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"He spake well who said that graves are the footprints of angels" ~Henry Wadsworth Longfe
"He spake well who said that graves are the footprints of angels" ~Henry Wadsworth Longfe
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Challenge: Black & White IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
Location: Australia
Date: Apr 2, 2011
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 2, 2011

 I have desaturated and cropped the image. I needed to clone out a few details on the grave in the foreground, I didnt want it to take the focus away from the angel. Overall I am happy with the final composition. The hardest part was giving the image a title, I think this quote fits quite well.

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 04/15/2011 09:07:30 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club:

First of all I need to 'fess up - looking at your histogram above, I was one of your 2s.You've been a victim of my prejudice of all things figurine and statuesque. I'm not alone but I'm probably among the most vehement. Now that I've said that, let me see what else I can offer...

Your aspect ratio and consequent placement of main subject is eclectic, that can work but for me I think that's best done if you can balance the composition with some compelling features in the space so created. You've pulled off elements of that - the succession of graves pulling us into the image with the communication of depth. I think your choice of depth of field works against you, making it difficult to make this very effective though, the 'SIMS' letters are apparent enough to catch our attention yet out of focus enough to frustrate. Tonally, this is quite flat - I don't know what editing tools you have available to you but I think a boost in contrast or the addition of a carefully constructed vignette would have helped to create some drama.

When I look at an image, I like to see a photographic footprint - evidence of the choices the photographer has made and to be able to appreciate the benefits of those choices. Here, the placement of the angel does reflect a clear choice (so I like that) but it hasn't left me with an impression that the choice was effective.

I'm sorry that I don't like it more but hopefully these words offer a bit of a rationale as to why.

Paul
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04/05/2011 09:08:58 AM
So so


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