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Light as a feather
Light as a feather
cthulhu


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Light on White IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Sony DSLR-A200
Lens: Sony SAL-50F14 Normal 50mm f/1.4 Autofocus Lens for the Sony
Location: Reading, UK
Date: Feb 28, 2009
Aperture: f/2
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/80
Date Uploaded: Feb 28, 2009

 I bought some feathers and some pebbles at my local Hobby craft store.

Statistics
Place: 142 out of 178
Avg (all users): 4.7698
Avg (commenters): 5.2500
Avg (participants): 4.5246
Avg (non-participants): 5.0000
Views since voting: 507
Views during voting: 223
Votes: 126
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 03/15/2009 10:38:44 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I'm probably not the best critiquer for this shot - I myself have no idea how to do set-up shots very well. I think you met the challenge OK - the feather may be considered a bit dark by some but in general it has a feel of "light on white" and feathers are indeed "light". The light is pretty good - I like it coming from the side and it is fairly even across the shot, though there is a bit of a burned out section in the upper right corner that isn't really noticeable unless you really look.

I think the composition and reason for the shot are the two things that probably hurt your score the most. I think I can see what you might have been going for - one often sees feathers sticking out at the beach or near a river in rocks like these, but to do it as a set up shot kind of loses that context. Focus, clarity, and processing are all pretty good.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/08/2009 11:13:41 AM
Like how the rocks make the feather seem lighter than it would be without them.
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 03/04/2009 02:47:25 PM
1=don't want to have to look at this one ever again
2=bleh
3=neh
4=I just don't get it
5=no reaction
6=pretty nice shot
7=ooooh
8=unusually interesting
9=rave
10=instant fave

4
 03/02/2009 08:08:16 AM
The feather draws your eye too much to the darkness.
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 03/01/2009 07:55:17 PM
Interesting idea, but I feel the composition is a bit stiff and unnatural.
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