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10/02/2003 06:08:57 PM |
Hi from the Critique Club ...
Well, evidently people think of Macros as hyper-close-ups, and there is an argument that says it 'really' means images larger than actual life, but whatever ... you certainly fulfill the specifics of the challenge - it's just others' opinions of what counts that's cost you in the voting.
There's a 'rule' in portraits, even of animals, that the secret of taking good shots is to have the eyes in focus, and you haven't quite got that here: whether it's a slight movement from the animal, or a slight camera shake, or just slightly off focus I can't tell, though i'd guess one of the former two.
enough DOF to put the background nicely out of focus, though i think if you could have caught it against a darker surrrounding that would also have helped. The light is also a little flat - not bad, really, but I think a touch more definition and shape from more directional light would also have helped.
The final result is underservnigly low though: these faults aren't so great as the score would suggest to me; though likewise, it isn't an unimprovable photograph.
HTH
Ed |
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09/29/2003 09:56:24 AM |
| This photo was an incredible experience, I was in a group of about 20 elk and they would let me rub their nose like you would rub a horse. I truly was up close and personal with this shot. I was in the Gardiner Montanta area. |
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09/28/2003 03:00:43 AM |
| Nice elk shot. Perhaps not quite a 'macro' shot? |
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09/27/2003 08:33:45 PM |
| Nice pose and I like the composition. Needs a little sharpening and a little more contrast. |
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09/25/2003 03:11:51 PM |
| while this is a good close-up picture, i dont' think it really counts for macro... |
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09/25/2003 10:34:36 AM |
| Lovely doe. You'll probably get gigged for not having a macro, but it looks pretty darn closeup to me. Nice shot. |
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09/24/2003 12:32:17 PM |
| I know the challenge was to get up close and personal, but this photo is just not doing it for me. It had to have been shot from far away with a long lens, and it just doesn't say "macro" at all. |
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09/22/2003 07:55:16 PM |
| Great composition. Profile of the deer makes it interesting. Love the furriness of the elk. I think more lighting on the elk itself would really make it pop out. The fur if you have the right light really makes it shine. The green in the background helps to make the subject come out of the picture. |
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09/22/2003 01:06:31 PM |
| Nice shot. I don't really see this as MACRO.. but it's a great shot of a beauty. |
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09/22/2003 11:57:54 AM |
| Macro or telephoto.... Nice shot of the cow elk though |
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