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Levitation
Levitation
abroken1


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Chrome (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro AF for Canon
Location: Basement in the dark.
Date: Apr 11, 2006
Aperture: F11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 6 sec
Galleries: Black and White, Macro
Date Uploaded: Apr 11, 2006

Softbox in the basement, a run though Neat Image, a little USM, shot in black & white mode with green filter (the sticks are blue).

Statistics
Place: 151 out of 186
Avg (all users): 4.4256
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 4.2941
Avg (non-participants): 4.4770
Views since voting: 733
Views during voting: 313
Votes: 242
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
04/25/2006 02:14:11 AM
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
The black and white mood kills this shot in a lot of ways .. it is hard to define what each of the parts are through the melding of their colours.

Composition:

The composition is fine ... but think about the following when composing a shot:

Composition is about leading the eye into an image (painting or photo). Research shows that the eye enters bottom left and travels up to top right ("Leading Lines Rule"). Once in there, the same research tells us that the eye finds comfort when the point of interest (POI) sits on a thirds line or intersection ("the Rule of Thirds").

Subject:
Because of the colour I can't tell that it is crome ... this may have further confused the voters.

Technical (Colour and light):
Lighting is fine, but as mentioned colour would be great.

To grow its vote?:
Take note of what people say .. and have a look at the winning shots to see what you missed.

Summary:
Good solid shot, not your highest scoring ... and you have built up some fantastic pics.

Think about when black and white is appropriate .. and what you are using it to help convey.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/18/2006 09:15:20 AM
I don't know what it is, but I like it...
04/16/2006 02:37:17 PM
Fits challenge=5
Color/lighting=0
DOF/focus=1
Wow factor/uniqueness=0
Attractiveness=0

Interesting, the greys seem a little muddy, maybe a little boost in contrast could help that and help see a little more around the center ball. The ball is nicely framed and has good detail...actually probably a bit too much considering how scratched it is. A nice clean crisp one would be preferred.
04/13/2006 05:23:00 AM
Very nice idea. It's too bad the ball is scratched up like that, but it doesn't seem like you could have done much about it. Good symmetry.
04/12/2006 09:49:49 AM
Hard to see the levitation happening--too bad the ball isn't more polished. Image could be a little brighter.


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