DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
Dark Party
Dark Party
Kaups


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Darkness (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
Location: Hills, MN
Date: Jun 11, 2005
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1.6
Galleries: Rural
Date Uploaded: Jun 13, 2005

Darkness means crazier fun. Here's a party way out in the middle of nowhere. I wish I could have gotten a shot with more people in it, uniformly blurred.

Statistics
Place: 226 out of 373
Avg (all users): 4.8032
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 4.5540
Avg (non-participants): 5.0000
Views since voting: 616
Views during voting: 438
Votes: 315
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0


Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
06/27/2005 12:11:20 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

To be honest, this image does not represent darkness to me. The fact that the sky is still somewhat blue and that there is a light shining on the left side of the frame is not helping. Perhaps it would have worked better if you had cropped the light out. The colors are nice but I don't really think it meets the challenge very well. Maybe next time you should try filling the frame a bit more with your subject. If you have any questions or comments about this critique please feel free to PM me.

June
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/21/2005 11:04:38 AM
Very nice colours.
Good composition too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/21/2005 10:53:17 AM
I like the colors!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/19/2005 06:02:48 PM
Sorry for the form-letter type commentary. I̢۪m going to try to give almost everyone at least this breakdown to start. I would be happy to offer a more detailed opinion if you would like, though I don̢۪t consider myself a very knowledgeable photographer.
Here is how I broke down my score for your submission.
Content: 2/4 (Is the subject compelling? Does the choice of content match the challenge?)
Composition: 1/2 (Is the work well balanced and successful?)
Color/Light: 2/2 (Is light and or color used with skill and artistic intent?)
Clarity: 0/2 (Is the picture in focus? Are the elements clear?)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/19/2005 07:01:12 AM
pity about flare on the light but a well put together shot. clear good perspective
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/18/2005 09:51:29 AM
Maybe a little closer would have been better?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/17/2005 06:29:02 PM
The best way to have a guys night out. A Fridge, shed, large back yard and some hops.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/17/2005 01:14:54 PM
This light bothers me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/17/2005 11:11:22 AM
This kinda looks like you were spying on your neighbours - could you have gotten a little closer so we could see what they were up to?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/17/2005 06:47:50 AM
Color is the striking feature of this image. Nice RGB (Red, green, blue). Blacks are decent. Obviously darkness means an evening conversation likely triggered by events of the day to you. That might seems obscure to some voters and they will be wondering what the conversation is about. The setting was most important to you when taking the picture but a lot of viewers would like to see the peopple closer and see the expressions on their faces and better understand what they are doing there. The wire across the sky is a distraction. The amount of lawn in the foreground may be more than needed. Image quality is decent.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/16/2005 04:43:21 PM
nice colours
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/16/2005 07:24:08 AM
Something a bit 'Edward Hopper' about this. Intriguing. Love the extra saturation.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/15/2005 09:23:33 PM
Great photo - must be a good camera (and a good photographer!) The light, color and quality is so good, that I find it hard to associate the photo with "darkness". Good luck with the voting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/15/2005 01:40:27 PM
I like this - Good luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/07/2025 07:50:00 PM EDT.