| Author | Thread |
|
|
04/08/2006 03:25:15 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club :-)
This is your entry in the 'Water II' challenge. I think it definitely fits the challenge. Your shot is composed nicely, and I think it has some nice interest in it. There is nice form to the various little puddles. I see what you mean about the reflections, very nice, especially with how you've composed the shot, with no sky in it, we just get to see the sky in the puddles, very nice.
I think the main thing working against this photo, to me anyways, is the dof, how the foreground is blurred. I feel my eye wanting to be drawn to the most lower right puddle, due to it's placement in the composition, and because it has what seems to be the nicest reflections in it, but the focus in the shot forces me to look up and left, where the shot is crisper, and unfortunately, due to the angle and lighting, no reflections in those puddles up there :-) Actually if the focus plane were reversed, where the foreground was sharp, and towards the top it blurred out, that might be really cool. A lot of folks with this type of shot would go with a smaller aperture (bigger f#) to get a deeper dof, and catch the whole scene sharp. I'm also wondering if along with the processing you did, maybe a little selective color adjustment could strengthen the presentation? That may be just a matter of taste though.
Another thing that I notice about the shot is that it is not exactly a square crop, but close (630 x 640), and maybe it is just me, but I'm not sure the square crop really strengthens the image. I don't feel it is necessarily detrimental to it, but I wonder how a more standard, like 8 x 10 crop would look? Of course, I don't know what else was around this spot, outside of the frame, maybe it wouldn't be possible.
As one of the commenters pointed out, I agree, I think this subject has great potential, and I would encourage you to explore it further, if that is possible. I understand, you'd have to catch it after rain :-) I would also try and shoot it at varying times of day, catching different lighting conditions. Some nice early morning or late day raking light might be nice. That could showcase some of the textures present, and maybe even catch some reflections of a sunrise/sunset in those puddles!
If you have any questions or comments or anything, please feel free to contact me.
Happy shooting,
taterbug :-) |
|
 Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
04/03/2006 01:09:27 PM |
| Not quite sure what exactly it is about this photo, but I really love it. Makes me think about the landscapes and stuff I used to create in Bryce. I'm surprised this didn't do better. Very well done. :) |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
Comments Made During the Challenge  |
|
|
03/31/2006 06:24:45 AM |
| The bottom 1/3 of the photograph is so out of focus it is distracting to me. Subract that and I love the textures, tones, and reflection of the rest of the shot. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
03/28/2006 05:41:21 PM |
| This is a lovely composition! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
03/28/2006 03:58:44 PM |
| The reflections look mostly like glare to me, except for the foremost puddle. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
03/28/2006 01:35:31 PM |
| Forground is out of focus while the background is in focus .... you should have used wider aparture. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
03/28/2006 11:07:09 AM |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
03/27/2006 11:42:52 PM |
| Maybe close your ap some next time to get all pools in focus. May have a better impact. I like this idea and photo overall though. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
03/27/2006 11:46:00 AM |
| Focusing problems don't help this very nicely composed image. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
03/27/2006 01:08:55 AM |
| it's really quite blurry where it counts...I would try this shot again as it has potential |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Prints! -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2024 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/19/2024 03:55:56 PM EDT.
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
