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Challenge: Macro II (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: bedroom
Date: Sep 21, 2003
Galleries: Black and White, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 21, 2003

 After regaining electricity on Saturday(Hurricane Isabel) I decided to submit a photo. The battery on this watch happened to be dead. I actually took this photo on 9/21/03.

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 09/29/2003 02:47:10 PM
Hi from the critique Club Jimmy.

Er ... this is really a 10D photograph? what happened to the presence, the detail, the power of that camera? Why such a small edit? It seems grainy, over-sharpened, lacking in dynamic range ... rashed, perchance?

There is, evidently, some detail here - the rings on the mini-dials' faces are pretty clear, and there is some depth - viz the light on the edge of the sweep hand, but it's a struggle to find those things.

I don't know whether your problems lie in post-processing, RAW file processing, or what. Don't know what lens you used, and to be honest it would be beyond me to tell you what would be a good choice. One definite improvement would, I think, be to shoot at more of an angle - use the SLR's facility with depth of field more.

But still the submitted size and quality are a mystery given the camera ...

ed
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/26/2003 07:24:27 AM
I like your choice of composition, and the B/W treatment. The large amounts of dust on the watch do detract, though. The image is also somewhat noisy, and seems possibly a bit oversharpened.
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 09/24/2003 06:44:01 AM
Not much going on in terms of lighting/strong tones. Doesn't capture the veiwer. Composition is too busy. My eye goes everywhere and can't settle.
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 09/24/2003 12:49:09 AM
Would like more contrast in the shot. This would help to make the shot really pop out. Making the blacks darker and the whites lighter would help to do this. I see some nice shadows that would be enhanced by doing this.
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 09/22/2003 05:34:26 AM
too washed out. you need to compress the tonal range here to bring out the blacks. otherwise, the composition is good and focus is sharp.
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