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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Circle III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX Macro for Nikon
Location: home
Date: Aug 4, 2009
Aperture: f 8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 50
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Aug 4, 2009

Disheartened by poor marks in recent rounds, going completely on the hoof and careless. A bottleful of old coins upturned and shot with flash skimming the surface of the bottom. Levels, curves and some serious uphike of saturation. Try guessing the coins and please can someone decipher the marks on the glass

Statistics
Place: 82 out of 152
Avg (all users): 5.0667
Avg (commenters): 6.2000
Avg (participants): 4.9138
Avg (non-participants): 5.1314
Views since voting: 623
Views during voting: 276
Votes: 195
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
08/12/2009 03:08:01 PM


Critique Club Critique

First Impressions
I like the subtle colors.

Photograph Information, Technicals & Composition Review
Just read your Photographer's Comments: cannot help with the marks on the glass, they look like they are hand engraved, maybe a M5 4 at the top with a line underneath and then 1 6 1 V V 0 E (?) - no idea really.

Beside the flash reflection at the top of the glass, the technicals all seem to have produced a decent quality image. I like the background, however (and not to contradict what I said about the colors), the overall image is a little uninteresting. Perhaps if the letters were more discernible, not sure - what I see when I view this image is primarily the end of a bottle / jar of coins. It could possibly work as an abstract, but again, either some elements in sharper focus to add interest, otherwise perhaps a variation in angle. The centered composition is also a little static.

Difficult Challenge to shoot for - simply finding something that is 'round' or a 'circle', doesn't necessarily mean it will be interesting to view in an image. I'm not suggesting that this 'circle' doesn't have potential, I think it may - but no matter how creative you were photographing it, I'm just not sure how much engagement it would achieve.

The only real composition comment I'll make is that the colors of the coins within the bottle are not 'balanced'.

Comments, Score & Placement Review
82/149 is not bad placing - and your score is over 5 at 5.06. You may be semi pleased with this. You mention low scoring recent entries, and I just took a look at your recent scores - ok, so this is probably falling into an average.

Everyone comes to DPC for different reasons and those that do enter an image in a Challenge don't always aspire to score high - again, there is individual reasoning. If you want to score higher, you have to produce an image that engages the viewer in some way. However the catch is that what engages one viewer will not engage another. Go for mass appeal, and you'll likely score high. Of course, just submitting something that appeals strongly to you is an individual road to be on and if a majority like it too - then there is a little more substance to the gratification, in my opinion. Depends what you're seeking.

Your 5 commenters all tried to relay something that they liked within the image - which is always helpful to learn what is appealing to your viewers/voters.

Summary
Possibly better potential with some further tweaking in pp to bring about a little more depth and pop. Otherwise, 'next time' trying to select something with added interest, including the elements, would likely produce a stronger image.

edit: wording & typo

Message edited by author 2009-08-12 15:11:55.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/11/2009 10:46:31 PM
nice colors, but it would have been nice if the coins were in focus, but not sure if thats possible...6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/11/2009 09:36:48 PM
I like the lighting and the background
08/07/2009 04:26:04 AM
I like the feel, colours and texture.
08/06/2009 11:14:37 PM
enough detail to catch the eye...only one thing...it is so very centered...
08/05/2009 12:05:13 PM
I don't know what it is, but I like it.


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