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Bamboo & Lamp
Bamboo & Lamp
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Single Light Source II (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Location: Home, NB, Canada
Date: May 26, 2006
Aperture: 18
ISO: 400
Shutter: 4.0 sec
Galleries: Interior, Floral
Date Uploaded: May 27, 2006

OK guys, this is my first submission, so don't be too harsh...Please?
These are just table decorations I was using to check out my new Rebel.
Used Photoshop Elements...Cropped, Hue-Saturation layer, then ajusted size.
Thanks!!!

TO ALL WHO VOTED AND COMMENTED... THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

Statistics
Place: 139 out of 238
Avg (all users): 5.3436
Avg (commenters): 6.5714
Avg (participants): 5.1644
Avg (non-participants): 5.4140
Views since voting: 794
Views during voting: 352
Votes: 259
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0


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06/09/2006 11:30:27 AM
Hello from the Critique club, my name is Jon Rowe, and i will be looking at your image this evening :)

Composition i believe the composition in this could use some work, specifically the placement of the light source. if you put the bamboo where there light is, on the right third line, and moved the light out of frame, i think it would really help the flow of this photo. great shot nonetheless, very nice.

Lighing i think this was a very well planned out lighting process, but the blowout with the light bulb is quite harsh. any light source that's exposed for 4 seconds will blow out, maybe using a f2.8 or as small an aperture as possible would allow you to use a better shutter speed and not blow the light out, and still get the detail in the bamboo. i still think it'd be better w/ the light out of frame though. but well done.

Challenge This was a tough challenge, with some great competition. as your first challenge, you definitely met the guidelines and followed the rules well. do not be let down with your score whatsoever. for this to be your first challenge, and to score a 5.3436 (or 5+ at that) this is very impressive. great job, and you should be happy with this. you'll grow as a photographer from this site, trust me.

Conclusion This is really a great image. Looking at your portfolio, this is one of many great submissions DPC can expect from you. You have some really nice work, and have a great camera (i have the same one, so i'm partial, but with good reasonings :) ) Overall a great job, and great focus on this one.

Keep on shootin!

Good luck on your future challenges:)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/05/2006 06:30:19 PM
Belle lampe
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06/05/2006 03:14:04 PM
nice ...
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06/03/2006 05:53:34 PM
I like the main subject and the color however I think this would have worked out better without the lamp in the shot.
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06/02/2006 11:18:27 AM
Very, very nice. Excellent colours. I think I'd have liked it even better without the lamp actually in the picture.
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06/02/2006 05:42:51 AM
I really like the effect of this and am additionally attracted to it because you've made your light source visible and a feature of the shot. The bamboo's shadows on the wall work against it a bit. I wonder if cloning out the shadows would have constituted removal of a major element?
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05/31/2006 11:01:40 PM
Good focus, lighting, and exposure values. I think the composition would be stronger if the subject were off center some
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05/31/2006 06:52:40 PM
Maybe if the lamp had been turned so you really didn't see the light source.
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05/31/2006 01:27:33 PM
Dont know if it would have been possible, but I would have liked this photo more than I already do without actually seeing the light source. Other than that small item, I really like the color and shadow.
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