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Cows with palm trees and laundry background
Cows with palm trees and laundry background
PaulE


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Centered Composition II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: sibu Island, Malaysia
Date: Dec 31, 2006
Aperture: F8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Animals, Rural
Date Uploaded: Jan 2, 2007

 Taken on Sibu Island in Malaysia. This is actually in the middle of a village on the bottom of the island. I was aiming to show off the unusual setting with the cows and the lovely bright orange laundry. Of the shots I took this most suits the centered nature of the challenge.

Statistics
Place: 134 out of 415
Avg (all users): 5.6482
Avg (commenters): 6.4286
Avg (participants): 5.6047
Avg (non-participants): 5.6814
Views since voting: 871
Views during voting: 290
Votes: 199
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 01/13/2007 01:23:09 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Hey, two cow pictures in a row for me. :)

Compositionally, I think this is one that works well with a centered composition. Because of general height of the heads and the gentl outward/downward sloping of the cows bodies, it still has feeling of "movement" and is not static like some centered compositions.

The exposure is good, if a bit flat, and the orange colors in the background really add some context and "flavor" to the shot.

Inside the head of the dpc voter -- This is one of those shots that is technically executed well, but simply doesn't have enough of a story or "oomph" to keep the viewer's attention long enough to bump it up a point or two. I suppose you could say it is lacking in "wow." It fits the challenge well, but I'm not really sure what I can offer as a way of suggestions to make it "better". Within the constrains of the challenge topic, and assuming you haven't trained these animals to sit like this, most of the "changes" would have to be in post processing, and you have done an excellent job of that so far.

Good work.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments.

karmat
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 01/13/2007 12:29:03 PM
I like this shot a lot! It would have maybe done better had the background be blurred, it's a bit busy I think
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/09/2007 11:18:57 AM
What a fun photo! Do you suppose the laundry in the background belongs to this couple? ha!
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 01/08/2007 04:10:42 PM
To skinny to end up on the kitchen table, nice shot.
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 01/06/2007 05:25:20 PM
Dem cows must be quite professional by now. Still love em.
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 01/04/2007 08:28:50 PM
Very different in a good way
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 01/04/2007 09:49:14 AM
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 01/03/2007 10:10:39 AM
quite random subject but fun!
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 01/03/2007 03:39:38 AM
Like the all around compostion of the colors
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 01/03/2007 02:40:58 AM
Amazing scene...wow!
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 01/03/2007 01:53:23 AM
This could be described as beautiful if the laundry wasn't there.
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