, while a good portion of the statue isn't lite at all. Possible suggestion - softer lighting from two sides might help both issues. On the whole, I like it. 6 Swash
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04/02/2003 06:18:18 PM
Nice effort but too dark. There is lots of texture here but you can't see it. Also cropped too tight on the bottom cutting off horses feet.
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04/02/2003 12:11:48 PM
Nice shot. I'd like to see a bit of his other shoulder and horses head seperating them from the background.
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04/01/2003 01:01:53 AM
Your use of lighting really accents the mood of the subject. This is very well done.
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03/31/2003 10:12:00 PM
i like the image, but its too dark
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03/31/2003 10:05:06 PM
This might have been a lot better with a light background, don't you think?
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03/31/2003 12:07:46 PM
dark?
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03/31/2003 10:24:29 AM
this is a nice shot but some of the detail is lost in the darkness... I think some backlighting would achieve the effect you were looking for here... a dark image is good, but some backlight would help with the 'rider' on this one... nice work :) - setzler
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03/31/2003 05:29:10 AM
I think this one needs quite a bit more exposure. Good clarity of photo, just not quite bright enough.
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03/31/2003 03:21:48 AM
Needs a bit more light, IMHO.
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