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03/26/2003 07:05:34 PM |
Greetings Newbie from the Critique Club
By Inspzil
For reference I'll add a little "veteran's" point of view advice that you can take or leave.
Composition - Difficult to interpret what the heck I was looking at. I see now, but it took a combination of what I was seeing and the title to eventually come to the conclusion that it was pocket billiards and not just some abstract stuff. (clarity of subject is very important to the large majority of DPC voters, myself included). This is a good idea and meets the challenge. Using the approach you've taken I'd have turned it slightly to make it symmetric. The light showing thru at the bottom of the pocket is a great touch. I think it should've been the selling point of this photo. The overall color tone of the pic is good.
Technical - I think this photo would've scored substantially higher if the aperture were about F11 or so to bring the ball more in focus, if not totally focused. It would've capitalized on the light showing thru the side of the pocket. The ball is pretty blurry. (Even soft focus on DPC is generally frowned upon by most of the newer members) The exposure is great and the framing is pretty close. It doesn't look like a lot of processing was done, which generally means you did a very good job, or that you didn't do much to the photo.
Overall - I can see why this did poorly by the difficult time I had determining what I was even looking at. Voters, myself included, don't have several minutes to try to sit and determine what every subject is like I did here tonight. Abstract photos are actually acceptable if you put "abstract" somewhere in the title. If not, it's assumed that you just don't know what you're doing and your photo obviously sucks :) . There is a lot for folks like me, who start as virtual novices, to learn about photography. Hopefully this gives you a little insight into what we, the voting public, are looking for and how we are looking at it. My recipe is Clarity of Subject, Consistent with Topic, and Creativity. Anyway, there's my 2 cents. Welcome to DPC and good luck with future challenges. - Inspzil |
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03/23/2003 04:35:18 AM |
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03/21/2003 10:01:21 PM |
| This is an interesting approach! I'm not sure if I would like the ball in focus or as it is now better, but you get points for originality. I like the color too - 7 - Mav |
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03/21/2003 03:43:35 PM |
| love the concept - i think I'd like it better if the 8 weren't so centred; it makes it look setup rather than capturing a blue moment. good thought though. the blue was a nice touch |
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03/20/2003 10:14:35 AM |
| Exceptional.................ly blurry. |
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03/20/2003 03:04:33 AM |
| Awesome shot... I'd take one focused on the ball too! |
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03/19/2003 05:33:16 PM |
| Nice use of blue. I wish the 8 ball had been in focus, instead. Is from above. |
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03/19/2003 10:03:29 AM |
| great abstract - I have no odea what this is. Doesn't say 'down' to me at all though. |
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03/18/2003 09:04:04 PM |
| I love the blue, the texture and sharpness in the foreground. Just wish the background was just a little clearer. After a couple minutes looking at it, I looked back at the caption and finally figured out what it is. But the blur in the pocket still hurts my eyes. Technically a great shot though. |
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03/18/2003 08:27:45 PM |
Took me a moment to figure this one out.
Cool pic but not overly impressive. |
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03/18/2003 04:27:12 PM |
| The alignment and focus need to be improved. |
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03/18/2003 11:38:01 AM |
| This is a really neat abstract photo and I really like the blue as well... It took me a little while to determine that I was looking at a corner pocket on a pool table... The abstract nature of this shot could make it difficult for people to determine the 'from above' nature of it... excellent work though :) - setzler |
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03/18/2003 09:29:42 AM |
| nice idea, i may have tried to focus on the ball instead of the pocket |
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03/18/2003 05:40:12 AM |
| Took me a while to work this out and I'm still not 100% - this is a pool table pocket right? Like the colours. 7. |
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03/17/2003 02:34:36 PM |
| Ohhhh I don't know that I'm looking at but I like it. My only comment is that it's abit lean to left. |
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