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Challenge: Tacks! (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: Tucson, AZ
Date: Apr 15, 2005
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Apr 15, 2005

Cropped
Auto Adjust
Cloned out shiny area (MUST learn PSP9 much better shows I used 15+ attempts to do this one small feat)
Adjust contrast
Add Border
Resize
Submit

Statistics
Place: 109 out of 137
Avg (all users): 4.8807
Avg (commenters): 5.8333
Avg (participants): 4.5854
Avg (non-participants): 5.0588
Views since voting: 587
Views during voting: 317
Votes: 218
Comments: 7
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04/29/2005 02:54:25 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club!
I'm glad I've got one of your images because I think you have a great potential =).

Composition: The tacks have a nice random order, with is interesting to the eye. I think this image would be a little more pleasing if you had a little larger crop to placed the central focus (the tacks) in a rule of thirds intersection. The background you've used is quite interesting too, though I wish it was more colored to true white then it is now. One idea: if you tried a lower angle shot, focused on one of the tacks and maximized the reflection there.

Technical: The first thing that shouts at me is image size. With the camera you have, cropping is not a problem for image size, even if the crop is a very small part of the original. I really like seeing images at the full size of 640 to see all the detail of the image. The image also seems a bit off color, and a tad dark.

Overall: I like the idea, I like the image, but I think with a little more practice/training it could be superb.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/18/2005 10:17:57 PM
I love the sharpness and clarity of this shot. Also, the lighting and highlights are quite nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/18/2005 03:50:31 PM
This photo seems much too dark, or perhaps a bit too high in contrast. Either way, the color of the tacks is almost lost.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/16/2005 11:54:47 AM
I like the idea, but what gets me are the reflections. I'm always a sucker for a curved reflection! Nice!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/16/2005 09:12:26 AM
There are no tacks in this image. ;) I like that used metallic tacks - the reflections are great. color is a bit off - I would expect the paper to be a little whiter. 7
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04/16/2005 02:01:31 AM
those are beautiful tacks, and I think you could have done a lot with them. as they are, the composition is confused, the image is too dark, and it's awfully small. a shame, really - (4)
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04/16/2005 01:31:46 AM
This image is too small
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