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12/15/2007 04:55:00 PM |
Critique Club :)
Challenge
In regards the the challenge topic, I find it difficult to see a strong connection. I would imaging that hurt your score considerably. But let me critique the image itself.
Composition
My first take is that my eye is led very nicely via the perspective of the two buildings. These are strong leading lines. However, once my eye gets to the apparent main subject, I do not know what to look at. The foreground lights take my attention and the last thing I notice is that there is a tree I am supposed to be looking at. Too bad about that angel and trumpet because I think there was some potential in this image. I wonder what your options were on the other side of that display?
Exposure
I think you did a good job given the lighting conditions. Night shots are very difficult. I am surprised you did not use a tripod. You did a good of job of not blowing out the highlights, or at least salvaging them. ISO 1250 of course gave you lots of noise. Some noise reduction (such as Neat Image) could have helped. I find that some very careful noise reduction with subsequent sharpening can do wonders.
Post Processing
In order to make this image successful you would have to really make the tree lights pop. To do that you might have to dodge and burn a bit to reduce the levels of the buildings and increase the brightness of the tree. The tree is lost otherwise.
If you could have just gotten rid of that foreground. I think that is the main thing that is distracting the viewer from seeing what it is you want them to see and experience. Now that the challenge is over, the clone tool could be your best friend in making this what you intended.
Ken
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12/10/2007 04:30:19 PM |
| I like how you captured each individual dot of light on the tree. |
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12/10/2007 12:47:30 AM |
| I like where you were going with this and really like the editing. If only that foreground business wasn't so busy... Anyway, 5.05 is a travesty! |
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12/09/2007 10:09:44 PM |
| I don't totally understand the title but I do like the pic. The lighting on the buildings is cool and my fave part is how the color of the lihgts on the tree stand out from everything else. The angels kind of get lost in everything which is unfortunate. I would like to have seen this brought in just a little closer to make the tree more prominent. |
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12/07/2007 09:44:57 AM |
| doesn't fit the challenge imo. |
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12/06/2007 08:42:40 PM |
| Serious noise issues for me and the background buildings behind the tree have something funky going on. Not entirely certain what it is, but it attracts my eye and not in a good way. All that being said I can't imagine how tough this shot would be with all of the various light sources and trying to balance all that out in a clearly night shot would be almost impossible. Thank you for sharing the shot with us. |
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12/05/2007 08:44:09 AM |
| Don't really get the title, not sure if I should be looking at the tree or the buildings. |
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12/05/2007 07:10:52 AM |
| Nice composition and a stunning tree. |
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12/03/2007 03:32:13 PM |
| I lie this, most will probably say it doesn't fit the challenge, but it does look like some golden tree hidden away in a secret lair. |
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12/03/2007 12:14:31 AM |
| I kind of want to see more of the display and less of the buildings. |
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