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08/17/2009 12:48:32 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club!
First impression: I like the silhouettes, father and son "story line" is very cute. I think there was potential to make more out of the image but there seem to be very little processing done besides resizing.
Technicals and composition: I really like the framing and the angle that emphasized the height of the tunnel and really forces me to look at the silhouettes. The exposure seems to be off -- the highlights in the trees and rocks are blown out and the shadows are too dark to see all the intricate brick work. The out of focus top of the tunnel with a blue tint is a bit distracting, I cannot stop looking there and I wish I could focus more on either the father and the son or the brickwork. Lack of noise for ISO of 1600 is quite impressive.
Final thoughts: While I like a lot of the elements of the photo, I find the blown out rocks and trees very distracting. I agree that some dodging inside the tunnel and burning the trees and the rocks would have provided more details to admire. This looks like a perfect candidate for HDR, although you really have to plan for that kind of shot in advance. Some shadows/highlights adjustments might have helped as well.
Please feel free to PM me with any questions.
Cheers,
Anna |
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08/16/2009 08:26:24 PM |
A 5.4 is not a bad showing. It's just not a knock-em dead one either.
A little burning might have helped on the trees outside. I think there is enough detail in them that some careful editing could have pulled some of it in. Perhaps a little dogding inside the tunnel, in order to show off just a bit more of that nice brickwork. Not too bright, however, don't want to ruin the mood. As I said in my in-challenge comment, many of us had issues with overly bright highlights vs dark darks. If nothing else, it was a very educational challenge. |
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08/15/2009 02:07:50 PM |
| good subject, angle is flat and does not really enhance the photo |
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08/15/2009 11:47:59 AM |
| Looks like you had the same problem as I did. It's hard to capture such a wide dynamic range as the inside of a tunnel and the brightness outside. It's an interesting shot and I'm not holding the slightly blown highlights against it. |
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08/13/2009 04:23:23 AM |
| Great mood. terrific exposure. I'm a bog fan of well executed silhouette shotys.....7 |
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08/12/2009 03:07:08 PM |
| Interesting looking tunnel and I like the old brick on the inside, somehow I wish the image had a story line implied to engage me |
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08/11/2009 02:21:49 PM |
| Nice composition, but you lost the detail in the cave which would have made this better. IMHO. |
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08/10/2009 01:01:55 PM |
| I think a different title would have worked better. Like maybe something father-son-ish about the big great outdoors. The brightness at the top of the tunnel is a bit distracting. |
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