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Alone In The Alley
Alone In The Alley
dizneewench


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Challenge: Motion Blur II (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Pentax *ist D
Lens: Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
Location: Pasadena, California
Date: Jun 24, 2006
Aperture: F3.5
ISO: 3200
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Still Life, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Jun 24, 2006

Jessica (girl in the picture) was walking away as I took this shot. I initially focused on her, and then used the lens to zoom back, creating the motion blur.

Statistics
Place: 99 out of 177
Avg (all users): 5.2408
Avg (commenters): 6.8889
Avg (participants): 5.0933
Avg (non-participants): 5.3362
Views since voting: 776
Views during voting: 302
Votes: 191
Comments: 12
Favorites: 2 (view)


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07/06/2006 03:33:39 PM
Hi from the Critique Club.

Please feel free to PM me with any comments or questions.

First impression: You have captured a good sense of motion in this pic. The colors on the RH side are striking.

Technicals: Considering the inherent difficulties with the zooming technique to achieve motion, you did an admirable job. Overall the picture seems a bit underexposed, but again, the night is not the easiest time to photography. I wonder if a slight bump in levels would have made the image pop. Your zoom lines are nice and clean so you did an excellent job of holding the camera steady.

Composition: I like the placement of the girls hat right in front of the light area in the BG. It really makes her stand out. An aggressive tilt would have been interesting although I find that the diagonal streaks provide a nice dynamic feel to the picture.

The Challenge Results: Not sure I can give you any advice as to what would have made this photo score well except to say that the DPC voter prefers more sharply focused subjects, even those in a motion blur challengeÆ’Ă‚Âº. Overall, I think you did a fine job of visualizing, composing, and taking this pic. A few post processing tweaks might have bumped your score but cant say for sure.

Keep shooting,

mark
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/02/2006 04:25:14 PM
Interesting idea, but I think you either need to straighten it up or tilt it more so it looks deliberate.
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06/29/2006 06:29:22 PM
It looks like it's moving when I look at it! Great shot!
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06/28/2006 12:27:00 PM
Makes me feel like I'm being sucked in. I like it :)
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06/28/2006 03:15:18 AM
Nice control.
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06/27/2006 06:15:46 PM
Awesome!
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06/27/2006 05:09:35 PM
Perfection!
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06/27/2006 04:32:00 PM
Makes my head spin. Neat shot.
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06/27/2006 04:51:03 AM
This zoom really does take one down the alleyway.
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06/26/2006 05:23:41 PM
I think I would have preferred the person walking towards the camera. I like the feeling of the picture. It definitely conveys that scarey feeling of being alone in an alley at night.
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06/26/2006 10:28:13 AM
This is a nice image. I'm drawn to the person's hat ... really good focal point with that little tassle on top!
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06/25/2006 10:28:37 PM
nice, this has so much movment I'm swaying in my chair, almost like walking with night vision goggles on! Well done
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