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05/18/2004 03:36:46 AM |
greetings from the critique club!!
Congratulations on wonderful shot, and your high finish. It's always interesting to me how subjective photography is. In reading the comments of the others, opinions are very split about DOF, background color, lighting, etc. I would be tempted to spend some more time with this shot, now that the challenge is over, and you're not hampered by editing rules.
Here's what I'd do: Tone down the overexposure on the front high parts of the hanger. Clone out the digital spots and reflections on the inside of the loop and other miniscule places through out. My comment about the background is that it's too soft against and soft DOF. I would try to get a little more contrast. Add some texture or noise, or just ofset the color away from your subjects color a little more. On the right side background, where the plywood seem is evident, I would smooth out. Then I would put this shot up for sale on DCPrints. It is very nice. saludos, russ |
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05/12/2004 11:49:45 PM |
| I think I like this one almost better than the abstract shot you entered (and that one is beautiful). This one is so gentle, yet strong. The background is beautiful, so smooth. |
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05/12/2004 10:42:03 AM |
| Thank you to all who voted and commented. This too was a fun challenge. |
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05/11/2004 11:28:26 PM |
| I like it! Beautiful. You have succeeded in making a rusty old subject interesting. I think the background is perfect. I like the way it goes from light to dar. Your focus and clarity are right on, and lighting is wonderful as well. Both focus and lighting help to bring out the details and textures here. What else can I say? Very nice. 10 ~Heather~ |
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05/11/2004 03:52:37 PM |
I like the way the background is very out of focus here, the softness of the background really helps the subject jump out, the subtleness of the border is also nice.
All around a very decent shot to my novice eye. |
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05/11/2004 12:39:54 PM |
| this picture is too set up. try to take things in their natural states |
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05/11/2004 11:19:42 AM |
| Fantastic lighting and detail. I like the DOF as well. |
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05/11/2004 10:02:56 AM |
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 9
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 7
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 8
How well does it meet the challenge: 10
Total Averaged Rating 8.50 Dick
A little overexposed, nice though |
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05/11/2004 07:29:59 AM |
| I think your choice of backgrouns is excellent - blends nicely. The shadows are also perfect. Great shot! |
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05/10/2004 11:22:16 PM |
Beautiful study in shapes and oranges.
A 10. |
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05/10/2004 08:00:45 PM |
| a contrasting background would help |
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05/10/2004 02:00:57 PM |
| not normally my kind of shot, a little too obvious. However a lovely angle, looks abstractly like a flower. Like the DOF too, though would have preferred either both sides to be out of the DOF or both within but a little, saying that i dunno :) |
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05/10/2004 11:02:08 AM |
| Background is just perfect, I feel like the rust itself is mabey a tiny bit too bright there on the top, lovely composition. Good luck |
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05/10/2004 09:24:15 AM |
| I would have liked this better with more in focus. The whole object is equally beautiful and I wish I could examine it all. Great background. |
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05/09/2004 10:00:20 PM |
| Lovely shaping. Has a great deal of emotion. |
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05/09/2004 02:33:27 PM |
| This is an awesome shot. Definitely meets the challenge and then some. I really like the abstractness of this shot and you used a great color for the background. All blends together very nicely with just the right amount of contrast. Good luck with the challenge!!! |
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05/09/2004 11:27:23 AM |
| very nice. Lighting, compositions, subject .. its all excellent. I my opinion this would have been more interesting if the rust was more vivid (maybe through playing around with levels,curves, ect). = 9 |
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05/08/2004 09:36:42 PM |
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 7
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 5
How well does it meet the challenge: 8
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 7
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05/08/2004 05:37:42 PM |
| Lovely tones, and the sharp focus on this is nice. It might have looked a little better with the whole piece in focus (since it is so small), but it's lovely as it is. The background compliments the rusty colouring nicely. 10 |
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05/06/2004 03:09:03 PM |
| Elegant shot. Decodance. Nice details |
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05/05/2004 11:57:28 PM |
| A very nice presentation. I like the way the backround is gradiated from dark to light / right to left. Your background fully supposts the main subject (colorwise). Focus is a bit soft in some areas - I'd love to be able to see the grayish objects on the rst a bit more clearly. |
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05/05/2004 11:07:15 PM |
| The excellent design of the rusty shape is brought out beautifully by the background which enhances the image beautifully. Good luck. . |
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05/05/2004 07:05:01 PM |
| textures and shape are very nice, good tones in background |
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