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07/04/2004 12:09:59 AM |
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01/20/2004 06:59:16 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club
Initial thoughts/My opinion
Great stuff, very well composed. Like the use of inverting the picture.
Content/Composition
Very well made! I especially like the ratio between the small cigarette and the large smoke and how you positioned the cigarette and the smoke along the diagonal.
Also, as it has been already mentioned by others, the use of negative space is great.
The only flaw I can think of is the darker portion of smoke at the lower right: elsewhere one has the feeling to see almost the whole smoke and only small portions have already faded out of the frame, but at the lower right the "thick" smoke is cut, so the viewer knows that there is more smoke around.
But this is really a minor issue.
Camera work -technically
Everything done as it should be: exposure and focus is right (judged it by inverting the image back).
Digital Processing - Technical
Inverting the image was a very good idea: it does not look unnatural, but gives it a final kick. That the inversion results directly in a sepia was a surprise to me. The border works very well too.
Fits the challenge
Of course it does and I hope you still keep your resolution (unless you didn't ever smoke at all). I tried to stop this year, but I failed.
Good luck for your upcoming submissions.
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01/14/2004 06:35:48 PM |
| im not so surprised with the results, but you dont deserved the 12th place rankin...ozaibak is absolute right...you deserved to be on the top, excellent shot. |
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01/14/2004 11:05:25 AM |
| i didnt get to vote but this is an excellent shot -- well seen. |
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01/14/2004 02:34:11 AM |
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01/13/2004 07:05:37 PM |
| Sorry to say it but you got robbed. This definately deserved to be in the top 3 in my opinion, unfortunately the majority of people's tastes on this site seem to be a little strange... |
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01/12/2004 10:11:59 PM |
| love the color used here. very effective. 8 |
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01/12/2004 08:21:26 PM |
| Very cool- great capture of the smoke |
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01/12/2004 05:28:54 PM |
| i love images like this.. such gorgeous shapes |
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01/12/2004 03:45:45 AM |
| Although a dirty subject, this photo is quite pleasant ;-) The graceful ribbons of smoke gives it a relaxing and soothing feel. Nice job! |
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01/11/2004 06:10:37 PM |
| the most creative & best shot out of ALL the quit smoking shots, I too was going to do somethign along these lines but couldnt think of anything fuc. Love the speia tone & the border is very comlimentary. 9 |
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01/10/2004 10:21:36 PM |
| Great shot, maybe if the cigarette wasn't there would have made it more interesting. |
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01/10/2004 04:54:08 PM |
| This is an excellent shot. I like the inversed view (white background, dark smoke). Looks good in sepia. 10 |
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01/08/2004 06:37:46 PM |
| My favorite of the quitting entries for this challenge! |
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01/08/2004 02:02:25 PM |
| Incense? ummm I didn't realize people had problems with that? nice smoke though. 6 |
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01/08/2004 06:04:22 AM |
| very well done. i like the contrast of the dark smoke against the white background. |
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01/08/2004 02:25:12 AM |
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01/07/2004 05:40:56 PM |
| Nice use of the negative effect. The money you save on smokes will buy you a state-of-the-art camera! |
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01/07/2004 04:38:23 PM |
| Looks like incense to me. |
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01/07/2004 02:32:25 PM |
There are quite a few smoking ones, but I like this one the best, along with "Broken Promises", good work.
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01/07/2004 08:09:24 AM |
| Best 'no-smoking' pic yet! Nicely done. |
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01/07/2004 07:51:44 AM |
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01/07/2004 07:36:49 AM |
| Very nice.Works well with sepia. |
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01/07/2004 06:43:00 AM |
| Nice effect. Good luck with breaking the habit. After the challenge I'd like to know how you set up the photo. I haven't had very good luck with capturing smoke. |
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01/07/2004 05:44:05 AM |
| I like the smoke in this picture. |
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01/07/2004 04:46:47 AM |
| Nice semi abstract smoke. I like the well suited tone. 10 |
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01/06/2004 09:27:49 PM |
| Nice composition. Like the use of negative space. Good job. |
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01/06/2004 08:06:21 PM |
| Neat tones and an appealing shot. Good job. |
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01/06/2004 07:41:38 PM |
| a true hardcore joint, even with the pin....and so you should quit! love the color |
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