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07/27/2007 06:18:15 AM |
Greetings from the critique club :)
Well I didn´t vote in this challenge but truthfully, I would probably been one of those people who gave you a 5. Means I neither find this photo bad or good. It´s just that it seems a bit an easy way out for you, sure, that sculpture looks like a chain link so it definately meets the challenge. It´s the photography of that statue I don´t find very interesting, I mean it´s far from bad but it´s just taken from such an ordinary view. I personally would have wanted to see an unusual angle, like taken from up close and below the statue to emphasize the size or have someone stand there in an Indiana Jones or Superman costume like they were on a mission to actually find this oversize chain link for the sake of the human race. I just think it blends in too much with the surroundings, this photo would be excellent as a documentary photograph of the statue but as an artistic photograph supposed to please me aesthetically, it isn´t really appealing to me.
In short, I mostly agree with hywind, e301 and surfdabbler´s comments of the ones you got while the photo was in the voting stages.
Everything about the technicals is pretty good though, I don´t get what js797 is talking about it not being in focus, I can´t see better than it´s in excellent focus and it´s well exposed, no pitch black shadows or blown highlights. Colors are a bit muted for my taste, I would have loved to see a bright blue sky instead of that dull blue color it´s got but that´s just my personal taste, I completely understand why you chose this color scheme in the photo. I am not fond of the halo along the top of the photo but it´s not terrible either, I just would have preferred no haloing along the buildings and treeline.
Like I said, not a bad photo at all but not great either :)
Kind regards from Iceland, Lárus. |
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07/22/2007 11:11:00 PM |
| Made me smile!! 10 for creativity :-) |
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07/18/2007 11:33:32 PM |
| How big is that sucker? Interesting sculpture. |
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07/18/2007 06:22:30 PM |
| Now that is the missing link. Great find!! |
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07/18/2007 06:14:18 PM |
| I fond your choice of point of view for this image rather peculiar: such a confusion of shapes and angles, and even a hint of something beyond frame to intrigue in that lifting bridge. Your 'link' is partially lost in that confusion, and partially starkly outlined against the grass. I don't know what to make of it. |
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07/18/2007 11:13:24 AM |
| Brought a smile to my face, this one. Focus is a wee bit off though. |
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07/17/2007 09:32:04 PM |
| Dang! Now how did it ever get lost? LOL! Great find. Lovely lines and composition. |
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07/17/2007 01:26:51 PM |
| On one hand, there's plenty of interesting background stuff to look at, but on the other hand it detracts from the subject of the image. Perhaps if you could have climbed something, a higher viewpoint could have removed the background clutter. I see you are already on a hill, which helps. Probably the most distracting thing for me is the shadow on the left. |
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07/16/2007 04:11:05 PM |
| That is one hell of a large link, i'm surprised you were soooo clumsy to lose in the first place ;-) |
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07/16/2007 01:44:09 PM |
| How ironic to find this! Really meets the challenge well. *8* |
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07/16/2007 09:34:39 AM |
| Ha -- I must say that's a pretty good find for the challenge! |
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07/16/2007 06:56:30 AM |
| Ah THERE it is:D Only problem I see is too many vertical lines giving the impression that its crooked. I see by the link that its not though:) |
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07/16/2007 04:49:30 AM |
| Waa-hoo...you most certainly did! What a find! |
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07/16/2007 02:30:48 AM |
| Well found, maybe less background would have helped....9 |
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