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01/18/2006 06:41:46 PM |
::Greetings from the Critique Club::
Such a hard photo to critique, mark.
Can I really find anything wrong with the Composition? Not really, interesing depth of detail and many different elements to gawk at. Lots of detail and interesting colors and constrast. The textures on the wall and ground, the interplay of the light....
But then, maybe what this challenge called for was a certain kind of simplicity. A clear and definite message or subject that jumps up and grabs you by the ears and says, "look right there moron!" I don't know, If you look through the top 30, this is mostly what you do see though. You have so much depth of detail in this image that some of the lesser elements compete for attention. While most of the time I would like that, maybe not for this challenge.
Another issue might be the high contrast. I looked at this on a few different monitors that are here at work. One SuperbrightNEC, one that is always too dark, and one that is middle-ish. The orders of magnitude in sharpness and detail are much different on all three. The one that is too dark gave the subject focus that I was talking about before, suggesting that maybe even more burning, or possibly a shorter shutter would have been apropriate.
Overall I really like this image though and think that it should have been given a more fair judgement. However, speedvoting, and badly calibrated monitors do not do this image justice.
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01/16/2006 02:55:50 PM |
| 5.8x was really too low. This should have finished over a 6! |
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01/15/2006 03:00:43 PM |
great title.
(there are those who seem to think that titles are unimportant-
they are wrong) |
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01/14/2006 05:15:41 PM |
| Very interesting sceene. I like the composition a lot. It has a bit of a grungy feel, while still being a clean photo. The only thing I can think to recommend, (if this is not a candid shot) is not having the junk on the phonebooth. Very nice. |
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01/14/2006 04:55:26 PM |
| This has a cool, mysterious feeling to it. I like having the guy on the phone in there; I think he adds a lot to the feel of the shot. |
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01/14/2006 12:14:28 PM |
| Wow-great and unusual capture for the challenge-It's refreshing to see a "real" environment that tells a story. The colors and image are very well composed and the lighting is real cool. Nicely done and one of my favorites here-9 |
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01/14/2006 08:51:42 AM |
| A very charming night image. |
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01/13/2006 08:51:48 PM |
| Love the lighting and the mood. Has the look and feel of a cross-processed shot from a film camera. 8 |
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01/13/2006 08:18:32 AM |
| I like the effect you've used here. It creates a very dark, urban mood for me. Very clever title too |
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01/13/2006 06:13:09 AM |
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01/12/2006 08:12:49 PM |
| very nice! one of the best imo jason? |
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01/09/2006 01:31:04 PM |
| excellent capture and fits the challenge perfectly. well done! |
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01/09/2006 09:31:36 AM |
Great photograph, very arty and moody. The bright colors of the building almost compete rather than offset. Almost but not quite, subject is offset.
Well done! |
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01/09/2006 08:00:10 AM |
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01/08/2006 07:19:09 PM |
| Nice! I love the primary colors. Nice night shot. |
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