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03/30/2007 09:40:23 PM |
| I really like shots like this, but I find they have to be done particularly well to carry off that "wow" factor. This one is nice, but doesn't give me the wow. I think it seems a bit too soft in the focus for my tastes and a bit too contrasty. I like the crop and composition. |
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03/14/2007 09:26:10 AM |
Originally posted by Raziel:
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Positives:
Reds work very well against the black. Tones are generally very, very good. The effect of this image is absolutely dependent on attention to detail and it is obvious you did that.
Technicals:
Technicals are generally good, though not spectacular. There is a question in my mind, and perhaps the mind of voters, as to whether it should be sharper or not. I can't figure it out myself.
This image has a lot of dark space and I'm sure this is by design, but is it good? Again, I don't really know for sure.
One thing I am sure of is that that the technicals are not bad in any way shape or form.
The challenge:
Red floral images composed like this are cliche at DPC and that affected voting on this one. I remember a very fine image by jmsetzler that easily outperformed my own submission in the soft focus challenge:
In order to pull off this type of image you must include something special about it to set it apart from the others. Your choice of a low detail imagery might not have worked as well as another choice might have with voters. There were a number of images like yours in this challenge.
To be honest, by average DPC scoring standards I am a bit surprised it scored as high as it did.
Suggestions:
Perhaps the detail, or lack thereof, in this image ultimately hurt it in voting. Either increase the exposure time or increase the f/stop to include more detail would garner a higher score (Or do it in post.). Study jmsetzler's "Pianissimo" image. It is an excellent example of this particular type imagery. That will teach you far, far more than any critique of mine. |
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03/12/2007 02:07:01 PM |
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03/10/2007 02:31:26 PM |
| okay the actual picture I like but for the challenge it isn't original. It's like everyone's first thought of red would be that of a red flower. There is just to many of these pictures for me to give this a good score. |
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03/08/2007 10:22:21 PM |
| ooh - great lighting - nicely emphasizes the lines of the petals |
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03/08/2007 07:32:37 PM |
| Love the lighting on this. Well done. |
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03/08/2007 05:41:06 PM |
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03/07/2007 11:15:38 PM |
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03/07/2007 08:36:02 AM |
| Very pretty and soooo difficult to do. |
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03/07/2007 05:56:46 AM |
| if it were just a smidgen brighter around the middle i think it would help. |
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03/07/2007 04:15:18 AM |
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03/06/2007 08:43:11 PM |
| Tough to capture the true red of a rose, but you did it, grats |
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