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Still of new life
Still of new life
wimek


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Still Life V (Basic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSLR-A350
Lens: Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha
Location: Breezand, The Netherlands
Date: May 22, 2009
Aperture: f/29
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Nature, Still Life
Date Uploaded: May 23, 2009

 Having a cup of coffee in my garden, I noticed all the seeds of a weeping willow around me. I didn't have to touch anything, I liked the light, colour of the bench and the background. The shot was easy, no flash. When I had taken this photo, I realised that often we don't see the beauty around us anymore!

In Aperture:
-crop
-straighten
- contrast
- definition
- saturation
- vibrancy

Statistics
Place: 160 out of 166
Avg (all users): 3.9198
Avg (commenters): 3.6000
Avg (participants): 3.5556
Avg (non-participants): 4.0677
Views since voting: 555
Views during voting: 296
Votes: 187
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 06/09/2009 03:52:44 PM
Greetings from Critique Club.

I see that this is your first challenge entry. Welcome to DPC. I suppose it is fitting, because this is my first critique as a member of the critique club.

I think your photo lacks a strong subject. From your description, it is clear that you are trying to photograph the beauty in the everyday, and that the willow seeds are your subject. There are a few things that you can do to draw attention to it. First, get in close. Getting in close will fill more of the frame with your subject, so that other parts of the photograph dont compete for attention. Next, set your aperture wider (f3.5 on your lens for example), to decrease the DOF, making the background a blur, and isolating your subject.

I hope you are not discouraged by your score. My first entry wasn't that great either, but one can learn a lot from this place.

Hup Holland!!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/01/2009 09:16:44 AM
Harsh lighting and not much of a subject - sorry
 05/29/2009 10:37:40 AM
Hmm, interesting interpretation of a still life.
 05/28/2009 06:51:27 AM
My eyes wonder around the photo, the subject does not draw me into it. Suggestion is to simplify and emphasize the subject.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/27/2009 12:21:29 PM
good but needs more focus
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/27/2009 09:28:40 AM
The lines of the table seem to draw you away from the subject. The other dead stuff on the table is distracting. I personally prefer live pristine flowers. Nice try though, keep it up.


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