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Dynamic Spider
Dynamic Spider
alpharich


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: HDR II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: bolsover, uk
Date: Sep 13, 2009
Aperture: f 11
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 13, 2009

 hdr'ed with photomatrix, opened in photoshop, basicly hammered curves and the nik filters until i got it as i wanted it :) then had a mess with topaz then just to make sure i'd proper over done it ;) made a b&w layer from nik and merged before resizing and denoising then shapen and save for web.

was hard to get the shots, 3 bracketed because was using an old m42 extension tube set where none of the stuff in camera works :( oh and it was windy!

Statistics
Place: 95 out of 155
Avg (all users): 5.5026
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 5.2727
Avg (non-participants): 5.6990
Views since voting: 625
Views during voting: 412
Votes: 191
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 09/23/2009 08:45:57 PM
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Its really hard to differentiate yous technical strengths from the weaknesses with this particular HDR image. The center of the image appears in focus, as does the top portion just above center. It looks like the wind, as well as the tremendous amount of post-processing played a large role in losing a good deal of your web detail. I see a lot of softness and pixelation from the various post-processing steps you used.

Lighting: Even with the HDR rendering, the center of the image feels a bit too bright.

Composition/Content: Centered composition works well is many instances. I think that it fits your image well. Unfortunately, this was a free study. Those are always judged especially harshly.

My Opinion: I am not an HDR fan as a general rule. The various effects used and the obvious difficulty obtaining good starting images have definitely detracted from your score's potential. As is, I think this one scored accordingly.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/20/2009 03:51:51 PM
Nice macro.
 09/19/2009 07:21:29 PM
Nice spider and web action. Moving subjects are not easy, nor plausible, subjects for multiple HDR exposure blending.
 09/17/2009 07:07:44 PM
Nice details on this gal, and grabby greens in the back.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/17/2009 06:08:31 PM
great detail and blur
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/16/2009 06:31:15 PM
did you go on a gtg with someone who entered a similar shot? seems like a familiar spider. nice dof, good color
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/16/2009 05:16:49 PM
Absolutely fantastic macro shot. Just wish the area a bit south of the spider was in a little more focus. But maybe you wanted this effect. God luck! 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/15/2009 09:47:58 AM
I shall be rating this challenge by the following criteria:

1 - Not HDR in my opinion

3 - HDR is way over-done, in my opinion

5 - A reasonable use of HDR, but not a very engaging photo, in my opinion

7 - A reasonable use of HDR, and an engaging photo, in my opinion

10 - A fantastic use of HDR, and an out of this world photo, in my opinion

Your photo receives:

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  Photographer found comment helpful.


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