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08/06/2007 08:00:47 PM |
Jack, I think you portrayed a repeating visual theme well, but not very, very well, which is why I voted this a 6. I didn't go higher because I didn't find that much visually interesting beyond the basic.
Shallow DOF is a nice effect, but it usually has to really deliver something to make a bigger impact, as opposed to being the main point. The question to ask yourself is why the shallow DOF? Did that make the photo better than having them all in focus? In particular, in a challenge where you're trying to show a repeating visual theme, the shallow DOF tends to drive the eye to only one example instead of the repetition.
I do like the orange bits. :)
Message edited by author 2007-08-07 00:01:19. |
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08/02/2007 06:15:03 AM |
Greetings from the critique club :)
I don´t have a whole lot to say about this image so I´ll keep this short. I kindof like it but it also is just lacking something that would want to make me vote it very high.
What I like is it´s simplicity, it´s easy to look at, very easy on the eyes. Got great focus/dof and I like the bokeh. Composition is also above average but could have been better, mostly I would want to see an even steeper angle and more panoramic crop, the close to square crop is kindof "squishing" everything together, for lack of a better word. A longer crop and more area to the right with stuff out of focus is something that would have appealed more to me.
I think that most people did vote this a 5 is a tell tale sign that while it´s a pleasant photo to look at, there was pretty much nothing memorable about the photo so probably most people just threw a 4-6 rating on the shot and just moved on to the next photo. You needed something that was different about this photo, like really odd coloring on the posts or something that added interest.
One thing you probably already know, but having a blown sky or any big areas with blown highlights will always hurt your score here at DPC. Personally I don´t mind and think it goes well together with the dark posts to create contrast but there are just so many self proclaimed experts here who can easily identify blown highlights and think a photo can not work with a sky like this.
I don´t know what else to say so I´ll just say kind regards from Iceland, Lárus. |
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07/30/2007 04:37:07 AM |
| Well, you know that not only have I not entered into a challenge in a while, I also have not been voting. So this is my first run through. I think it's a nice image, but wow, tough competition. Great dof and leading line. |
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07/29/2007 08:51:45 PM |
| I like it. My guess would be that this is more of a pattern rather than rhythm. Although maybe there is a fine line between the two. I was trying to explain it before but I like the half orange circle between the two posts. It really pulls you into the space between. |
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07/28/2007 09:42:49 PM |
| I would have liked this exact shot if there were more than one post in focus. As it is, the rhythm is missing here. Nice shot though! (5) |
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07/27/2007 09:25:24 PM |
| A bit dark, but interesting composition. |
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07/25/2007 03:08:18 PM |
| Lovely work. Quite like your choice of dof. |
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07/25/2007 12:25:26 PM |
| that big green shap on the right side is distracting and conflicts with your theme. good DOF |
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07/23/2007 07:30:21 PM |
| Very pleasing DOF in this rhythm image..... |
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07/23/2007 05:25:42 PM |
| Nice DOF...love your composition! |
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07/23/2007 03:14:03 PM |
| Seems like the one is standing out from the crowd. Don't know if the shallow DOF works for this theme. |
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