Photo modifications:
color balance
curves
duplicate layers, curves to darken one, then used that darkened one as I applied a luminance filter to the more original layer so that it brightened the darker lower image
merge
clarify
usm
resize to sharpen.
resized again for DPC (it's on other galleries)
Yeah, I did a lot to this image...
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Place: 192 out of 394 Avg (all users): 5.6414 Avg (commenters): 6.0000 Avg (participants): 5.6635 Avg (non-participants): 5.5854 Views since voting: 949 Views during voting: 220 Votes: 145 Comments: 7 Favorites: 0
My opinion on why it scored "low" - no good separation between the subject and the background. That was my first impression when I opened the image, and that impression stuck with me for about five seconds. As voting goes that's about as much time as you get (unfortunately).
In a different environment where the viewer is not constrained by time the "score" (read: overall impression) may be higher.
I still feel the photo's background detracts from the subject instead of enhancing the subject.
Anyway - my two cents! :)
Totally agree alfresco and I'd even go one step further. Isolate and darken the background as much as possible. Leave just a hint of what the background might be so the viewer almost has to guess. The longer someone looks at you photo the higher the score. (Most of the time LOL)
My opinion on why it scored "low" - no good separation between the subject and the background. That was my first impression when I opened the image, and that impression stuck with me for about five seconds. As voting goes that's about as much time as you get (unfortunately).
In a different environment where the viewer is not constrained by time the "score" (read: overall impression) may be higher.
I still feel the photo's background detracts from the subject instead of enhancing the subject.
I haven't read the thread, but I remember this image - gave it a 7.
Why did it score low? It has edgy processing (not classic, straight photo look), and the whole photo is very artistic - in my view. Here on DPC, the majority of people love stock-like photos. If you look at the eagle shots that do well, they have nothing artistic about them, usually.
5.6 is not shabby for a Free Study - the bar is set very high for this challenge. I think it should have scored better, but I could have told you it wasn't going to - because of what I said above.
However, don't let this influence your style. At some point you have to make the decision if you're going to shoot for the score or shoot for your artistic integrity.
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