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01/09/2008 04:32:23 PM |
| I dont care about the score, I still like the shot a lot. Maybe it could have done with a bit more contrast- but the blur is what gives the shot atmosphere. |
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01/09/2008 12:34:12 AM |
| Very interesting shot, but with very few exceptions shots like this don't score well on DPC. |
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01/08/2008 09:18:22 PM |
| The blur is terrific. Even if you would have gotten it sharp, difficult for the DPC crowd. My only suggestion would maybe to crop just a bit off the right and to increase the contrast. Even without that, the shot is stunning and considering the conditions even more rewarding. |
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01/08/2008 05:51:01 PM |
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01/08/2008 02:30:27 PM |
| Love this one - I think the blur is just right and the background is a beautiful watercoloury mess of greys, greens and blues. The composition doesn't bother me as such (we've both received criticisms for centered comp on this free study) but I think the direction in which the bird is moving somewhat negates the space behind it (if that makes sense) so for a greater interaction with the negative space it would help if the bird were towards the top right. Well done for such a brave entry, which you can see has not gone unappreciated! |
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01/08/2008 11:39:53 AM |
| i gave this a 3 mostly caous its so blurry |
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01/08/2008 11:27:04 AM |
| Whoopsie, I was one of your low voters, I gave this a 3. When the blur side challenge was going on I met up with Jeffery Levy in Washington, DC when I was on vacation. He was taking part in the side challenge so we talked about it. I told him I hated blur and did not see the reason behind it 99% of the time. That goes for this photo, sorry. |
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01/08/2008 10:52:43 AM |
I thought this was a cool effort. It has a distinct watercolor feel and I think you pulled it off pretty darn well. I probably would have given this a 5 - and here is why....
I think the crop and placing the bird dead center was one thing that I would have done differently - the current crop seems a bit too static - and this contrasts with what you are trying to bring to the viewer. If you were going with the square crop, a tighter one may have worked well to reinforce the motion. Otherwise, placing the bird in more the upper right quadrant to provide some neg space for the bird to fly into and to show the textures of the sea below could have been cool. I think one thing that hurts the image is the low contrast - I am a contrast freak, but I think a bit more separation of the bird from the background may have worked better.
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01/08/2008 08:34:09 AM |
| I like this a lot, Dennis. The only thing I would have done different is the crop. Maybe if the bird was a little farther up in the right side. It really would make a beautiful print. |
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01/08/2008 07:33:45 AM |
| Melethia summed this shot up extremely well, and there is not much I can add to what she said. I personally like blur that is intentionally done, as it was here. I gave this shot a 9. |
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01/08/2008 02:26:42 AM |
| Blur shots, in general, are not well appreciated here except by folks who really like them and do them on purpose. I like this. I'm one of those folks. So to get a better score at DPC, don't blur! But if you are gonna blur, let your own taste guide you as to what you like and don't like. My one nit with this would be the centered comp. Sometimes it works, sometimes not so much. I can't say for sure with this, but it might be worth playing with a bit to see if there's a crop or composition that makes it a bit less static (which is hard to say about a motion captured shot). Oh, and I'd have him bombing out of the shot, which is another DPC no-no. And since I'm a monochrome gal at heart, this is very nearly there but not quite. You could try saturation to bring out the color, or go all the way to B&W with it. I'm glad you chose to enter this. |
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01/07/2008 11:45:34 PM |
| I actually like this a lot ..... I not completely sold on the crop but I'd like to play around with it a bit.....this looks like a series in a fine art show to me......I'm actually sorta surprised how much I like this.....I'm not usually drawn to images like this......... |
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01/06/2008 11:26:52 PM |
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01/06/2008 02:14:05 PM |
| nice. Even blurry all around, this is a nice artistic photo. I like the texture around the bird :) |
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01/05/2008 02:37:55 PM |
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01/05/2008 07:22:30 AM |
| Back to comment. Love this shot - great diagonal lines and the blur is very pleasing. It's an 8 for me. |
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01/03/2008 11:44:18 PM |
| A good effort to save a blurry shot, but the effect seems to fall a little short for me. To be fair, these thing dive-bomb fast, and it's certainly tough to catch them stop motion. |
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01/01/2008 08:16:31 PM |
| I'd like to see either the background or the bird out of focus, but not both. |
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01/01/2008 05:11:04 PM |
| This would be great if the bird was sharp and larger in the frame. |
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01/01/2008 02:50:01 PM |
| I would prefer an off-center crop and a bit more focus. |
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01/01/2008 06:18:05 AM |
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