DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
Underground Curves
Underground Curves
alternarule


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Motion Blur (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Olympus C-700UZ
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Date: Mar 23, 2004
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/6
Galleries: Urban, Action
Date Uploaded: Mar 26, 2004

On a trip to Montreal I walked through this section underground for a couple days and new that I had to come back and take a picture of it.

Statistics
Place: 85 out of 117
Avg (all users): 4.8108
Avg (commenters): 5.9091
Avg (participants): 4.5769
Avg (non-participants): 4.9813
Views since voting: 1139
Votes: 185
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0


Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
04/08/2004 06:15:03 AM
Critique Club:
I like the motion blur in this shot, but feel that the composition hasn't been fully thought through. Rule of thirds is usually the photographer's best ally and should only be broken when you feel you have a good reason to. Here, I would have placed the exit/ entrance which is the focal point on the lower-right thirds junction. I wonder how many pictures you took here... I would have set myself up here with a tripod and waited for an interesting assortment of people to turn up. The people here seem a bit mundane and don't really grab my attention. A tripod would have helped you with some much needed sharpness and clarity. I do really like the curves and lines in the shot. Did you set the white balance or was it automatic? The colour balance seems off to me. Also, was this set on a high ISO? The noise levels are really bad. NeatImage could help this a little, but that is seriously bad noise, especially in the ceiling.
To sum up: an interesting environment chosen with some great shapes, but let down by haphazard composition, colour balance and noise levels.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/04/2004 11:11:08 AM
The curved lines are the most interesting aspect to this photo, but there is alot of noise and the blurred effects are minimal and not connected to where the real action should be- towards where the lines converge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/03/2004 11:57:40 PM
it's unfortunate there is so much noise and pixelation.
04/02/2004 09:48:43 PM
Nice hallway snapshot,5!
03/31/2004 11:46:10 AM
lots of noise in this shot. love the lines, though.
03/31/2004 11:08:59 AM
I like this - the lines and subtle blur of the people work together to create a feeling of motion. Lots of noise, though - could stand to take a pass through NeatImage.
03/30/2004 03:11:12 PM
Lovely and interesting composition. The bloke in the yellow, static and unblurred makes this photo, great shot.
03/30/2004 12:07:54 PM
This is a really interesting theme overall. I think a lower angle perspective would be very nice also. = 7
03/29/2004 11:40:44 AM
Nice, but other than the two folks on the left, not a lot of MB is going on, and I'm not entirely sure that they enhance the image... Picture also seems a little noisy too... It's certainly a cool tunnel though, but sadly I'm not convinced that it truly fits the challenge. It would have been great for parallel lines though...
03/29/2004 09:12:09 AM
I like those curves and the moving strangers - with the exception of the two in the left corner - they just seem to interrupt the flow for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/29/2004 03:24:46 AM
Nice observation, and well done!
03/29/2004 12:45:54 AM
The lines are very attractive
03/29/2004 12:12:40 AM
Really cool. Love that the curves move the eye - and the motion is concurrent with the movement. Great capture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Prints! - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2024 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/25/2024 05:27:51 AM EDT.