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05/05/2006 09:24:03 AM |
*Howdy from the Critique Club*
From reading some of your comments, it seem a little dark and from your histogram it really did show many white pixels except up in the sky area. A quick tip in levels if you hold down the ( option on a Mac or alt on a pc ) and left click the triangles below the histogram and slide them it will show you black pixels which are on the left and white pixels to the right triangle. I do not mess with the center I use curves for this. Most of the time I just slide them until I barely get white or black pixels. I have some examples for you later, whether you need them or not its totally up to you. I also darken behind the block wall it seemed to push it forward adding a little depth.
Now that your subject stands out more, as I looked over your shot, I notice that the tree branches might have outlined this house or building at one time. So now there are more diagonal features to it. Those of the trees and on the block wall and the man carrying the axe and the subject is close to a third, but I don't even think with a good crop you could get him there without loosing a lot of the picture. This just my opinion and you can see my changes here and please let me know if you don't want my version of your image online, and I'll take it down.
You have yourself a wonderful day and good luck in future challenges.
Mark Thomas Kelsay
Message edited by author 2006-05-06 15:11:32. |
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04/30/2006 07:20:03 PM |
| clever. Most peeps prolly wil miss this |
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04/30/2006 04:53:12 PM |
| Got a nice "where is waldo" feel to it, I would probably have missed the guy witout the title. |
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04/30/2006 01:35:50 PM |
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04/30/2006 05:45:31 AM |
| It took me a momement to find him. A bit dark. |
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04/29/2006 08:12:13 PM |
| I had to search at first to find the window... then ahhhh there it is! Seems rather dark, maybe you meant to do it that way for the mood you are trying to create... it needs something to draw your eye to the subject... |
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04/29/2006 04:51:46 PM |
| I think I would have gone for a tighter crop to add detail to the lumberjack. |
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04/29/2006 03:24:09 PM |
| great shot. i love the rock wall |
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04/29/2006 03:13:46 PM |
| Great concept! I think some more light and perhaps some stylistic post-processing would have helped greatly. |
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04/29/2006 02:48:07 PM |
| Nice photo but needs a tighter crop. I almost missed the subject. |
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04/29/2006 02:13:34 PM |
| Interesting take on challenge, but composition isn't strong enough. |
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04/29/2006 01:26:50 PM |
| where's wally? ok, there he is. nice alternative to all the obvious framings. best of luck |
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04/29/2006 12:06:33 PM |
| A bit too dark to really see the picture well. Almost like a Where's Waldo - had you not titled it as you did, I'd not have known a person was there somewhere. |
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04/29/2006 08:29:26 AM |
| Good idea here, but it took me too long to find him. The brightness of the greenery mixed with the darkness of the stone and shadows are too overwhelming to really take notice to the main subject for me. |
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04/28/2006 08:19:33 PM |
| wow i like this one took me a while to notice the lumberjack, great photo |
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04/28/2006 04:45:56 PM |
| I gave a 5, only because it takes some looking to find the guy. Good color and focus. I can see he is carrying an axe but he is so small in the pic that the impact is lost. |
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04/28/2006 05:01:46 AM |
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04/27/2006 05:38:16 AM |
| Nice colours but the subject is lost in this image IMHO. |
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04/26/2006 07:40:56 PM |
| Nicely done. I hope the speed voters don't miss him. |
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04/26/2006 05:47:07 PM |
| Beautiful photo, but without your title I would not have noticed the man in the square at all. A closer crop to make the lumberjack stand out more would have given you a point or two more from me. Good luck |
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04/25/2006 10:39:07 AM |
| Love the composition on this photograph. I almost missed it on the first glance. I hope the rest of the voters notice the creativity. 7 from me. |
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04/25/2006 07:02:33 AM |
| Bumping this one little because I missed the "window framed" part to this the first time around. But I think you may of sold yourself short of the real potential of this photo by going with such a wide crop. |
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04/24/2006 08:10:47 PM |
| A little to dark for my liking..... |
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04/24/2006 01:33:27 PM |
| It's kind of hard to see the lumberjack. |
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04/24/2006 10:36:56 AM |
| almost missed the lumber jack. He doesn't really stand out. |
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04/24/2006 08:27:26 AM |
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04/24/2006 04:59:17 AM |
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04/23/2006 09:11:37 PM |
| Wonderful wall, and greenery, but I can't say I understand the title, and the subject is a little hard to pinpoint. The composition between the wall and plant life is good though. hehe. |
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