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09/15/2005 05:37:17 PM |
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB
by strangeghost
Hi Owen! It's quite an honor to get to critique one of your images. I've loved your work since first "meeting" you in the bokeh challenge!
COMPOSITION
I like the overall composition very much but I think it's a bit cluttered with nonessential "stuff." The primary subject (red boat) with the background hills, harbor, and sky is wonderful. The other elements tend to be a bit distracting and unnecessary. I might have continued searching for a spot that gave you your desired comp but left a bit more open feel in the foreground. Lacking that, I might have tried to tighten up on the boat a little and frame that in a very close object with the water, sky, etc., forming a distant backdrop, keeping the very deep dof.
TECHNIQUE
The bright, beautifully saturated colors meet the challenge in stunning form. The rich greens of the grass, the rusty red of the boat, and the deep blues of the water and sky are wonderful. I particularly like the evident blue gradient of the sky. Superb sharpness and bright colors make the shot a real eye-catcher. Since you had access to advanced editing rules, I wonder if you considered selecting the sky and clouds and stretching things a bit more, or bumping the contrast with curves? It pops as it is, but I can't resist pushing the limits when I have a sky like this to work with. It's evident to me that your post-processing skills are superb and you have a great eye.
OVERALL IMPACT
A very pleasing image that begs a closer look. The wonderful play of colors and objects is a visual feast. Very well done!
Message edited by author 2005-09-15 17:38:14. |
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09/11/2005 11:42:31 PM |
| Pleasant picture. Lovely bright colours and good composition. |
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09/11/2005 12:45:22 AM |
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09/10/2005 01:21:16 PM |
| I think you should have found an angle so that the pier was not included. |
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09/10/2005 03:04:38 AM |
| Good clarity in this image. Composed nicely, although it does seem just on the verge of being 'busy', but not greatly so. |
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09/09/2005 11:58:05 PM |
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09/09/2005 03:33:17 PM |
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09/09/2005 05:34:57 AM |
| Shame about the gravel in the corner! but its looks like it would be hard to crop it out, love the vivid colours. 7 |
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09/08/2005 11:01:38 PM |
| Great image and the colors are so vivid. Really a nice job. I don't know if there was an angle that might have provided a little less activity on the right side. Regardless Great Job --- 7 --- |
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09/08/2005 10:57:49 PM |
| I like the angle and good overall contrast. For me, that bit of...land or dirt (gray line leading from boat) is a bit distracting to my eyes, but I like it and I hope it scores well for you. |
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09/08/2005 04:20:21 PM |
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09/08/2005 04:10:20 PM |
| High contrast is not as easy in color as in B&W. You did a great job here. |
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09/07/2005 08:12:18 PM |
| Blues, greens, reds. Nice. Consider a different angle on the boat maybe? I'd like to see the same shot with you lying down or kneeling and maybe more to the left or right of the boat. If you could have avoided the sign and blue/white boat in the background you'd have a stronger shot. |
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09/06/2005 10:34:56 PM |
| Iceland? Where in Iceland? Don't see much of high-contrast ... and I don't like the stones in the lower right corner. |
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09/05/2005 11:24:20 AM |
| Nice picture, but contrast is pretty plain jane here. Converting this to black and white and playing with shadows/highlights would have made for a much more striking image. |
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09/05/2005 09:27:46 AM |
| a bit to cluttered to me. Next time move to eliminate some distracting items. |
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09/05/2005 01:00:48 AM |
| Great colors. I love the boats!!! What a luscious sky color too. This is wonderful. |
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09/05/2005 12:48:09 AM |
| Nice photo, but not sure what is the high contrast here. |
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09/05/2005 12:42:18 AM |
| Good contrast of red an green but the composition is a bit lacking. There is nothing to lead the eye anywhere and so I find myself searching for the focal point and feeling a little disappointed. A closer crop (to exclude the gravel in the forground) would result in a better image I think. |
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