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10/10/2005 07:58:48 PM |
| lol. love the crocodile dundee reference. nice shot. |
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10/09/2005 04:24:10 PM |
| this is incredible, as are your other 4 challenge entries. you are a very talented photographer sir. |
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09/26/2005 10:25:34 AM |
*Critique Club*
I have pondered over this image for a couple days now, and I am still stuck on the opinion that it doesn't look like a real image. The knife looks digitally altered or something. Not sure if it's the lighting or non reflection or what that makes it look this way, but it looks flat and fake.
I think it's the band of grey at the top near the tip of the knife, and the flat surface of the knife that make it look this way.
Your intentions were to keep reflection off the knife, and for that, I think you did a good job. But maybe too good, cause it just doesn't look natural.
I like the positioning of the knife and the angle at which you chose to shoot it at.
Focus and clarity are good, sharp where it needs to be.
I can't decide also if I like the tiny area of purple up in the upper right corner either. Seems like a distraction, however, had that area not been lighter, the handle would not be as visible.
Overall, it's a neat clean image, just doesn't look natural.
~Heather~ |
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09/21/2005 04:53:19 AM |
I really appreciate the comments - particularly regarding the lighting (good or bad), as this was tough for me to get. I wasn't entirely happy with the look, but I thought it was the best of a number of takes. If someone has more suggestions on how to improve this, I would love to hear them. I make knives (this is one of mine!), and photographing a blade with a mirror finish has always given me some trouble.
For this shot, I lit the subject from the left side and held one larger & one smaller piece of white card as reflectors in key positions to diffuse a little light & control glare. But, as some rightly noted, I somewhat lost the reflective appearance of the shiny blade. |
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09/20/2005 10:53:57 AM |
| Great controlling of reflections and lighting! |
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09/20/2005 09:37:31 AM |
| Killer image, pun intended. Beautifully lit. I'm a bit unsure how I feel about the shift in BG behind the handle, but I'm not gonna let it bother me. |
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09/18/2005 07:13:53 AM |
| Has a nice graphic feel to it, it looks really smooth. |
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09/18/2005 06:42:13 AM |
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09/15/2005 08:29:38 PM |
| Yes, it is a knife. I'm rather surprised that there are actually quite a couple of these. Sharp focus. Just like the blade. |
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09/15/2005 04:10:04 PM |
| Wow, nice picture. I like the perspective in this photo too. Very interesting. |
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09/15/2005 01:26:49 PM |
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09/15/2005 10:18:16 AM |
| Amazing commercial quality! I've got no beans with this shot. |
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09/15/2005 03:34:01 AM |
| very nice . congratulations !!! u get a 9 ! |
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09/14/2005 11:19:33 PM |
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09/14/2005 09:12:26 PM |
| The perspective really works for this shot...The lighting seems a litle flat, maybe too dark toward the tip? Something in the lighting is keeping it from being spectacular, not sure I can put my finger on it. Nice work overall though. |
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09/14/2005 07:56:06 PM |
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09/14/2005 03:33:09 PM |
| looks more like a machete ;-) great DOF and angle; I like this picture! |
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09/14/2005 08:06:22 AM |
| sharp image and composition--great perpective on this |
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09/14/2005 05:58:49 AM |
| A scary knife! Great perspective of this...nice choice of background color, composition, and lighting too. |
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09/14/2005 04:41:59 AM |
| That IS a knife. The clarity is there but I don't sense any reflective quality which might have made this a really spectacular shot. The wrinkling of the blue fabric in the back is a tad distracting. I think a solid flat backdrop might have served you better. |
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09/13/2005 11:52:02 PM |
| Wow nice angle, it could have used better lighting though. It almost looks like a 3D designed sword though. |
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09/13/2005 08:16:40 PM |
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