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11/26/2002 12:00:00 PM |
The new Critique Club: Test Critiques #1
Initial impression : A wonderful riot of colours that 'sets the scene' of a painting palette very well.
Technically the diagonal placement of the brushes gives some movement to the picture, though
the slightly soft/ out of focus brush in the lower left is a bit annoying. The brown brush ends up
as the center of interest and my eyes keep coming back there and working through the implied
triangle between that and the other brush. Again the softness gets in the way.
I think I might have preferred this with some paint on the brushes as it feels too setup - there is a
difference between a setup shot that looks setup and a setup shot that doesn't!
You might have been able to tweak the contrast/ saturation of this shot a bit and made the colours
even more vibrant but they are strong as they are and that could be the vagaries of monitors
making an impact.
Overall a very strong entry and a good close-up. Certainly trying to keep more elements in the plane
parallel to the lens might have kept more of the shot in sharper focus, as there doesn't seem to be
much motivation for more selective DoF control in this particular instance.
Gordon - feel free to disagree or contact me to continue a discussion |
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11/17/2002 08:46:00 PM |
| Brilliant, Excellent Work – I love this 9 - Gotcha |
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11/17/2002 07:21:00 PM |
| pallettes do rock. last year an artist lived at our house, got some really nice ones of her palettes. you get an eight. |
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11/16/2002 11:31:00 AM |
| Strong colours, really good image! |
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11/15/2002 08:50:00 AM |
| Feels too contrived...i think i might work better if there were actual paint on the brushes, if actual painting was being done -hector |
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11/14/2002 01:15:00 PM |
| Might work for some but too busy for me. I like more symplicity. I'm really not into the modern art world. To me this is where this goes. Technically though not bad. Good focus and crop. Gotta technically give it a 7 inspite of my personal preferences. Great try. PTL |
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11/14/2002 11:22:00 AM |
| What a colourful idea ! I like this. |
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11/13/2002 11:01:00 PM |
| love the colour, but you forgot some on the brush |
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11/13/2002 05:25:00 PM |
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11/13/2002 05:31:00 AM |
| Lovely colours but it is kind of spoilt by there being no paint on the brushes! |
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11/13/2002 12:17:00 AM |
| Where's the wet paint on the brush? jk, good shot. |
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11/13/2002 12:07:00 AM |
| This picture really stood out for me while I was scanning the thumbnails. I love the colors. This may sound REALLY picky, but I would have liked to have seen the paint brushes with paint on them...like the painting was a work in progress. |
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11/12/2002 12:33:00 PM |
nice title
challenge -- met
technical -- i would like to see the lower brush in focus also. you have sufficient DOF to do this if you made sure the plane of the picture is parallel to your camera. i like the colors in this shot a lot.
composition -- did you try just one brush? and maybe place it inbetween of the two current ones? i would also add paint to the bristles. i know that would make it a different photo, but it would look more realistic to me. i don't usually paint with two brushes like that and w/out paint on the brush. but then, i don't paint often.
-- gr8photos. |
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11/12/2002 06:34:00 AM |
for me it would have looked better, when the brushes would have been also full of color! So it looks, somehow unnatural!
But its a good idea and a nice shot nevertheless! 6 - KAOS |
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11/11/2002 09:47:00 PM |
| Very colorful, but I'd stick with photography!! Seems just a bit soft on the brush focus. DPz |
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11/11/2002 08:44:00 PM |
| Similar idea to mine this week. I love the colours of yours. Think I would prefer it if the paints were still wet |
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11/11/2002 05:07:00 PM |
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11/11/2002 02:54:00 PM |
| Nice idea. Fresh paint would have made this picture even more dashing. Jacko |
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11/11/2002 01:34:00 PM |
| Lovely colors..love this creative shot. |
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11/11/2002 08:49:00 AM |
| You need paint on that brush. |
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11/11/2002 02:30:00 AM |
| This would have been neat if the paint was still wet and the brushes had paint on them... Good lighting. |
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11/11/2002 01:12:00 AM |
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