DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
Diocesan Pastoral Conspiracy
Diocesan Pastoral Conspiracy
marcusvdt


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: DPC Cinema II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Location: Igreja do Valongo or Valongo Church, Santos,Brazil
Date: Oct 17, 2009
Aperture: F22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 10" 13" 25"
Galleries: Wedding, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Oct 18, 2009

Went to the Igreja do Valongo (Valongo Church) in Santos to a photo class yesterday. Got this HDR, I think this is the best picture of the session. I've used my cheap wide angle adapter attached to the 18-55mm lens.
Combined 3 images in Photomatix and then adjusted in PSP X2.

Statistics
Place: 54 out of 82
Avg (all users): 5.5865
Avg (commenters): 7.1667
Avg (participants): 5.5897
Avg (non-participants): 5.5851
Views since voting: 1010
Views during voting: 312
Votes: 133
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0


Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
10/31/2009 07:23:11 AM


Critique Club Critique

First Impressions
It's a bit soft, or is there a slight blur, hard to tell. Either way, the detail needed to be seen for such an intricate photograph is not there.

Photograph Information, Technicals & Composition Review
Composition wise, it seems a very busy scene crammed into an uncomfortable crop/framing. A majority of the features and elements in the scene are vertical/tall in nature and the framing is not showcasing them well, especially at this angle.

Ok, I see this is a HDR, with all quite slow shutter speeds - explains the lack of clarity. It could possibly work, but the exposure seems wrong - beautiful craftsmanship/art captured here, but the angle it has been captured and the lighting, etc is not allowing it to come to life. I can't offer advice on gaining a better result using indoor lighting technicals, but I would strongly suggest seeking advice from the Forums or elsewhere, as it seems you may have the opportunity to shoot this again.

Cropwise, I think you have 'chopped' some major elements that needed to be whole in a composition such as this.

Comments, Score & Placement Review
55/80 is fairly low down the pack, but your score of 5.58 is quite good. An average of 7.16 from your commenters tells me that most were intrigued with it, especially for this Challenge.

Summary
Bit of a wordy title for this Challenge, one that doesn't instantly seem like a movie type title to me. A variation in cropping/framing, may have allowed more life to the scene and image. I can't also help but wonder about reducing the image to one of your exposures, in this instance - as the HDR doesn't seem to be enhancing the finished image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/25/2009 10:01:58 PM
Beautiful capture of color and detail. The next Da Vinci code movie poster maybe? :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
10/24/2009 10:41:00 PM
love this 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
10/23/2009 10:39:09 PM
Could have been sharper in my opinion.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
10/21/2009 10:33:28 AM
Must see movie.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
10/20/2009 01:18:21 PM
Nice shot, and the title suits it, though it does not scream "movie poster" to me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
10/19/2009 04:42:52 PM
Very dramatic! A great, credible movie title too.

Photographically, I love the colours but wonder about the top crop point and the overall sharpness.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
10/19/2009 10:57:25 AM
Great colour and perspective.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Prints! - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2024 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 03/28/2024 04:35:31 AM EDT.