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Queen and her Guards
Queen and her Guards
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Rusted (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro
Location: Hong Kong
Date: May 2, 2004
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/15th
Date Uploaded: May 4, 2004

A black cloth behind a couple of older lanterns and a rusted old decoration we found at a Cub Scout beach clean up. As you can probably tell, I have no studio, this is on my "porch" outside, in the bright light of day shaded as best as possible.

The photoshopping is simply cropping, recropping, levels, and unsharp mask. I took hundreds of shots trying to figure out how rust looked best, and in the end,I chose this. We'll see how it does.

Statistics
Place: 118 out of 443
Avg (all users): 5.5072
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.3697
Avg (non-participants): 5.7117
Views since voting: 806
Votes: 276
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0


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05/18/2004 10:37:06 PM
*Critique Club*
I'm not really sure what to say here. I looked at this for a very long time, and I neither like, or dislike it. It's not making me jump out of my seat with excitement, however, it makes me look at it with wonder.
I think that technically it is good. Lighting is alright, the glares on the black do not distract too much. The lighting on the rust is right on, I think.
Focus and clarity are good. The only semi soft parts are the black tops on the lamps, and that could be a result of texture, not focus.
I think that the centeredness of the shot is a little bland. Maybe a dramatic angle could spice it up a bit and be less boring.
This definately fits the challenge, and I like how the color of the rust kind of mingles nicely with the color of the candles. I think that creates a good balance.
I would have rated this probably a 5. Good technically, but not much excitement.
Hope this helps. ~Heather~
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/11/2004 10:59:37 AM
Nice picture. I think there is some room for improvement on the lighting. The brighter reflections on the tops of the lanterns are a little distracting. I would prefer a softer light, maybe a front light aimed down, to help the tops of the lanterns stand out from the background a little more.
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05/10/2004 01:01:07 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 7
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 3
How well does it meet the challenge: 9
Total Averaged Rating 6.25 Dick
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05/08/2004 07:11:56 PM
Very lovely work. I love this as it stands, but wonder how it would look if the queen could be more strongly lit.

A 9.
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05/08/2004 03:14:44 PM
very nice use of light and shadows. And it's different.
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05/07/2004 10:24:17 PM
More background and/or context please.
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05/07/2004 09:08:46 PM
Nice symmetric work. Only the candle holders are blended into the background. I think you could boost some top light. If you cannot work around od that, the other option is to lighten up the background to seperate it from the two.
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05/07/2004 06:53:10 AM
A very noble image. I like how the lanterns own light keeps interest on them and draws the eye.
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05/07/2004 12:57:19 AM
excellent composition....10
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05/06/2004 08:35:54 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 5
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 7
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 5
How well does it meet the challenge: 8
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 6
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05/06/2004 05:57:32 PM
Compositionally pleasing, but not quite sure what this picture is trying to say...
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05/06/2004 08:48:45 AM
Hmm dont understand what this is....
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05/05/2004 05:33:40 PM
Mabey a vertical crop would have been better in this one? Nice candles and nice lighning, good luck :)
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05/05/2004 01:12:36 PM
nice composition
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05/05/2004 05:48:24 AM
Interesting looking candle holders. I like the subjects, but the straight-on shot robs the depth and textures I think. A different perspctive might have worked better.

David
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