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05/12/2007 10:29:20 AM |
| I use to live in Phoenix and I miss the cactus they always give texture to a photo. |
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05/05/2007 01:13:35 PM |
Hey there from the Critique Club
First of all, CONGRATS on your new personal best score!! It always excites me to surpass old scores, even just to get a new one on my profile page. Very nice work to beat the strong work you already have there.
Camera Work/Technical: Excellent focus and nice depth of field use, as well as color use, to isolate the subject from the sky background. I see that you were down at ISO 50, but I still think I see some graininess in the sky. Perhaps just a touch of neat image or noise ninja would have cleared that up.
Lighting: Terrific, even lighting gives this one a great warmth and makes it a very appealing image. I see that you added some contrast in your post-processing. I think even a little more would have benefited it. I took the liberty to make some minor adjustments to further illustrate what I am talking about. In the image below, I added a very small curves adjustment and a little bit of neat image, as well as a border (yeah, I am on that side of the never-ending border debate). I'll gladly remove your image if you'd like me too, but here it is.
Composition/Content: Great choice of subjects and well placed to fall nicely into the rule of thirds.
My Opinion: A well-deserved new personal best. With some very minor adjustments, I think this one might have jumped that 6 hurdle. Nice work, and I look forward to more new bests from you.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric |
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05/04/2007 11:56:03 AM |
| Congrats on a new personal best - a nice quiet, simple capture. |
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05/03/2007 08:36:28 PM |
| A very nice and simple shot. What a beautiful bird! Love the contrast of the subject with the beautiful sky. |
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05/02/2007 06:40:12 AM |
| Yay, Maxine! New PB! And I really like the shot - simple, but very engaging. Clouds and light were indeed perfect for it. Nicely done! |
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05/02/2007 12:43:23 AM |
| Congrats on your new personal best, Maxine! :) It's a really nice shot. Even better, now when you look at each other and say, "remember that bird," You'll be able to go look at it again. :) |
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05/02/2007 12:04:27 AM |
| I like the warm color, and the sharpness of the cactus against the soft cloudy background. |
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04/28/2007 08:02:12 PM |
| The clouds look dirty. How long was this picture your camera? Just kidding around. Good shot. |
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04/28/2007 10:40:51 AM |
| good shot, and those clouds help make a better background |
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04/27/2007 05:03:13 PM |
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04/25/2007 07:13:46 PM |
| the lighting no the cactus and bird are really nice but the pixelated/ noisy sky really detracts from the image. |
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