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07/07/2006 07:30:27 PM |
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat (In honor of hbunch's 500th critique. :) )
Wow! Hard to believe another football season is approaching.
Compositionally, this shot feels a little too "skinny" for me. While I think the vertical crop works well to isolate and emphasize the player, and what looks to be a "jump," it feels choppy and leaves me thinking that I am missing something that is just outside of the frame. Also, it gives the feeling that he is falling out of the frame very quickly. If it had been possible, I think having more space in front of him would have made the picture feel a bit more stable and "complete."
Technically, the colors are okay, if a bit *drab* (That is not exactly the right word I want, because I don't think you need anymore saturation), and it appears flat to me. Would a touch more contrast help this? You've caught the motion blur well, and I fully suspect that some may have voted it down because it was all blurry.
Overall, you have an excellent subject and met the challenge well. From my experience with dpc, I would strongly suspect that your score "suffered" because there was nothing in the picture that was "in focus" and therefore, there was nothing for the eye to "rest" on.
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07/02/2006 01:28:15 PM |
| I don't feel as though the blur is enhancing the scene. It looks more accidental than deliberate. |
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07/01/2006 03:18:55 PM |
| Hehehe...now this is good. |
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07/01/2006 02:18:03 AM |
| Plent of motion, but too much blur, needs something defined to catch the eye |
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06/29/2006 11:53:20 AM |
| I think this is a nice attempt at a great shot. I like the colors, I like the blur effect. I, however, think the ball needs to be in a little sharper focus (although maybe not perfect focus) so that the viewer understands what he is looking at. It took me a while to understand what I was looking at, and only after reading the title did I understand that there was supposed to be a football somewhere in the image--it just blends into the background. I think the rest of the picture is great. |
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06/28/2006 06:32:28 PM |
| I've given the same basic comment on quite a few shots -- my preference (as I discovered while looking at a number of these blur shots) is for a sharp subject. When there is no sharp subject, my eye wanders around trying to find something to focus on. Perhaps just a difference in artistic preference. |
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06/27/2006 11:32:00 AM |
| A little too blurred for this type of image. Would have loved to see it from the other angle with the child facing the camera. The ball looks very cool in this shot though! |
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