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Mini Version of-In touch-by Bod
Mini Version of-In touch-by Bod
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Deja Vu II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: my bathroom(no windows)
Date: Mar 22, 2006
Aperture: 1.8
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Mar 23, 2006

 orginal here: //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=42130

How'd I do?????

I have a new respect for this photographer.This was quite the learning experience.He states that it was quite simple to do but i found it to be real difficult. Of course having a lightbulb sized mini plasma bulb didnt help much either! wether this flys high or crashes down hard I am happy with it and I learned a new technique, which is really what this site is all about! ~:o)

Statistics
Place: 122 out of 141
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Avg (commenters): 6.2500
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Views since voting: 889
Views during voting: 280
Votes: 196
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 04/05/2006 11:02:56 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Your photo is a nice example both of a relatively low-key image, and an image in which negative space is used to good effect. One's eye is immediately drawn to the centre of the ball, and from there outward along the blue lines and to the edges. A nice composition.

In my opinion, though the negative space works well, it is possible that there is simply too much negative space. I think a tighter crop may have improved the overall composition. The bottom is particularly heavy; the effect there causes the ball to "float" in an unnatural way. Were the subject cropped at the edge of the frame, similar to the original, the image may have had a strong impact. For this reason, the rather heavy border also somewhat detracts, drawing the eye away from the main subject, which is much darker than the border. You may have also wanted to wait for a more interesting "pulse" from the orb, though the limitations of the hardware may be an obvious contributing factor.

Overall, a nice effort, and an interesting photo. Congrats!

Hope this helps,
Louis
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 03/31/2006 06:48:54 PM
Heh neat : )

I think the only difference between this and mine really is the size of the plasma ball. Your smaller ball immediately means you're getting less light, less "plasma beams" and a less full frame, all of which reduce the impact slightly. I also think it's a shot which was very specific to that challenge.

Having said all that, you've done a great job of freezing the beams and catching the effect I was aiming for in the original.

Thank-you for the ego trip of having somebody choose one of my shots ; ) and I'm glad you enjoyed doing it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/26/2006 02:10:24 PM
this is great!
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 03/26/2006 06:36:34 AM
Very clever.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/25/2006 05:02:54 PM
This is good, but maybe get a little more light to bring out the fingers, they kind of get lost in the glow.
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 03/24/2006 06:58:24 PM
Yup ... gone for thirds and almost got that hit on the head ... good thing the title here is mini .. cos it works.
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