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07/18/2010 10:22:54 AM |
| Excellent capture Don. The rain really softens this. |
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11/05/2008 08:42:49 AM |
Cheers from the Critique Club:
Normally I would break down my critique to a review of the technicals, and then a more subjective peice on the impact the photo has on me. This genre of photography, to me though, lends itself more to the latter response rather than looking at the technicals of how the end result was achieved.
So, what works for me? The viewpoint and composition give the viewer a feeling of being alone with just the subject, although seperated from them, both by virtue of having been taking from the comfort of the dry car, by the grainyness, and by the shield of the rain. The rain is as important an element as the sodden running woman, and is very well portrayed. The two lines on the pavement act as a track, and increase the sense of her running through the downpour.
What doesn't work so well? You stated that you are not happy with the composition, and it probably is the relative dullness of the background that contributes to the middle-of-the-pack score (combined, of course, with voters who want everything crystal sharp regardless of genre, intent etc...). One of the comments below remarks on how the Open sign should somehow be more integral to the image, and I would have to agree. As it is, it is just there, yes it draws your attention to the fact that despite available shelter she still chooses to run in the rain, and yes it provides juxtaposition of sorts, but it just doesn't somehow come together in a completely succesfull way.
I am not sure I have been particularly articulate here - at the end of the day it is a photo that I have enjoyed looking at in detail, but not one that engages me as fully as I wish it did.
If you wish to raise any questions - or to disagree with me - do send me a PM.
regards,
Sara.
Edit: There was something about this photo that made me somewhat uncomfortable - I have just realised what it is. The pose of the running woman is a side-on version of the same pose of the running girl fleeing from My Lai, right down to the position of her hand. That I even made that connection makes me uncomfortable, because there is no sense in your photo of someone escaping from horrors unbearable. Strange.
Message edited by author 2008-11-05 08:48:59. |
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11/04/2008 12:55:52 AM |
It's a modern take on Cartier-Bresson's shot of his friend Alberto Giacometti in the rain.
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11/04/2008 12:36:38 AM |
| I like the action and the rain. And I like the b&w conversion and contrast. I really feel for her. I think in her situation I would have headed for that open door. |
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11/03/2008 12:57:35 AM |
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11/03/2008 12:26:32 AM |
| You having a bad week, good finish like the action in this.. |
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11/02/2008 08:58:48 AM |
| Love it ... nice capture ... great composition love the rain |
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11/02/2008 05:05:39 AM |
| Using the rain...the graininess of this intensifies the woman's predicament... |
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11/01/2008 10:19:21 PM |
| i like that you caught her floating above the ground. for as much emphasis as the sign is getting i wished it more greatly enhanced your story for me. |
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11/01/2008 01:45:44 PM |
| It's a pity it's so blurred - the picture as such is a nice capture. |
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10/31/2008 09:20:45 PM |
Meets Challenge:2
Technical:1
Interestingness:2
Creativity:
TOTAL: 5 |
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10/31/2008 09:36:41 AM |
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10/31/2008 06:43:21 AM |
really like this, the lack of sharpness really lets you almost feel the rain
hope it does well! 9 |
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10/29/2008 09:32:00 PM |
| Rain drops are nice, otherwise the image feels like a random capture entered into the challenge. |
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10/29/2008 01:48:52 PM |
| I like the raindrops and the fact you caught your subject mid-air. Also interesting that while the sign says Open, the building looks rather deserted. |
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10/28/2008 12:20:01 AM |
| The upper part of the body doesn't stand out enough from the background. Lower part is nicely captured in mid stride. |
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10/27/2008 11:35:14 AM |
| This is really good street photography! What a capture! |
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10/27/2008 12:25:46 AM |
| have looked thru, this would have been in my top 5 |
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