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10/16/2008 08:27:28 AM |
Hello from the Critique Club
To start, it seems you have the technicals right on in this shot, exposure and color seem pretty well done.
The connection to the story of Faithful John is tenuous at best, I'm pretty sure that the King's faithful servant was not a football player.
Compositionally, this is a bit of a mess. I can see how you attempted to shoot from a low angle and isolate the statue against the sky, but it's not really very successful since the banner and the building (stadium?) remain quite prominent in the BG, which is distracting. You could have tried shooting with a wider aperture, but I'm not sure that would really help and would certainly blur the clouds/sky.
The low angle also means that we're left looking up at the subject, which, if not so extreme, can make someone appear taller and more in a position of authority. When taken to the extreme like this, we're not really looking at their face, but more looking up their nose, which isn't the most pleasant view.
I'm not really sure what I can tell you how to improve this shot, but you should definitely keep shooting and consider everything in the frame, not just the subject.
Cheers. |
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10/12/2008 03:30:29 PM |
| a cool statue that is reasonably well taken - but i don't see any connection to the challenge |
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10/12/2008 03:01:16 PM |
| Well, THAT was one heck of a tale to read! I'm learning a lot voting on this challenge :-) Not sure he was a football player, but a statue certainly suits the story. I might have cropped closer, maybe a study of his face? |
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10/12/2008 12:23:03 PM |
| Huh? Football and Brother's Grimm? I don't get the connection... |
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10/11/2008 09:28:29 PM |
| I didn't realize Faithful John was a football story... silly me! OK, I don't get the connection (I assume there is one) but not a bad shot despite that. |
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10/11/2008 02:04:45 PM |
| lights and building...entire background is just too distracting. 5 |
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10/10/2008 09:59:00 AM |
| That this is clearly a statue outside a football stadium makes it more of a shoehorn than my own entry. Nice texture showing on it however, and an interesting angle. |
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10/06/2008 03:31:15 PM |
| Nice perspective and colours. |
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10/06/2008 10:43:02 AM |
| i had to search the story to get the connection. I like it, but I would have either found another angle or cropped out the football and the W banner because I think it detracts from the theme. |
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10/05/2008 10:11:23 PM |
| The back ground is distracting... |
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