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02/29/2008 10:00:01 PM |
HA! Oh my gosh, I just got it! Talk about a blonde moment! Man, I wish the Critique Club would critique one of my photos. I should probably enter a few into contests, you think?
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02/29/2008 06:07:17 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club :)
Well I do not know who Ronnie Barker is but like  pineapple said I'm sure that he would have been proud of you.
As far as the image itself goes, you were right about the lighting. The mismatch lighting doesn't help this image. To fix it, you should have closed the blinds on the window or turned off the house light. If you like using ambient light from outside and you are shooting inside I might suggest the light bulb "Daylight". It has the exactly what you are looking for to give you that perfect indoor/outdoor lighting.
I personally don't use Neat image but know a lot that do. From the looks of it you may have applied too much to try and smooth out the background. A good helpful hint for blurring the background is to pull your subject away from it. This is called Depth of Focus or "DOF" for short. The further the subject is from the background the blurrier it becomes thus creating a sharper subject image.
I'm also seeing a bit of blurriness on the paper that you're subject is holding. This is caused by the slow shutter speed. Try shooting at ISO 200 or higher while indoors so you can have a faster shutter speed. You might also consider using the flash or a soft box to increase lighting.
Over all, the entire image is fairly good. After all 26th out of 74 isn't bad at all if you ask me. And I can see how 4 candles can sound like fork handles. Good work on coming up with the idea for the image.
~Joe~
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02/26/2008 10:01:23 AM |
| Ronnie Barker would be proud of you, son! He sprang immediately to mind when I saw your photo... |
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02/26/2008 09:00:26 AM |
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02/24/2008 04:42:36 PM |
| Terrific! A little too much halo around the shoulders from your selection/gaussian blur for my taste, but one of the best on the theme in the challenge. |
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02/24/2008 06:23:46 AM |
| I think this is my favourite of the challenge and the photo is not so bad either. 8. |
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02/23/2008 12:16:46 PM |
This should put you on the front page. A great idea, well composed.
My pick for the blue.
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Editing after finishing reviewing all of the entries; This should be on the front page; Either 1st or 2nd. This is one of only a handful that was well thought out, well composed, and met the challenge. The only issue I have is it seems to have a slightly blue cast to it. |
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02/23/2008 07:05:20 AM |
| The lighting is off a touch, but what a fun idea! Your model is perfect. The expression is priceless! |
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02/23/2008 12:03:54 AM |
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02/22/2008 03:03:54 PM |
| ...with apologies to ronny barker....! Great 8 |
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02/22/2008 06:51:36 AM |
| Hope that's a two ronnies inspired scene, excellent, gets extra points from me for that, lol! |
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02/21/2008 03:32:15 PM |
| It's a good shot, but without the title I don't see a misunderstanding, I see just simply confusion. Try to let the photo tell the understanding without the title in it yet. |
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02/20/2008 03:44:19 PM |
| I wonder how many people won't get this? Good one, Ronnie. ;-) |
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02/20/2008 11:17:24 AM |
| A true Two Ronnies classic, a great misunderstanding |
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02/20/2008 12:42:51 AM |
| a classic hope you do well with this |
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02/19/2008 07:10:25 AM |
| The expression of this could have stood on its own. I think just a tight crop of the face would have scored well. |
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02/18/2008 08:52:34 PM |
| funny, good job on your expression and props! |
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02/18/2008 03:32:19 PM |
Nah....'andles for forks!!!!!
You cant beat a bit of the two Ronnies. Great take on the challenge and made me laugh out loud |
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02/18/2008 02:55:56 PM |
| I like this one, he really looks confused, nice job, 8. |
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02/18/2008 12:46:13 PM |
| ROLMFAO ... great expression |
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02/18/2008 12:16:44 PM |
| I'm lost here, perhaps I have never had to shop for fork "handles".... concept is good could have used a contrasting color in the candles to really bring across the idea IMO..... btw, nice job of giving us all the finger! LOL! |
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02/18/2008 10:51:11 AM |
| Great expression. Not sure what I think of the blue tint on the right side of the image. |
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02/18/2008 09:15:10 AM |
| clever play on words, & I love that expression |
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02/18/2008 07:50:50 AM |
| Maybe I'm slow, but I don't get it. Nice composition and expression though. |
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02/17/2008 11:57:43 PM |
| How is this misunderstanding? |
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02/17/2008 07:45:46 PM |
| Brilliant expression on his face! |
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