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05/30/2006 09:18:27 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club. My critiques are generally geared towards trying to help you improve your score within DPC, and not on any true "artistic" merit of the photograph itself, unless it relates to DPC voters and scoring. Please keep that in mind as you read this.
Initial Thoughts
Hilariously funny, but lacks that contrast I like to see.
Composition/Content
Good composition, you have a nice "thirds" thing goin on vertically, and nothing seems so out-of-place as to cause me to say, "eh?". Contentially, you have a really funny gag going, and humor always works for me. (Although lately, DPC seems to have more problems with humor than it used to.) These two elements have combined nicely. Nothing more I can add to it.
Background
A nice white background. Smooth, solid, no problems.
Camera Work/Technical
Hmmm. I'd like to know what lens you used here. There seems to be a bit of facial warping because of your choice, leading me to believe it was a lens more on the wide side of things.. (possibly between 24mm and 50mm?)
I'm thinking maybe if you'd gone between 50 and 70mm, that would have helped. However, having said that, it would also have lessened the impact of the licorice on the viewer.. so I guess it's a choice between that. So, I'm not sure that maybe you shouldn't have gone a little *wider* to emphasize *that* aspect.. if you could. I guess what I'm saying is that you seem to be half-way between, and it's a little off-putting. At least for me.
In other areas, I like your exposure, but your contrast also leaves this photo looking a little flatter than it could have been.
Digital Processing
My only suggestion here would be to work on the contrast some. Try and get the photo to *pop* more. A few shadow areas need to be darker, IMO, and some highlight areas lighter. Just a tad to flat, and I think voters probably picked up on that too.. if subconciously.
Fits the Challenge
Unless it's not you, it fits it perfectly.
My Opinion of the Photo
Humor is my thing, and I love to see it. Great job with that aspect, and a good photo overall. Some little tweaks could really stand it out, and I think that if you'd emphasized the licorice even *more*.. gone with more of a "fish-eye" effect, this photo could have been amazingly funny. I realize that it's not possible if you don't *have* fisheye, but something to think about for a re-shoot maybe if you ever do get one. Nice work, and good luck in future challenges. |
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05/29/2006 03:32:55 PM |
| Whoa. Waaaay under-rated. I expected this to finish much higher. |
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05/26/2006 12:05:37 PM |
| Most definitely underrated, 100th? Sheesh!!! |
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05/25/2006 06:20:34 PM |
| ...and just when I start to think you're normal. ROFL! |
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05/22/2006 08:43:47 PM |
| Laughed -Out -Loud ! Fantastic! Had to give a 10. Very funny and creative. |
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05/22/2006 01:21:03 PM |
i hope you didnt have to do too many takes of this. otherwise the locrice would get all mushy and gross like when we were kids and we used licorice as straws when we went to movies :)
nice work bro.
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05/22/2006 03:48:22 AM |
| Love the reference to current sub-pop culture. Great idea. 8 |
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05/22/2006 12:26:03 AM |
| Oh my, what a big pupil you have LOL ... nice shot well done |
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05/21/2006 04:47:48 PM |
| I hope that didn't hurt. Funny idea. Good photo. |
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05/21/2006 02:15:58 PM |
| And the best part was eating them afterwards, I bet :) Yannick? |
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05/21/2006 11:28:46 AM |
| Wow. I would never want to eat a Twizzler ever again. |
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05/21/2006 05:52:39 AM |
| holy mouthful, thats alot of candy in there!!!! |
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05/21/2006 01:29:01 AM |
| A bit disturbing; nice color; perhaps a bit too saturated or sharpened. |
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05/20/2006 08:45:26 PM |
| I want some! .. interesting composition .. almost gets as a political statement :) |
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05/20/2006 07:35:00 PM |
| Great concept, nice exposure. Humorous! Can't figure out if the white, textureless background helps or hurts the image but I do find it a bit distracting. |
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05/20/2006 02:49:03 PM |
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05/20/2006 08:28:11 AM |
| This is hilarious! Great job. |
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05/20/2006 07:12:03 AM |
| Good lightning :o) The colors of the candy... |
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05/19/2006 02:55:26 PM |
| geez look at that mouth! ; ) |
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05/19/2006 09:36:57 AM |
| hehe, cool. Probably similar to McDonalds in matters of health |
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05/19/2006 09:29:50 AM |
| YANIK!!!! Hey this is so cool, you always come up with something crazy. Yassir! |
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05/19/2006 06:21:32 AM |
| Dude, you silly billy! Remember to take the plastic off next time, well that and SHARE for christ sakes, I want one :) |
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05/19/2006 04:46:20 AM |
| I was gonna count all the pieces of licorice but I'm still laughing too hard. |
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05/18/2006 10:55:46 PM |
| Oh man - now I'v got the munchies! I love twizzlers & red vines. Very cool parody! |
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05/18/2006 09:43:55 PM |
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05/18/2006 09:06:38 PM |
| You're really strange, man! ha ha ha ha ha ha |
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05/18/2006 08:39:42 PM |
| Wow! That's alot of twizzlers! :) |
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