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Ducky Does the Dishes!
Ducky Does the Dishes!
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Challenge: Bubbles II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED
Location: Ashville, Ohio
Date: Apr 24, 2007
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Humorous
Date Uploaded: Apr 24, 2007

Ducky swimming amongst the bubbles!

Levels, b/c, h/s, ni, resize for web

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05/05/2007 05:29:42 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

This is a fun image, one that brings a big smile to the viewer when you first look at it.

In my view, the image is well exposed, and the colours are nice. It meets the challenge (there are bubbles in it), but it doesn't "sell" the idea of bubbles.

The weakness is in the composition. First, there's too much information, too much stuff. Less is more in many cases. Second, what information you present needs to be presented cleanly (beautifully). Even with cropping, the background would still look a bit messy.

In other words, I think what would have really helped this image is to set it up a lot more carefully. Go closer, have a hint of dishes in the back, a ducky floating on bubbles in front, a hint of the edge of the sink, and you might have yourself a good image.

I hope this helps. If I can be of further help, please let me know.

~Ursula
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/01/2007 09:43:54 PM
It would be better if you cut off a little of the right side, because the dishes in the background are too distracting.
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05/01/2007 02:24:43 PM
a lot of non-interesting things in here...
cropping away the background and leave the duck in its bath would've been nice(er).
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05/01/2007 09:22:04 AM
cute, but cluttered with extra stuff in b/r
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04/30/2007 11:28:28 PM
a little busy for me...wonder what it would have looked like with just the left side of the sink and the dishes in with the duck?
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04/30/2007 10:23:57 PM
i think it would have been cuter if you just had the duck with all the bubbles,...he's cute. the background almost takes away from him.
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04/30/2007 11:52:12 AM
Dishes have to wait until the duck finsh his buble bath 6
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04/30/2007 09:53:31 AM
Just not interesting...
04/25/2007 07:21:35 PM
Cute, with lots of bubbles. The shot could be improved by cropping closer at the top and right side. You don't need the entire fixture or dish in the picture to clue the reader into the context, and that dark upper right corner distracts from the picture a lot. I'd try just above the scrub brush and just past mid-green & white plate.
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