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12/22/2006 04:13:50 AM |
Hello from the Critique Club!
I have studied your image and have the following to offer:
Composition/perspective: Considering the concept of your shot, the perspective is perfect. The view is clean and unobstructed. I feel that the hands take up too much of the shot - appear too close - while the blue section is not quite big enough while siting too far back in the overall perspective. A larger torn area would place more emphasis on that portion while presenting a stronger balance.
Color - the color contrast is well done. The hues are strong and consistent. There is a bit much of the darkest/black areas that give it an eerie look on one hand, but also a very dark look on the other. Some of this is the hands (see below) but the lower right corner is almost all black and the large are on the left seems a bit misplaced - the small stripe of red on the border places it in the composition as opposed to bordering it.
Light - the one area I would like to see some work on. Although you can clearly see the hands, they are very dark which seems to overwhelm a lot of the composition. having them appear lighter or less red would separate them and add an element of strength to the act of tearing the sky. With the appearance of detached arms, the hands are the subject of intrusion - tearing. Lighter and slightly farther apart may have made it a stronger composition.
Challenge requirements - with no description other than the challenge title, the intended subject matter was clear. You have met the challenge requirements in that regard. I don't think you overdid the use of the new rules. Enough to portray your concept. Close, but not too much, to put it strictly on the art side. This may be where the darkness helped.
Overall/my opinion - I didn't vote this challenge but did view all entries. I was impressed by a lot of the beautiful shots but applaud the ones that tried to put together a concept - as this one. I think this shot demonstrates a strong ability to capture your ideas and present them well. A nice composite that with some slightly different processing has the potential to be striking. |
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12/21/2006 05:44:50 PM |
| concept is great - the hand would be better if they were lit better IMO |
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12/21/2006 07:52:43 AM |
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12/21/2006 12:46:02 AM |
| Took me 10 seconds to figure out, would have been nice to have flesh colored and lighter fingers. Good idea but needs more work |
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12/19/2006 10:09:48 AM |
| hahaha.... nice idea... this is good... congratz on such an awesome pic |
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12/16/2006 03:49:30 PM |
| Wow I love this picture it looks great. The colours are so vivid. |
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12/16/2006 03:12:18 PM |
| I think this is very cool. Unfortunatly I fear that you will have a real problem with miscalibrated monitors. Nonetheless, great idea and pulled off nicely! |
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12/16/2006 02:16:40 PM |
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12/16/2006 10:27:51 AM |
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12/16/2006 12:39:34 AM |
| I want more 'natural' colours 'through the hole'. |
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12/15/2006 06:49:43 PM |
| The concept is excellent, the selection/extract technique on the hands needs help. If you photograph the fingers on a white background and then extract them and paste into the shot you will have real looking hands and complete control over their exposure. Also, if a challenge offers you 720 pixels to work with, you should use all of them to increase your score. To me, the concept alone is worth a 7. |
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12/15/2006 02:25:28 PM |
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12/15/2006 01:16:09 PM |
| I could do without the border (maybe just the white one would be nice) and the hands could be a bit smaller (right now they seem to dominate the image) but otherwise this is great. |
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12/15/2006 12:27:45 PM |
| very neat idea, though I wish I could seen your fingers more. Maybe a bit of lighting from inside the filter would've helped |
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12/15/2006 05:17:39 AM |
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12/15/2006 04:59:11 AM |
| I get the idea of it but it is almost too contrived. I love the digital art approach, but the transition from photography to digital art just doesn't seem as as smooth as I'd like. Sure is fun to stretch the envelope though. |
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12/15/2006 03:23:00 AM |
| cool idea, the hands are slightly too dark though. |
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12/14/2006 09:29:59 PM |
| A bit too processed for me, I know the rules, but still. But it is funny. It was a while until I saw it was fingers, not until I saw the nails ... |
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12/14/2006 07:18:34 PM |
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