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01/18/2007 09:39:29 AM |
*Critique Club*
Initial Impressions: Wonderful photo that fits the challenge well with only a few minor quibbles.
Composition: I really like the overall composition here. The lines in one of the bananas to the other set of bananas really works. It helps engage your eye to the entire frame. The angle of the frame is near perfect. Not much I would change.
Technicals: Good sharpness. Great exposure, though the lighting seems to go to white to gray. Not sure if this was intentional. I think I would prefer a uniform background. Maybe not, depends on how the shadows work out. Lighting is subdued as far as impact but works really well.
Possible suggestions: I would perhaps see what a little more depth gives you, specifically the bottom left. Move out just a bit to get all of the banana bunch on the right and a bit on the top so it is not cut off. Maybe a little color highlight/contrast with the light brown on the ends of the banana? Just minor quibbles overall.
Overall: Great challenge entry. Both the composition and technicals are great with just a few minor nit picks. Great exposure and detail. Good use of filling the frame with good eye movement. A terrific picture. |
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01/18/2007 05:35:55 AM |
| This is a great example of perfectly meeting the challenge - no question. I like the story too. The monochromatic subject is awesome and i wish I thought of something that good. I agree that a slightly different crop might have helped as well as possibly removing some of the extraneous color in the shadow area. I didn't vote but I would have gone 7 or 8 for sure. |
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01/15/2007 04:36:55 AM |
Nice one Teresa! I could not vote in this but I did look thru the pics. I saw this and just started laughing - how many times has this happened in our house! hehe
Good job! |
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01/13/2007 06:08:26 PM |
| I would crop this one a little differently - either closer up, or not so close to the edge. 5 |
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01/12/2007 02:32:16 AM |
| Good focus and composition. |
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01/11/2007 03:54:26 PM |
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01/11/2007 02:59:08 PM |
| put 'em in the freezer (in one Tupperware box) when they're not good fresh but great for banana bread ;) Why do I like the yuckness of the brown bananas? dont know... |
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01/11/2007 12:13:38 AM |
| Neat composition, and excellent exposure. |
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01/10/2007 11:53:02 AM |
OK, admit you painted them! :o)
Fun shot. |
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01/10/2007 10:41:50 AM |
| What a great subject to photograph for a still life: the colour and the texture of their skin is very interesting to look at. However, this is a very half-handed attempt: there is no interesting composition, no interesting background, the light is too even. Was this a product shot?.. 4 |
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01/09/2007 04:35:33 PM |
| HAHA. and well know this happens EVERY time. |
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01/09/2007 01:41:51 PM |
| great interpretation of the challenge! |
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01/09/2007 07:53:24 AM |
Great picture - good tonal balance and shadows. And I like the subject :)
Frittered
Those bananas on the table,
they wanted to be muffins,
they wanted to be bread,
for it'd sure beat bein' nuthin'
but fodder for the fruitflies,
slime oozing from their coats,
as whiffs of noisome ester
swim from limp banana boats.
But summer wouldn't grant it,
they toasted where they sat.
Brown Banana Betty blanched
as banana splits went splat.
The cornflakes never saw them.
The yogurt stayed pristine.
The peanutbutter sandwich
bore no pale yellow gleam.
So now their hides have blackened,
their innards overripe.
Their good I've sadly wasted.
Damn I'm glad it's garbage night. |
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01/09/2007 05:50:51 AM |
yup...you waited too long on that one! LOL..
could use a few more elements to suggest you wanted to make banana bread...maybe a little too title dependent. Photo quality is excellent...nice lighting. |
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01/08/2007 11:48:18 PM |
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01/08/2007 07:18:59 PM |
wow -never seen 'em that dark & we do eat a lot of banana bread 'round here...
nice exposure & lighting -- not terribly hot on the composition, but no advice either!
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01/08/2007 02:11:16 PM |
| lol, how many times have i done this? |
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01/08/2007 09:00:34 AM |
| Oh well done...mine I usually throw out at the slimy oozy stage when the fruit flies have moved in!! |
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01/08/2007 06:58:29 AM |
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01/08/2007 01:34:41 AM |
| Good one. I can relate to that. |
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01/08/2007 12:17:06 AM |
| Actually, those are the best bananas to use for banana bread. I only use black bananas cause they give the whole ting that much more taste. Try it! ;) |
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01/07/2007 10:54:28 PM |
| cropped too tightly, otherwise nicely done |
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01/07/2007 08:52:50 PM |
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01/07/2007 08:50:05 PM |
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01/07/2007 08:08:35 PM |
| ewww look at those bannanas |
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01/07/2007 08:04:12 PM |
| Surely you jest. That's when you make banana bread! |
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01/07/2007 07:31:54 PM |
| ha ha ha ha We call that "science projects" at my house. |
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