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01/13/2006 03:24:26 PM |
**** Greeting from the Critique Club ****
Challenge
- Relevant to the Challenge? Yes
- Is subject unique (vs. unoriginal or rehashed)? Yes
Compostion
- Good or Bad? How can it be fixed? I like the off center composition of the... Waterworks, right? I like the branch framing in the top of the image, but the one thing that bugs me is the wire running diagonal in the top right. Probably not much you can do within the current editing constraints, but it affects the image.
- Good use of Depth of Field? Yes.
- Good focus? Yes, however a few commented on things being out-of-focus. There are several reasons for this. First, 1/15 shutter speed and moving people in low light. Second, there is also a softness to the Waterworks lighting that makes it occur soft/blurry, however I don't think that you can do much here.
Lighting
- Good use of light? Yes, although I'd reduce the exposure. The lights in the lower left and on the second floor are blownout.
- How can it be made better? Maybe try freexing the action with flash. At this distance it would not be enough to add details, but might remove the blur from the people. I don't know, you might like the people this way. Your call.
Aesthetics/Artistic Appeal:
- Colors and Contrast The two red lights in the lower right stand out. Since this is fairly monochromatic you might want to desaturate the reds to make them less noticable.
- What is my reaction or feelings? I love Chicago (I suspected this was the waterworks during voting). I love the feel this image has. The image does convey life in the city. A more fitting title may be, "Shoppers Passing The Waterworks."
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01/10/2006 10:37:24 PM |
| Beautiful composition and effective monotone color scheme. Lovely! |
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01/10/2006 04:40:10 PM |
| good shot but out of focus. |
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01/10/2006 02:53:02 PM |
| This is very beautiful and well done. |
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01/09/2006 10:38:20 AM |
| good shot, seems a little tilted to right though |
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01/08/2006 07:25:06 AM |
| Great lighting, strong image, and I like the angl from which it has been taken... |
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01/08/2006 12:40:15 AM |
| I like the contrast of the old church against the modern sky-scrapers. The shot looks a little soft - perhaps a bit of shake with the long exposure? |
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01/07/2006 10:26:36 PM |
| Nicely done. Love the perspective and lighting. |
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01/06/2006 08:34:10 PM |
| Nice bright shot of building, not so compelling as 'city life' though |
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01/06/2006 07:22:05 PM |
| That's right outside the hershey store and borders. I was there last week, nice shot. |
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01/06/2006 05:31:59 PM |
| don't like the tree branch... |
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01/06/2006 01:05:08 PM |
| Hi. Granted, the church gets a little credit too for such beautiful architectual lighting, but the skill of your juxtaposition is what won me over. The spooky branch at the top and the dark-cloaked figures at the bottom are nice touches, and the title is right on. Well done. |
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01/05/2006 03:07:08 PM |
| i love this, beautiful shot of the building, cool angle, but most i love the people walking by below |
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01/05/2006 09:24:35 AM |
| nice shot but no sense of "life" |
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01/04/2006 09:02:03 PM |
| Composition is ok. The choice of subject matter is ok. The image quality is ok. Has potential of being really creative. - 5 |
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01/04/2006 03:17:36 PM |
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01/04/2006 03:13:47 PM |
| I love the dramatic lighting on this, I just wish the shot wasnt slanted |
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01/04/2006 01:36:06 AM |
| mmmm CHI town. I really miss that town. Great shot! |
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