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Tick Tacks Stuck in Time
Tick Tacks Stuck in Time
marvin


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Challenge: Tacks! (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Sony DSC-P10
Location: Reykjavík
Date: Apr 15, 2005
Aperture: F/5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/8 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Apr 15, 2005

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04/28/2005 01:22:12 AM
*Critique Club*

This is definately a different take on the challenge. Very original.
What jumps out at me right away is the purplish glow on the tack. Looks like from lighting or something? Unnatural looking and distracting.
The lighting does seem harsh. Most of the tack is dark, there are bright spots on the clock and the shadows on the wall are very dark.
The wall in the background reminds me of a wall in a school hallway. The lines in the background are a bit distracting as well.
I think it was a good choice to blurr the background, but I think that another background all together might have been better suited for this shot.
Focus seems alright. Nice point on the tack and the numbers on the clock are coming out crisp as well.
The tack and the clock together seem like an odd couple. Although the hands on the clock kind of resemble tack, it still seems like a weird combination of subjects. Especially with the tack being almost as large as the clock.
I think the shot is missing something to draw me in and hold me there. That's just my own personal opinion of course.
~Heather~

Edit to add that I think the perspective is interesting. I wonder though if you could have gotten both the tack and the clock straight. The clock seems to be leaning toward the right a bit, while the tack is perfectly verticle.

Message edited by author 2005-04-28 01:24:16.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/16/2005 11:38:05 AM
A very unusual tack. Alas, there is only 1. This challenge called for TACKS. ;) The lighting here is a little harsh and the image seems oversharpened a bit. 6 for now, may bump later.
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04/16/2005 12:16:53 AM
I think that using a more diffused light source would have helped this shot.
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