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02/06/2006 03:06:09 AM |
::: Critique Club :::
Hi
I am Serge from the Critique Club. The following is a critique for "Crisp Point Lighthouse".
First Impression - the most important one: Wonderful photo but - what's that with the horizon? Could it be the perspective - will check later...
Composition: Very good. Rule of 3rds applied on both the horizon line and the seashore line. The lighthouse is occupying the middle 3rd of vertical space - everything is pleasing to the eye.
Subject: As this is the best of (free study) it is hard to measure how much does this one meet the challenge. From your perspective (as per your comments) it means a lot to you, so this is your most remarkable (if not the best) photo of 2005.
Technical (Colour, focus, and light): This is another place (other than the horizon that could have been straightened a bit, while leaving the lighthouse perfectly straight) where this photo did not draw all the top scores (although 5.7x is pretty good result). The lighting conditions were not perfect. What is lacking is some contrast between the sea and the sky, and the gray color of the lighthouse against the similarly gray color of the sky behind it. The lighting was very diffused, (sometimes a good thing that eliminates harsh shadows) that in this case subtracted from the photo a little bit. What could have worked is if you dodged the lighthouse to bring out more white in it.
To grow its vote? a big pet peeve at DPC is the crooked horizon. Although it is not a written requirement anywhere to have straight horizons, you WILL lose point(s) on it. That's one thing guaranteed to bring your score up.
Summary: Overall nice and appealing photo. Among 800+ entries in the best of 2005 (and I voted on all of them) I actually remembered this one. And that is something to take with you - it is a memorable photo after all.
if you have any questions on the critique feel free to PM me.
Best regards,
-Serge |
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01/30/2006 08:38:55 PM |
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01/30/2006 05:17:16 PM |
| lovely image. would make a great wallpaper for my pc. I love lighthouses and this is a great photo! |
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01/26/2006 07:45:02 AM |
| Lovely, peaceful, & calm seascape, with a lighthouse..... |
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01/25/2006 06:44:50 PM |
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01/24/2006 08:03:45 AM |
| Wonderful set-up. Did ya try making the lighthouse whiter. Might have made the shot better. |
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01/20/2006 06:05:06 PM |
| Composition here is wonderful - and has three elements that I love in photos...lighthouses, rocks, and driftwood! Ok four - the lake ;-) [9] |
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01/20/2006 04:57:58 PM |
| Lighting is a little too dark and flat to really push this photo into the next level. |
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01/20/2006 04:07:31 PM |
| nice compositon and balance |
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01/20/2006 12:16:15 AM |
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01/19/2006 03:04:19 PM |
| Could improve picture with a bump in contrast IMO. Also, the horizon appears out of level(although the lighthouse looks straight). |
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01/18/2006 10:23:10 PM |
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01/17/2006 04:23:33 PM |
| It would be much better with a straight horizon! |
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01/17/2006 03:59:42 PM |
| I love the muted colours. |
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01/17/2006 12:26:49 PM |
| This is a very beautiful photo! |
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01/16/2006 05:09:59 PM |
| Horizon seems to slope to right. Nice, moody shot, well-composed. |
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01/16/2006 09:09:03 AM |
| To me, it is distracting that the horizon is so un-level. I also think the photo seems a bit flat. Maybe boosting teh contrast in PP would look good? Also, I think that the composition would be improved if you were to crop a bit of empty sky from the top. |
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01/16/2006 12:50:40 AM |
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