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07/08/2003 12:49:52 AM |
Greetings From the Critique Club:
Hi, Van
You recieved many comments during the voting phase of the challenge. You are very lucky. I won't be able to add much to what has already been said, but i will try.
Challenge: This definately is a nice picture depicting the country, therefore, meets the challenge dead on.
Composition: The composition couldn't be anymore perfect. The windmill in the foreground with the background of the brilliant colors of the sunset make for a very pretty picture. This is a great capture.
Technical: I think the technical aspect of this photo is its drawback. The picture seems a bit blurred or out of focus. It cries out for clarity. I was looking back at some of your other pictures that you have submitted in for challenges and I notice the same problem with some of them. Are you using a tripod. Especially when doing close-ups or shots that are done with limited light, keeping the camera steady is very important. No matter how steady we think we are, it's still hard not moving the camera a little when taking the shot. I hated slugging the tripod around and fought having to use it, but once I MADE myself to use it, I found that I was getting better shots.
You have a nice 3 meg pixal camera that should be able to give you clear shots. I was thinking that maybe another reason your shot turned out fuzzy was that you were using an advanced zoom function on your camera. I always have problems getting scenic pictures to turn out using my advance zoom. I found that I came out with better results if I used the highest resolution and took a picture without the zoom and then just cropped it.
One more thing, someone suggested in the comments that you might put your picture through Neat Image. Yes, you do have some grain in your photo and using Neat Image will help clear this up and give you a smoother picture, however, it will cause some loss of detail. So, if you decide to download it, I would use it wisely. I learned my lesson when using it in the challenges.
Connie |
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07/01/2003 11:29:31 PM |
| Amazing shot. The colours are very deep. Emotive and certainly fits the challenge. Good luck! |
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06/30/2003 04:51:00 PM |
| Had this been tripod shot to capture the scene with sharpness, it could have been a "Country Living" magazine cover. |
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06/30/2003 03:24:09 AM |
| this would be a spectacual shot if the silhouette was "sharper" It appears a bit blurry |
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06/29/2003 05:36:46 PM |
| Cool...I like the red sky & the windmill silhouette, nice composition...good job... |
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06/29/2003 01:32:42 AM |
| Great colors! reminds me of black & white except it's in red & black. The photo seems fussy though. |
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06/29/2003 12:41:22 AM |
| Wonderful capture- brilliant colors! |
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06/28/2003 11:59:03 PM |
| pretty.........try some in landscape |
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06/28/2003 07:34:27 PM |
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06/28/2003 07:13:48 PM |
| I like this shot quite a bit... the sky colors are gorgeous. Excellent rural/country life theme :) |
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06/27/2003 04:07:53 PM |
| Excellent color. You can feel the layers of atmosphere. I like this picture a lot. And the windmill is a perfect little shape. I'm not absolutely positive about the proportions. I think I like them. I keep looking at the shot though.. so I must like it. |
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06/27/2003 08:06:09 AM |
| Really great sunset. This would benefit highly from a run through neatimage. You should download it if you don't have it. |
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06/27/2003 01:31:15 AM |
| wow, wow, wow... I love it... Great composition & great colours... Congrats |
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06/27/2003 01:09:04 AM |
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06/26/2003 09:47:54 PM |
| Postcard Perfect! Loving it! |
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06/26/2003 12:24:47 PM |
| Great sunset pic, would be perfect if the windmill and the rooftop had been sharper |
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06/26/2003 01:00:40 AM |
| Such brilliant coloring and the windmill makes a wonderful contribution. The sun looks odd, large, and stark. |
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06/26/2003 12:55:06 AM |
| The windmill is a little out of focus, but a very spectacular shot anyway. Looks like the cam focused on the Sum instead of the silouete of the mill and house. :( 7. |
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06/25/2003 08:53:03 PM |
| Amazing silloute... perfect 10 ... perhaps your levels are a little to harsh on the dark side, on the right it seems like the red is getting pixelated with the black... |
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06/25/2003 10:48:16 AM |
| 10! I'll be back to tell you why..... |
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06/25/2003 10:38:44 AM |
| Very pretty shot. Man that sun is big..I think yours is bigger then mine. ;-) good luck. |
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06/25/2003 09:15:31 AM |
| Excellent composition with a firey red sky. Wish the silouhettes of the buildings could be a little sharper against the sky - 9. |
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06/25/2003 05:51:48 AM |
| Great capture, but needs some better cropping IMO. There's too much sky, and I think the sun should not be centred. Great silhouette though, and sumptous colours. 7 |
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06/25/2003 03:04:32 AM |
| This is gorgeous! This was the photo I was looking to take. A sure winner I think. Congratulations |
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06/25/2003 02:03:24 AM |
| Oh, this is good. Great color and really nice mood. Good job. |
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