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05/06/2005 11:39:08 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club
I think you have a strong subject for a photo here. The landscape itself is breathtaking.
I understand the impluse to duotone the image for the sake of minimalism (reducing the elements). This being basic editing, you're not able to use burning and dodging to support this aesthetic. This means that the cactus and other details on the rock face are lost and the outline of the rock becomes the dominant feature of the photo, supported by the softness of the cloudy background.
Your title says to me that your subject is the saguaro on the cliffside. Unfortunately their placement and size does not lend them to be the focus of the composition. Instead the dominant element in your composition is the outline of the hillside.
The rest of the photo is solid - the focus is strong, though your post processing oversharpened slightly (there is some haloing around the edge of the rocks).
I hope you'll post the details about your process in your comments in the future, I love seeing the steps and particulars about shoots mentioned there. |
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05/03/2005 07:59:44 PM |
| Classic composition. The clouds add lots of drama and like the tone as oppsed to a straight black and white. However, it does look a bit over sharp, but this is the only distraction I can fine. Great image. |
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05/03/2005 05:23:46 AM |
| Beautiful picture! I love the textures in this. |
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05/02/2005 07:44:18 PM |
| interesting color tone, great nature |
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05/01/2005 10:23:41 AM |
| this shot is a nice shot, slightly over processed, but still good... my biggest problem with it is that its soo busy. each individual part demands attention. |
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04/30/2005 04:51:56 PM |
| Lovely contrast tones and composition |
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04/30/2005 04:07:03 PM |
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04/30/2005 11:01:40 AM |
| I like the tones and the contrasts here. So beautiful. |
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04/30/2005 09:20:19 AM |
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04/30/2005 08:56:53 AM |
| Nice photo, but im not really understanding what is the main subject, a little too sharpenned also, 3 |
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04/30/2005 07:46:53 AM |
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04/29/2005 06:30:40 PM |
| beautiful sky - cant find the subject for the life of me. |
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04/29/2005 06:19:11 PM |
| this is an amazing picture. great dof...not sure how well it fits the challenge |
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04/29/2005 02:03:27 PM |
| Not a single focal point. I really think this is different. Your presentation is different. I like the hung in space idea. |
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04/29/2005 04:44:44 AM |
| Wow. Beautiful image. I think the color is a bit too blue, but I can see why you did it. Overall, I think its really nice. I give it a 9 |
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04/29/2005 03:49:27 AM |
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04/28/2005 09:33:06 PM |
| interesting duo-tone. i like the angle this was taken at. it's like the edge of the world. |
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04/28/2005 08:43:25 PM |
| very cool picture but not minimalism |
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04/28/2005 07:53:37 PM |
| A very cool image and creative composition' The jagged network is great. Bumping up. |
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04/28/2005 05:53:52 PM |
| Not sure what the main subject is in this photograph |
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04/28/2005 10:12:13 AM |
| I like your photo, good luck |
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04/28/2005 08:01:19 AM |
| Very nice photo and i think you made a good choice in black and white, the colors might have made the image too busy. good job. |
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04/28/2005 06:11:42 AM |
| I think this is borderline for minimalism, but I note a few cacti in the photo, wouldn't they be an ideal subject? I'll give this a 5 |
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04/27/2005 05:53:23 PM |
| Interesting use of duotone color. Pink/purplish? Hmmm. Lovely middleground/background use. |
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04/27/2005 04:55:18 PM |
| A bit oversharpened I think. Nice composition. |
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04/27/2005 03:04:37 PM |
over sharpened
not quite sure of the minimalistic object |
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04/27/2005 02:40:03 PM |
| great tones in the clouds and love the crop. |
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04/27/2005 08:48:02 AM |
| I don't think the cactus stands out enough as the central focus of the image |
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04/27/2005 03:32:19 AM |
| A bit too blue and a tad lack of dof |
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