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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bubbles II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Location: Dana Point CA
Date: Apr 21, 2007
Aperture: f.20
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Abstract, Nature
Date Uploaded: Apr 23, 2007

Taken by Salt Creek beach, mid-morning. I used kids toy miracle bubbles

Statistics
Place: 152 out of 172
Avg (all users): 4.3521
Avg (commenters): 4.5714
Avg (participants): 4.4063
Avg (non-participants): 4.3350
Views since voting: 712
Views during voting: 357
Votes: 267
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0


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05/04/2007 08:35:24 AM
Hi from the Critique Club,

This shot has great timing and good composition, but unfortunately the actual shot doesn't appear to be planned out very well. Although the trees behind the bubbles provide a good backdrop, they are much too dark and only serve to prove that this shot is quite underexposed. The shot is exposed for the sky, which takes up only a small portion of this image, and creates way too much contrast.

In addition, there is a huge lens flare in the upper left and lower right regions of the image. Although lens flares can be effective, this one appears accidental, and detracts from the subject (the bubbles).

Great timing and composition of the shot. For the future, planning the shot out a bit more (i.e. considering the scene) will improve your score drastically. You clearly have the creativity to produce great shots.

Regards,
Geoff Ball
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/01/2007 01:38:58 PM
The bubbles do not seem prominent enough and there's a lens flare to the left.
04/30/2007 07:12:50 PM
poor exposure and lens flare really let this one down
04/28/2007 01:47:49 PM
very dark
04/27/2007 11:44:16 AM
Too contrasty and lens flare is distracting rather than artistic.
04/26/2007 04:50:58 AM
Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/25/2007 11:22:24 PM
Nice to have the background be very dark, to take some of the distraction away (the leaves make it busy so with a bright color I think it would just totally overwhelm the bubbles).
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04/25/2007 04:19:06 PM
Too far away. You could get the same impression with a much tighter shot with less distractions.
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04/25/2007 06:58:35 AM
wow very creative. i like how the bubble is floating in the sky with another bubble. nice angle too.
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