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NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN
NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN
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Challenge: Weather (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A70
Location: England
Date: Apr 8, 2003
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: Auto
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Sky, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Apr 13, 2003

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Place: 165 out of 226
Avg (all users): 4.8943
Avg (commenters): 5.5625
Avg (participants): 4.8031
Avg (non-participants): 5.0100
Views since voting: 1045
Votes: 227
Comments: 17
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04/27/2003 04:52:53 PM
Critique Club

Composition: I like the inclusion of the trees at the bottom of the image - they add an interest point. Presumably the cropping at the top was dictated by the lens reflections. Some people commented that they should be removed, but I disagree totally - to me they make an important contribution to the image.

Technical Quality: The focus on the branches is pretty good - no doubt helped by such a fast shutter speed. In some respects the photo isn't technically excellent (ie: lens flare), but I think the shot requires the lens flare to be interesting. The colour of the sky is quite pleasing, and the colours of the flares are good also.

Meeting the Challenge: I guess the sun plays a big part in the weather, however your title makes the photo more specifically about the sun.

Creativity: I like the message conveyed by the photo, and you have executed it well.

Borders / Title: Your title is fine, although I don't know that uppercase helps it at all. A title like "what a sunny day" might have been more appropriate for the challenge topic, but I prefer your title in general.

Overall: It's an interesting photo. Hopefully you didn't damage the camera by holding it there for too long. I like the colours, I like the silohuette, and I really like the flare of the sun.

 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/19/2003 01:29:03 PM
You're supposed to sneeze when you look directly at the sun - it forces you to close your eyes!!! Nice shot here - I like the rays beaming down and the tree branches that are almost silhouetted. Nice cloudless sky.
04/18/2003 12:38:33 PM
Kind of cool how you can see the 3 primary colors on the left hand side as lense flare. Nice.
04/18/2003 06:28:07 AM
Good shot. It's hard to get the burst effect without a special filter.
04/17/2003 09:44:54 AM
good job. nice pic.
04/17/2003 09:41:18 AM
not very creative
04/16/2003 06:55:14 PM
I am having a hard time leaving a comment(bad connection) so, if you get two from me you'll know why. anyway, I really dig the rainbowesque lense flares, they add a certain geometry that's really attractive, to me. 8
04/16/2003 04:21:43 PM
nice idea displays weather very well
04/15/2003 08:17:21 PM
its a nice photo of the sun but you might be able to improve on it by cropping out the sun spots in the top lefthand corner
04/15/2003 05:10:36 PM
nice sharp image, good work
04/15/2003 10:54:28 AM
But your image makes me WANT to! Nice work. The bush adds a point of reference here.
04/15/2003 06:46:17 AM
You can go blind doing that! An interesting shot and turned out okay. The lense flare is a little distracting though.
04/14/2003 09:00:22 PM
Haa, I hope your CCD got skin burn. :)
04/14/2003 12:53:39 PM
Hope your camera wasn`t too badly damaged.
04/14/2003 10:17:41 AM
I like the lighting in this photo.
04/14/2003 05:03:41 AM
nice starburst
04/14/2003 03:23:54 AM
A warning for all of us there - how civic-minded of you; kind of 'don't try this at home' for the DPC members. :)

Getting back to the topic - a nice shot, a good idea, but you may get some grief from others baoutn shooting into the sun... 7 from me.


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