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01/09/2006 04:48:08 PM |
| I really like this image a lot. The green really sets it apart. I've seen it several times, but this is the first time I really looked to see how you did it. Good job. My only nitpick (it's it's a very small one) is the line/incense(?) is slightly distracting. |
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12/15/2005 06:02:13 PM |
from the secure ward of the Critique Club
Well, 23rd ain't so bad, huh? And a decent score with an image that has, i think, a couple of obvious flaws in terms of mass appeal. Those are:
1. Lack of visible detail in the spoon itself - that extreme edge view makes the image more 'about' (in terms of what grabs the interest of the viewer) the smoke than 'about' the spoon.
2. The composition of the flow of the smoke. It doesn't go far enough past the spoon, so you get a conflict of visual clues - the eye wants the spoon to be more at a strong point within that trail of smoke, and what you have shown is too far to the top of that trail. And the straight line going up from the spoon is odd: it doesn't fit with the organic curls of the rest of the smoke, nhor with the curves of the spoon - and in an advanced editing challenge you could easily have cropped out that line.
The smoke itself is also not quite strong enough - either more light or higher ISO or pushing in post-processing required - but in the end I think basically a faster shutter speed by whatever means to get it more still and sharp. Take a look at some of Kiwiness' smoke shots to see what gives real impact.
It's not a form of photography that holds any appeal for me, so I'm not going to get into an artistic discussion of it - but I think you did pretty well, with those reservations. |
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12/12/2005 12:40:47 AM |
| Great job! Congrats on a top 25 place! |
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12/11/2005 03:54:00 PM |
| Very mysterious. Great idea and good execution. |
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12/09/2005 05:48:40 AM |
| Very nice, maybe the impact would be greater if the spoon was more leveled. Nice anyway. 7 |
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12/08/2005 07:37:41 PM |
| Lethal study. Very nice green hues. |
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12/06/2005 03:06:49 AM |
| this is simply a brilliant image nothing at all wrong 10 |
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12/05/2005 10:03:11 AM |
| Very nice. Love the green smoke against the background and reflection off the spoon. |
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12/05/2005 06:27:04 AM |
| this is a magic shot and will rate very high in the final ten |
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12/05/2005 02:06:52 AM |
| I wouldn't want to drink that! Wonder how you got the green smoke. Good job. |
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