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Challenge: Clichés (Classic Editing)
Camera: Olympus C-5050Z
Location: home
Date: Feb 1, 2003
Aperture: F 8
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/25
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Feb 2, 2003

 I don't have own kids and the cat of my girlfriend doesn't like my camera very much. So I decided to take a picture on the subject "flowers". But how to make it better than average ("the best photo I can")? I thought, that it could be helpful, to choose an unusual perspective and a special lighting. Because I never tried out the super macro function of my new camera, a macro shot suggested itself. The petal lies on a glass plate with a squared structure. I used 2 lamps for the lighting. The light of the first lamp is reflectet by a white sheet of paper through the glass plate to the subject (back light). The job of the 2nd lamp was to lighten the surface of the petal a little bit.

Statistics
Place: 126 out of 246
Avg (all users): 5.2656
Avg (commenters): 6.8571
Avg (participants): 5.1197
Avg (non-participants): 5.4933
Views since voting: 1148
Votes: 192
Comments: 10
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AuthorThread
 02/16/2003 05:43:05 AM
...from Critique Club...

Hi Matthes

FIRST IMPRESSION:
nice tonal value

COMPOSITION:
nice enough. I am not too crazy about it looking like it's floating, other than that i sits nice on the frame and the background is very interesting. :)

TECHNICAL:
Your lighting works great on this shot. In fact, IMO, it's perfect. Your DOF sets i nice mood on the shot bringing the attention to the leaf without losing too much of the background. Nice job. :)

ARTISTIC:
I think this shot would have done much better in a different challenge. The interpretation I have of a flower cliche is a 'in your face' full color macro. I think you lost marks by making it sepia tone. BUT don't get me wrong, I think it's a great macro, just not for this challenge. :)

OVERALL:
I superb technically executed shot, that turned out very nice, but maybe just didn't fit in with the challenge.

Cheers and good luck in the future challenges. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/10/2003 04:14:51 PM
HMMMM, let me think??!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/09/2003 01:41:10 PM
What an interesting shot. Very smart use of depth of field. Good job. Jacko. 8
 02/07/2003 10:12:56 PM
Interesting.....let's go Fish'in..
 02/07/2003 05:11:09 AM
Very elegant image, a creative variation of this popular theme.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/05/2003 01:16:14 PM
Very interesting look to this. I'm not sure if I like it but it is unique.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/04/2003 09:37:40 PM
Nice
 02/04/2003 06:26:42 PM
I love the colour and textures.
 02/04/2003 01:57:39 PM
great photo! i love the background texture and DOF. not crazy about the greenish tint, but that's just personal preference. very well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/04/2003 09:07:51 AM
i like the color. good job.


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