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01/02/2006 12:54:34 AM |
Greetings from the Critique club...
Every now and then there's an image on this website that defies the normal run of the mill, and proves that users here do know what a good photo looks like..
You've entered an almost abstract image into a technical challenge, and come out with a very respectable score. I think that's simply cool...
The commenters during the challenge have almost all said that they can't see where the focus point is, and although the challenge didn't say you absolutely had to have something in focus, it would probably improved your score.
Outside the context of the challenge itself this is a very strong abstract image. The center is on a thirds line, and you have leading lines from every area of the image into that center focus point.
Often people will complain that leading lines in a photo should actualy lead somewhere. In this case you have nothing, an empty space that dosn't hold the attention of the viewer. I think in this case it's great! Because my eyes don't 'stick' at the dark center I can get back out and follow another one of the lines back into the center.. Your eyes literally explore the photo.
The subtle rim of the glass holding the straws re-enforces the center point, and links the photo back to a real world object that we can all understand.
The only distraction I find is the small highlights on the rim of the glass. Otherwise this is a wonderful photo.
Cheers, Chris H. |
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12/27/2005 10:40:19 AM |
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12/23/2005 03:02:19 PM |
| Mmmm... Isn't it a bit too shallow DOF? I mean, I can't even make out what is it, none of the image areas is defined well enough. It's a very good abstract, but does it correspond to the theme? |
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12/22/2005 09:29:08 AM |
| This is so shallow, I don't see anything in focus. It is an interesting shot, though. |
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12/22/2005 05:39:05 AM |
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12/21/2005 05:18:49 PM |
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12/21/2005 08:27:59 AM |
| Is there anything in focus in this picture? Maybe a little bit of the straw in the upper right? A nice idea, but would have been eye-popping if you'd had a really clear focal point. |
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12/20/2005 08:42:25 PM |
| Nice colors but I'm not sure where the focus is? As I look around the image, the challenge states that there should be at least one focus. I find none. 5 |
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