Critique Request 04 - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

08/13/2002 06:51:04 AM · #1

Greetings...

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

08/13/2002 06:56:00 AM · #2

Its, nice, although the composition would look better if the little red X was not dead center. DOF is alright but it could be better. Maybe it would look better in BnW? ;)

Niten

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

08/13/2002 06:56:52 AM · #3

Its kinda small but the little red X is nice and sharp. hehe

Tim

ok i'll wait for you to fix the link =)

* This message has been edited by the author on 8/13/2002 10:57:33 AM.

08/13/2002 06:57:02 AM · #4

lol..hmm.. i posted this one to my pbase folder... maybe i need to link there instead....

08/13/2002 06:58:37 AM · #5

Greetings again....

Calla

Maybe this will work better...

kathleenm

Canon EOS-D60

08/13/2002 07:01:03 AM · #6

Classic B&W, simple, clean and sensuous curves and shadows. I'm not even going to look very hard for a flaw because I like this. :-)

Froober

Canon EOS-10D

08/13/2002 07:01:28 AM · #7

o'keefish...nice.

08/13/2002 07:03:49 AM · #8

Originally posted by kathleenm:
Classic B&W, simple, clean and sensuous curves and shadows. I'm not even going to look very hard for a flaw because I like this. :-)

Do you normally look for flaws?

Patella

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

08/13/2002 07:04:01 AM · #9

This is one that really needs a frame of some kind when you see it on a black background -- but other than that, this is beautiful, John. Really nice range of tones that brings out the subtle texture of the flower. Mentally, I keep wanting to flip it around and see it from the other side -- but that's another picture. *grin*

08/13/2002 07:11:37 AM · #10

This photo is not mine... i need to clarify that cause pbase automatically posts a Â© with my name in that gallery and this is not the case...

kathleenm

Canon EOS-D60

08/13/2002 07:11:48 AM · #11

Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Originally posted by kathleenm:
[i]Classic B&W, simple, clean and sensuous curves and shadows. I'm not even going to look very hard for a flaw because I like this. :-)

Do you normally look for flaws?
[/i]

Ha...DPC Syndrome. My boyfriend and I were talking about this the other night. Actually, I'm trying to look at the *photo* like I used to, rather than looking at the minutiae. I'm trying to balance my scores with emotion weighing in as heavily as the technical details.

MrsKro

08/13/2002 07:12:43 AM · #12

It looks like a painting or a photo of a painting.

08/13/2002 07:13:24 AM · #13

Originally posted by kathleenm:
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
[i]Originally posted by kathleenm:
[i]Classic B&W, simple, clean and sensuous curves and shadows. I'm not even going to look very hard for a flaw because I like this. :-)

Do you normally look for flaws?
[/i]

Ha...DPC Syndrome. My boyfriend and I were talking about this the other night. Actually, I'm trying to look at the *photo* like I used to, rather than looking at the minutiae. I'm trying to balance my scores with emotion weighing in as heavily as the technical details.
[/i]

I'm trying to break myself of the same problem... I used to look at photos for what was good about them :)

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

08/13/2002 07:15:45 AM · #14

Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Greetings...

08/13/2002 07:17:35 AM · #15

I like that critique quite a bit :) This is not a weston... the last one was a weston print...

08/13/2002 07:44:57 AM · #16

Does anyone have any comments about the stem on this flower disappearing in the corner of the frame?

This is a particular issue that a lot of the photographers in my camera club bring up quite frequently. They prefer things exit and enter the frame somewhere other than the corner... the corner 'area' is ok, but not right from the corner...

Froober

Canon EOS-10D

08/13/2002 07:50:38 AM · #17

Call me strange, but I think it 'points' the eye to look outside of the photo...but only if you're concentrating on that area. The stem leads my eye up to the flower in this image so it's not a problem for me.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

08/13/2002 07:55:51 AM · #18

I agree with that as well... the stem leads me into the photo rather than out of it in this case... I think this image would be equally impressive if the subject was rotated a few degrees counter clockwise as well...

LindaLee

Canon EOS-40D

08/13/2002 08:01:07 AM · #19

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

08/13/2002 08:45:03 AM · #20

Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Does anyone have any comments about the stem on this flower disappearing in the corner of the frame?

This is a particular issue that a lot of the photographers in my camera club bring up quite frequently. They prefer things exit and enter the frame somewhere other than the corner... the corner 'area' is ok, but not right from the corner...

Sometimes people talk about that because they've heard that it is more
sophisticated, than something that follows the 'basic' main diagonal
type rules/ suggestions.

Quite often I've seen critiques that are so formulaic as to be totally
banal - "blah blah blah, I was told not to like this hence I don't" rather
than actually bothering to think about if they like it or not.

That said, the stem in the corner thing works well in this case I think
because of the square frame. The sides are even, so the symmetry works
quite well. If it was a rectangular frame, it would be more balanced
if it came out of the side, rather than the corner.

Square frames are quite often more suitable for certain subjects, and
it certainly works well in this case.

As an aside, it would be good if the dimension restrictions on here were
eased, different crops quite often dramatically change how a picture
looks and I don't know that I really see the need for the current constraint.

08/13/2002 08:48:33 AM · #21

Size constraints will be changing very soon i believe... Drew has mentioned this several times... I think that the size restrictions will be limited to 640 pixels on the long side, so possibly, 640x640 with a max size of 125 or 150k will be the idea... not exactly sure at this point tho...

kathleenm

Canon EOS-D60

08/13/2002 08:49:42 AM · #22

<<Quite often I've seen critiques that are so formulaic as to be totally
banal - "blah blah blah, I was told not to like this hence I don't" rather than actually bothering to think about if they like it or not.>>

YES!! Hoighty toighty wanna-be artiste syndrome. HTWBAS :-Ã¾

TerryGee

Canon EOS-30D

08/13/2002 09:02:23 AM · #23

My first reaction was that I did not like the stem in the corner.(before reading your comment about that).

jeremya

Minolta DiMAGE 7i

08/13/2002 09:03:07 AM · #24

I love the composition of that little red x in the square box...

aka. the link is broken :(