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09/15/2005 08:27:55 AM |
Hi JB ... and greetings from the Critique Club.
Well, you've already acted on the selection artifact issue, so let's forget that. Except don't be too hard on yourself about it; this is an awfully difficult subject to select cleanly, especially when you're going for a clean black background! Now, the rest. The composition is terrific ... not just the thirds thing, but the careful inclusion of the edge-on bloom at lower left and the two buds above the main bloom. Not only artistically satisfying, but botanically meticulous as well! The actual image of the primary bloom is also very good; immaculately exposed and crisply focused in all the right places. The evening light was well chosen to accentuate the soft, flourescent glow of the petals. And of course from a challenge theme point of view, it could hardly be any more impressive; the colour contrast and the tonal contrast are spectacular.
I can offer no other constructive criticism; the selection stuff aside, it's simply a very fine image.
Cheers,
Paul |
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09/12/2005 12:44:29 AM |
| Well this one made me order a new monitor, Dell UltraSharp 2001FP 20.1-inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor. I never saw the artifact that others could see and comented on. It came from a selection that I guess I did not do cleanly before darkening the background. Other than that I was happy with this one. And I even received a validation request at the end of the challenge! |
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09/10/2005 09:42:26 AM |
| Nice detail and strong colours. Like the off centre composition. 9. |
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09/08/2005 11:04:22 PM |
| Great use of space....I not only love the color, but love the composition as well. Great Job. |
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09/08/2005 10:55:35 PM |
| I really, really like your photo. Terrific focus, composition and definitely high contrast. :::Applause::: (and bumping up after second look) 10! |
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09/07/2005 10:35:09 PM |
| Nice color on black contrast. |
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09/06/2005 11:11:27 AM |
| Flash?? This is really lovley. |
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09/05/2005 07:20:01 PM |
| The remnants of processing evident around the edges of the flower are a bit distracting, but you've got beautiful textures and detail in the flower itself. Nice composition too. |
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09/05/2005 11:30:09 AM |
| Nice colors but I don't like how you have erased the background, that realy distract me. |
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09/05/2005 11:23:09 AM |
| good comp and great strong colors here but you should have zoomed a bit closer when u were using the black brush as i can see ur lines(very sharp). zooming in would have allowed you to get closer to the edges. good luck |
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09/05/2005 09:36:59 AM |
| beautiful Hollyhock, well done |
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09/05/2005 06:53:26 AM |
| Like the painting effect. 9 |
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