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05/19/2006 04:14:49 PM |
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat
My first impression upon seeing this was, "OUCH!"
Compositionally, you have done well by having the tree in the left side of the frame with the bike "hanging" out into the right. Still, though, because the bike is the primary focus, it still feels centered in the frame. This could be making the shot a bit less dramatic than intended. Maybe if there was an angle that wasn't quite so "straight" on it would have had a bit more interest.
Technically, the focus is okay but the exposure leaves a bit to be desired, I think. The details in the black parts of the bike are obscured, and the sky is completely blown out. It could be that the contrast was upped a bit too much. Perhaps, instead of adjusting contrast, you played with levels or curves (or your software's equivalent, if existing) and lightened the darks while not blowing out the sky. Also, desaturating the greens would help that not to "compete" so with the bike. Not knowing what is on the other side of the tree, and assuming it is something like a crocodile infested pond, I won't suggest that you should have moved to the other side to avoid the blown-out sky. :)
It is a truly neat idea.
Best to you in future challenges.
karmat |
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05/14/2006 08:37:25 PM |
| I like where you were going here, your focus is good as well as your color tones, but your sky is way overblown, to the point that you have lost all detail in it. |
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05/12/2006 02:52:32 PM |
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05/09/2006 06:28:23 AM |
| I've taken a look at it a several times and I don't know exactly what to think about it. Your title fits well with your photo, but your photo doesn't really hold my attention, sorry. Perhaps a different point of view would have looked better. |
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05/09/2006 04:51:27 AM |
| funny ... the white sky is too bright, with advanced postprocessing you could made it much better |
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05/09/2006 02:46:41 AM |
| Hope you were wearing your helmet...nice shot |
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05/09/2006 02:12:29 AM |
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05/08/2006 02:35:18 PM |
| This would fare much better if the sky wasn't so harsh and competing against the subject matter. A higher point of view would of forced the bike lower in relation to the trees allowing you to crop out the sky and leaving a much more pleasing to the eye background. |
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05/08/2006 12:08:34 PM |
| this is amusing. Your title sounds like a documentary but the picture looks a little too over the top to be real. Maybe it's a Spinal Tap sort of documentary. :) |
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