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06/13/2007 05:10:55 PM |
Hi from the Critique Club!
You say you were unsatisfied with this one; it seems your instincts were correct, as you scored well below the challenge average.
Pros:
The pinks are nice; I personally like the up-close frame-filling composition.
Cons:
For me there are several:
There are significant blowouts on the petals, which always detracts. My camera will warn me when I have blown-out areas - I find it helps a lot with getting exposure right.
The stamen/pistil cluster has a kind of weird, electric feel to it that is distracting for me; I think it's perhaps just oversaturated.
Having complimented the frame-filling above, I would say that I think it would work better with the flower either less centered or more centered; I'd also have tried a square crop as the aspect ratio does nothing to help to image.
Challenge:
You acknowledge it's a bit of a shoehorn; I think many images in this challenge were so it didn't hurt as much as sometimes, but means you needed a compelling image to overcome it.
Overall I think it ended up scoring a little lower than it deserved, perhaps because of the loose connection to the challenge; however I think some more attention to technicals could have helped significantly. In general an image that is just "pretty" isn't going to grab me a lot unless the technicals are spot on.
-Evan |
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06/06/2007 03:04:25 PM |
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06/05/2007 06:11:34 PM |
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06/04/2007 03:30:25 PM |
| Good perspective from the top and I like how you filled the frame. There are areas which are blown out, so maybe the light from above should be diffused. |
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06/03/2007 10:54:47 PM |
| I would have cropped tighter on the stamens as the highlights on the petals are blown. Good try though! |
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05/30/2007 07:16:09 PM |
| Marginally sharp; lighting leaves a lot to be desired and the border accentuates these deficiencies. |
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05/30/2007 12:07:00 PM |
| Good color, but it suffers from a lack of focus in the center -- maybe more aggressive sharpening would help? |
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05/30/2007 11:02:59 AM |
| nice captured. The light is a tad too bright, IMO |
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