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My Bonsai: An 8-year Harmony of Nature and Art in a Dish
My Bonsai: An 8-year Harmony of Nature and Art in a Dish
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Challenge: Balance (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Jul 18, 2004
Aperture: f4.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/4
Galleries: Interior
Date Uploaded: Jul 18, 2004

 A photo of my 8-year-old Juniper Tree bonsai. Maintenance is a balance of light, water and fertilizer and training.

Neat image, dodging, color balance, contrast/brightness, resize and unsharp mask.

Statistics
Place: 58 out of 139
Avg (all users): 5.5055
Avg (commenters): 5.4286
Avg (participants): 5.3095
Avg (non-participants): 5.6735
Views since voting: 1022
Views during voting: 291
Votes: 182
Comments: 10
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 07/30/2004 05:37:19 PM
Originally posted by train:
Hello Ken from the Critique Club

I like your idea and the colour you have chosen although it looks as if you have chopped a little too much off the bowl
I also think it shows a good balance.

But with the voters of D P C I think they looked at this challenge as a Balance of objects challenge if you look at the top 10 at least 9 are objects and are all very good

I myself did more of a nature harmony image with my Weta and did very poorly also I have critiqued other perfectly lovely images along the same nature theme that only did average to low.

Maybe the sharper focus suggested in one of your comments would improve the image but I like it the way it is and the use of the blind behind makes a great background

So your score is a respectable score and a very worthy image
But as far as I can see not a lot of voters went along with the nature theme so keep trying and enjoy your photography and just know that you have a really nice image
Good luck in your future challenges
I hope my comments help
If you have any questions please feel free to P M me
Regards
Sally


Thanks, Sally. I thought that the score was appropriate. Bonsai is a very specialized process (where you have to balance everything - nutrients, water, light etc. in order to maintain this miniaturized tree) and also you have to train the tree in such a way that it is balanced in presentation to present harmony of nature and art. If the reader don't understand what a bonsai is, then he/she wouldn't understand where the balance lies. But I am happy that it did what how it did. Your critique is certainly very helpful and thanks for the encouragement.
07/30/2004 04:21:17 AM
Hello Ken from the Critique Club

I like your idea and the colour you have chosen although it looks as if you have chopped a little too much off the bowl
I also think it shows a good balance.

But with the voters of D P C I think they looked at this challenge as a Balance of objects challenge if you look at the top 10 at least 9 are objects and are all very good

I myself did more of a nature harmony image with my Weta and did very poorly also I have critiqued other perfectly lovely images along the same nature theme that only did average to low.

Maybe the sharper focus suggested in one of your comments would improve the image but I like it the way it is and the use of the blind behind makes a great background

So your score is a respectable score and a very worthy image
But as far as I can see not a lot of voters went along with the nature theme so keep trying and enjoy your photography and just know that you have a really nice image
Good luck in your future challenges
I hope my comments help
If you have any questions please feel free to P M me
Regards
Sally
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/25/2004 10:30:36 PM
Great idea, just wish the bonsai were in sharp focus - 7
 07/25/2004 08:45:33 PM
It could have been a great shot! The colors really distracted me, the composition is good
 07/24/2004 08:15:11 AM
interesting contrast of textures
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/22/2004 09:26:11 PM
Lovely tree. I do like the background choice; the shot overall is a bit too dark for my taste. I like the glass detail on the lower far right, but there is not enough to draw my eye elsewhere.
 07/21/2004 10:34:23 PM
Just a little dark and without the title I would have struggled to see balance.
 07/20/2004 11:24:37 AM
Great use of lighting on this shot.
Interesting theme & good composition. Title a bit wordy, but I understand why.
A well-deserved ((8))
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/20/2004 09:29:56 AM
Bonsai!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2004 10:50:22 AM
I think more light is needed to show the fine details of the tree. Bottom is cropped a bit snug for my taste. It's a great looking bonsai.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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