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Challenge: Chains (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
Location: San Francisco
Date: Apr 6, 2007
Aperture: f/32
ISO: 200
Shutter: 120s
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Apr 7, 2007

Some construction equipment across the street from my house.

Raw conversion, cropping & sizing, USM.

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Votes: 153
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04/21/2007 03:17:44 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Cool picture with interesting colours.

I really like the way the orange and black frame the shot, I think it works really well. The black specks on the orange surface work really well too. I like the POV - while you can definitely tell the photo meets the challenge, at the same time it's not just an ordinary picture of a chain, which is good.

Things you could have improved:
I don't think the DOF works that well - I don't like the fact that the chain gets blurry near the top. Although looking at the settings you used, I can't actually explain why it is blurry... But then, I know very little about aperture, and almost nothing about macro lenses.
Also, as someone pointed out already, the shadow is a bit distracting.

Post-processing wise: the shot is very orange. I think that works well for the framing, but the chain itself seems a bit too warm. Since this is advanced editing, you could selectively desaturate the chain slightly, and that might improve the shot overall.

Anyway, well done on an interesting shot. Message me if you have any questions.

Jelena

  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/13/2007 04:56:20 PM
good crop/composition, and nice orange. 7
04/10/2007 11:38:15 AM
I like this shot, the tones are cool, but I think a little over orange. The shadow on the left detracts a bit as well. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/09/2007 11:24:12 AM
good color


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