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03/26/2008 02:33:47 AM |
| Nice result for this your first challenge. It feels good stepping in and taking part (whatever the risks to ones ego ;-). I like the creative idea behind this shot. |
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02/25/2008 04:04:10 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club!
First Impression
Great contrast and a nicely done B/W photo!
Looking Deeper
While the bread is centered, the weight of the plate in the composition does a nice job of throwing the feel to that of a balanced off-centered presentation.
I like the creative thinking that went into putting this together. The use of a candle for the backlighting worked well (and you end up with a toasted side after all when finished!). :) It would have been easy to mishandle the lighting here, but the exposure came out just right. Other technical considerations are the focus and DOF - both done well here IMO (no noise either!).
You missed something initially that I may have missed also, and was so kindly pointed out in the comments - use of backlighting to "rim" the top of the bread. After reading that I can see where it would have helped to keep the top part of the bread from blending into the background.
I think this was a fairly difficult challenge to do well in. The expectations were not firmly outlined by the challenge description - it was left loose for a wide range of interpretations. Placing as you did with an "artsy" type image in B/W is very good IMO, and a very nice result for your first challenge.
Well done!
If you have any questions or would like clarification on my thoughts, please feel free to send me a PM. Thanks. |
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02/20/2008 07:49:26 AM |
Wow, I did not expect to do quite as well as I did. This was my first challenge and I gotta say, It was so much fun to login every couple of hours and watch the voting progress.
Thanks for all of the comments!
 quiche and  mark_u_U are exactly right. I wish I had thought about adding a back light to give the top of the bread some separation from the background.
Also, in case anyone is wondering, it's not toast, just a piece white bread resting against a Glade candle.
Cody |
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02/19/2008 06:58:38 PM |
| looks like it's glowing... |
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02/19/2008 06:18:43 PM |
| Interesting use of light. |
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02/18/2008 05:16:14 PM |
| This is a very cool unique image. |
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02/17/2008 05:24:57 AM |
| What a great original approach and concept. Nice job. |
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02/16/2008 01:41:50 PM |
| Very nice. I like the backlighting and the graphic quality of the plate. Would have been nice to have adjusted the backlighting a little bit to have the upper edge of the bread separated from the background. |
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02/15/2008 07:02:12 PM |
| I'm sorry, but this just doesn't appeal to me. I think it needs to be in color. The bread is lost in the background. |
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02/14/2008 04:28:12 PM |
| Interesting done in B&W! Might now have worked well in color but, great choice! |
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02/14/2008 04:17:38 PM |
| The lighting or perhaps B/w make this not look like bread at all. My first thought was it was a rock of some sort. |
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02/13/2008 02:14:49 PM |
| I can't quite put my finger on why, but I like it. |
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02/13/2008 02:04:16 PM |
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02/13/2008 10:16:39 AM |
| Good thinking, bw works well here. I would have liked it even better if the upper crust of the bread would have a slight 'hairight' to make it come loose from the background. |
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02/13/2008 09:09:48 AM |
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02/13/2008 08:02:56 AM |
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02/13/2008 06:34:22 AM |
| Bread, is it? Not simply bread. Very clever. |
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02/13/2008 03:08:48 AM |
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