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09/23/2014 03:32:25 AM |
Critique Club Comment:
Very nicely seen and shot. This is one of those photos that suffers greatly due to the constraints of this website. As presented there are many details here that are not apparent, for when I critique I always take a copy of the photo and open it in Photoshop to test any suggestions I might make, and as I opened it I saw things I could not see (and still cannot) on the same monitor as presented here. I suspect it's seeing it against the light gray background of DPC vs. the dark gray of PS. My point being that the impact of monitor calibration (or lack thereof) across the breadth of the voters, when combined with what I pointed out regarding the differences against light and dark backgrounds, may be what's responsible for the amazingly wide array of votes you've received. I suspect a notch of the midtones to the brighter side in Silver Efex may have remedied that, particularly given the number of "too dark" comments below.
As for the photograph itself, the huge variety of lines going in all directions is what makes this image both interesting and problematic. People with "level horizon OCD" look for a grounding point when there are lines, and what struck me when I opened this in Photoshop is that the one thing that is straight - the sign - looks absolutely skewed when I don't have a grid overlay turned on. While these lines are wonderful (even for someone with my condition), they do distract from the one actual shadow (as opposed to darkness, which I realize is also "shadow") that appears in the photo. As lit, the shadow simply exists along with the other darkness, which is not a problem unless you factor in that voters were looking for "shadows". I think a notch in the midpoint light to brighten the entire scene a hair coupled with a darkening of the central shadow against the headlight reflection may have gotten you some extra points from those who are on the lower end of the curve. I know it would have brought my 5 up to a 7 or 8, easily.
Again, there's not a lot I don't like about this photograph seeing it properly. My only criticism is in light of the challenge parameters, and the format in which it's presented here. Nicely done. |
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09/16/2014 06:55:20 PM |
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09/14/2014 10:25:19 AM |
Such simple shadow but yet highly effective and creates a beautiful scenery that makes me want to take a walk downtown..
I'm assuming this is  jagar because this resembles his amazing work, and if not then take t hat as a high compliment. |
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09/11/2014 06:48:25 AM |
| simple shadow but little too dark. 6 from me |
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09/11/2014 06:26:23 AM |
| I so want to really like this image. But it seems too busy to me, and way too dark to make out all the interesting things in it. My favorite bit is the manhole cover in the foreground. |
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09/11/2014 02:20:59 AM |
| I see the shadow - you do have the right idea, you're on the right track. However, it isn't prominent and important enough to really dazzle me, sorry. There is too much other stuff going on that is equally (or more) important than the "shadow" that is meant to be your subject. |
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09/10/2014 06:30:47 AM |
| I like the atmosphere, but you could have gotten a lot of the same without as much empty dark space by shooting at an angle much closer to the faces of the people walking across the street. That way you could see some details of the people, and if you slightly increased the exposure depending on how bright the car's headlights were you might take in a little more of the street scene. |
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