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Rusted But Still Trusted
Rusted But Still Trusted
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Challenge: Rusted (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A80
Location: @home
Date: Apr 29, 2004
Aperture: 8.9
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2004

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Statistics
Place: 155 out of 443
Avg (all users): 5.3514
Avg (commenters): 6.7895
Avg (participants): 5.2903
Avg (non-participants): 5.4423
Views since voting: 751
Votes: 259
Comments: 22
Favorites: 0

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 05/17/2004 11:31:35 AM
Hi Tim,

Greetings from the Critique Club...

Congrats on your best showing to date with the shot. As I read the comments, I don't have too much to add.

If you were going for a purely "product" shot, I would agree that there are a few technical problems (dof and lighting) that detract a bit from it. The pure white background and simple - square on composition are sending the message that maybe that's what this shot is meant to be and so folks have an expectation that the other elements need to be there.

The oof red in the handles adds a bit of punch to the shot and the in-your-face angle give the shot its interest (I'd like the tips to be more in focus). I would fix the rotation so that it's level. The symetry of the subject's placement call for a squarer frame and a dead center placement.

Please contact me if you have any questions on my comments.

Regards,
Theresa
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/11/2004 07:58:41 PM
Product shot just slightly off. Would be better centered.
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 05/11/2004 09:37:51 AM
interesting title and perspective.
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 05/11/2004 09:37:26 AM
Cool perspective. Could use a little more light on the jaws. Great background.
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 05/10/2004 10:33:42 PM
In my face :)
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 05/10/2004 08:57:34 AM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 7
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 9
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 3
How well does it meet the challenge: 10
Total Averaged Rating 7.25 Dick
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 05/09/2004 05:21:35 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 7
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 6
How well does it meet the challenge: 7
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 7
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 05/09/2004 11:50:50 AM
Interesting shadows, lovely pose, great shot. The subject is just a hair shy of having the appeal that such great photographic ability deserves.

A 9.
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 05/08/2004 09:41:13 PM
This is great. I love the colors and the clarity of the subject. One of my favorites of the challenge.
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 05/07/2004 09:42:18 AM
Great angle for this shot! Makes me think of an animal trying to chomp on me.
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 05/06/2004 08:28:54 PM
very good...9
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 05/06/2004 07:34:43 PM
That's a nice set up, but the composition doesn't work for me. Maybe a diagonal would have been more dynamic. As it is, it is centered and symmetric.
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 05/06/2004 05:41:24 PM
Superb technical photo. Pretty threatening too. Very fine.
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 05/06/2004 08:07:59 AM
Simple but effective.
Very surprised to see the title as I thought that I was being original with my submission.
Great minds.
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 05/06/2004 07:21:47 AM
Nice macro with great DoF. Side/back lighting made some nice shadow accents.
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 05/06/2004 03:41:36 AM
'Ah - a bit of rust never hurt anyone...
Hang on a minute - they're jammed, soon fix that.
Aarg! I've just lost two fingers! Help - there's blood
everywhere.'

Let that "reconstruction" be a lesson to you: NEVER TRUST RUST
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 05/06/2004 02:23:08 AM
I would've liked it better with the focus point a little closer
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 05/05/2004 07:08:24 PM
I really like this straightforward image. It meets the challenge beautifully and is well photographed.
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 05/05/2004 06:22:06 PM
Clean and sharp!
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 05/05/2004 04:45:29 PM
I like the point of view here. I think you could have controlled the light better to get more symmetric shadows.
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 05/05/2004 02:13:12 PM
Simple subject from an interesting point of view. Wish the cropping was a bit more square, the tool seems tipped downhill left.
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 05/05/2004 05:38:50 AM
Very nicely done but the shadows are distracting, you needed another light source.
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