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.
The Juggler
The Juggler
MPRPRO


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Illusions II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Olympus E-1
Lens: Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 ED Zuiko Digital
Location: Sterling Forest NY
Date: Aug 6, 2005
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200sec
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Aug 7, 2005

 Rein Faire again, juggles as seen through his medium a crystal ball. Shot through a clear crystal ball on display for sale by this Juggler.

Nothing done to picture except to reduce size to 640x480 from 2560x1920

Statistics
Place: 82 out of 127
Avg (all users): 5.1214
Avg (commenters): 5.5238
Avg (participants): 5.0690
Avg (non-participants): 5.1451
Views since voting: 1250
Views during voting: 608
Votes: 280
Comments: 22
Favorites: 0

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 08/18/2005 10:24:11 AM
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

Technical: Focus seems a bit soft on the edges of glass sphere and on wood holder. Very good bokeh. Nice color saturation.

Composition: Glass ball seems too far away, and would be better a little more off centered. Poosibly rotating image slightly ccw would make this more interesting. Due to the sphere being so far away, it is hard to see a clear image inside the glass. Seems a bit busy in the glass ball. Try waiting until not so many people are present, and have a more interesting subject in their place.

Meeting the Challenge: I feel you did this well as it presents the viewer with an optical illusion.

Linda
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/14/2005 02:00:51 PM
Great DOF. I like the reflection in the glass. Up'd my vote, this definitely deserves a 10.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/14/2005 08:01:51 AM
Very well done. i would have explored the simple possibility of rotating the image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/13/2005 04:56:21 AM
Nice bokeh. A little hard to figure out what the illusion is here other than just a reflection in a reflective ball, but the image is striking and plesant to view.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/12/2005 07:19:57 PM
You have an interesting take on the challenge and some awesome bokeh! The scene in the ball though has too much going on and doesn't hold my attention. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be seeing...
TC
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/11/2005 03:59:52 PM
Good reflection and illusion but the background is a bit distracting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/11/2005 06:43:06 AM
I like your thinking here. I think this could be made better if the inverted refraction (I think that is the correct term) isolated the main subject more and wasn't so busy.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/10/2005 10:43:54 PM
the old upside down in a glass ball trick.
I love the bokeh it offets an interesting background to the shot. I also would prefer a liitle more illumination on the hand
 08/10/2005 07:07:37 PM
wish that the photo was closer so you could see what the man was doing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/10/2005 08:00:11 AM
very cool reflection capture is a pleasing background setting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/09/2005 05:47:15 PM
Oooo! I like this. THe colors don't appeal to me as much, but they're better there than not (B&W). THe focus seems a bit soft on the ball and wooden "fingers?", but the overall illusion is good, and one I can understand, and I'm a big fan of that!! :)
 08/09/2005 04:08:04 PM
those don't look like fingers! Are they pieces of wood? Good illusion, nice work with background.
 08/09/2005 11:57:08 AM
The subject viewed through the ball is wonderfully sharp and clear, although maybe it would be a little better with the ball not in the centre of the frame.
 08/09/2005 09:59:22 AM
really nice bokeh here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/09/2005 09:55:34 AM
Interesting shot... colors are a little bland... maybe a touch more contrast.
 08/08/2005 09:50:19 PM
Great bokeh!
 08/08/2005 08:22:02 PM
Interesting picture. I like the colors of the background, but not crazy about the image in the ball. Very busy. I think a single object would have been more appropriate and would be more visually appealing..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/08/2005 05:09:22 PM
cool shot, imagine shooting this w/ a fisheye.
 08/08/2005 03:11:35 PM
nice reflection. I would be fun to do this shot and catch something a little more risque in the globe
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/08/2005 02:02:08 PM
Nice bokeh (Hehe I think it's the first time I've used that word) . The image invites you to look deeper, and that's a good thing. Would be nicer if you gave the viewr something to look at in the ball that contributed to the story.
 08/08/2005 06:50:03 AM
Nice Boketh, I like the colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/08/2005 05:51:52 AM
Great capture! Very well thought out and executed.
  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 01:05:50 PM EDT.