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12/11/2005 10:05:46 AM |
Hello from the Critique Club!
I have studied your image and have the following to offer:
Composition/perspective – very strong perspective in this shot. Allows you to feel close, like the subject is looming over you while at the same time giving you a wide open feel with the sky and apparent size of the subjects. A real nice contrast that adds a lot of strength to the shot. The focus looks quite well done with only the foreground pipe being a little out of the depth of field. Not enough to be distracting as the rest of the scene is where your focus goes. The placement of the subjects is very nice – I find myself using the pipe as a lead to the top of the tanks which then I am led across the image. The mechanics work very well. It may have been better with a little more of the sky showing, or more of it not in cloud. There are only a few stars showing. This is the only connection to your title. It just would have been nice to see more of a connection. Overall I think this is a strong image that was very well executed.
Color – there are a lot of good strong colors in this image. The browns of the rust are maintained quite well and they present a very nice contrast to the lighter areas of metal. The dark rust against the sky across the top is a real nice contrast. The colors palette here has been well maintained and richly processed.
Lighting – for most of the shot the light appears to be what is there naturally and coming from the same direction. The only weak spot I see is the bottom of the foreground pipe. This appears to be lit differently which seems a bit awkward. Especially since the bottom of the background pipe is not lit at all.
Challenge requirements – certainly has an industrial feel and look in the scene. Even with the absence of buildings or other machinery, the theme certainly meets the challenge requirements.
Overall/my opinion – very well done composition with a lot of good texture and feel in the shot. Very serene, like the calm before the day shift comes on. The color retention is excellent. I would have liked to see more stars or even perhaps fewer clouds. The dark blue against the rust is a very nice contrast. Overall very well done!
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12/08/2005 10:57:33 AM |
i love the isolated stars on the top left corner... its weird to see stars int he city or anywhere industrial. yesterday i saw some it was a shocker, a pleasant one but still.
good job |
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12/07/2005 01:32:05 AM |
| A very nice imposing image that displays the towering aspect of most that is industrial. Congratulations on your top 20 finish. |
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12/06/2005 11:55:05 PM |
| 9 - Very good. You made me clean my monitor twice until I saw your title. Criticism; not much, perhaps a bit more detail/sharper focus on one of those pipes, especially that dominant 'overhanging' one (but then you'd likely lose your 'night sky effect' so who knows) may have made this even better in my opinion. Perhaps a slightly different crop, trying to gain more 'balance', but again with the sky issues so who knows. Nice overall 'feel', like to see the 'rust' even more vivid as well. Possibly even a touch more 'darkness' somewhere, especially given your (good and apt) title. Up to 9 from 8. |
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12/04/2005 07:42:43 PM |
| Great contrasting colours!! Great composition too!!! 8 :) |
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12/04/2005 01:33:54 AM |
| nice perspetive. love the stars. |
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12/03/2005 11:01:19 PM |
| Fntastic location selection. It didn't initially look like night time and I'm not so sure about the verticals being off |
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12/02/2005 12:05:51 PM |
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12/02/2005 10:21:05 AM |
| Nice picture, love the lines and the rust colors. Good perspective. |
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12/02/2005 03:39:12 AM |
| I very much like this photo but the odd tilting keeps me from marking this as perfect. |
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12/01/2005 03:58:54 PM |
| I really like the subject and the viewpoint. These silos look very sci-fi and dramatic, they sure look like aliens. |
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12/01/2005 01:15:43 PM |
| I like this a lot .. nice use of an intersting subject |
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12/01/2005 11:36:26 AM |
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12/01/2005 01:47:25 AM |
| strong image and good texture of rust on pipes |
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11/30/2005 03:34:40 PM |
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11/30/2005 12:38:58 PM |
| Good colour and patterns great contrast betwen the sky and the equipment |
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11/30/2005 09:08:02 AM |
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11/30/2005 06:44:37 AM |
| like it very much...looks like a spider.... |
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11/30/2005 03:20:23 AM |
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11/30/2005 01:29:11 AM |
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11/30/2005 01:26:50 AM |
| I wish you'd let this be darker. About a stop or a zone darker. I can see the "night" upper left, I can see potential, but overal it lacks the impact it could have :-( 6 |
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