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10/02/2010 04:22:08 AM |
Hi! It is a challenge to 'critique' such an established artist, but I'll give it a shot...
My overall view of this is that you have taken something 'ordinary' - even something that most would shy away from since it is dying, and made something very beautiful from it. The title is perfectly chosen, but the photo stands well with or without it.
Technically: There is nothing I can usefully add - the DOF is perfect, using the flowers at the back as a never ending congregation and the focus on the front subjects is bang on. The lighting is also excellent, and - I suspect - natural? For a true high key, you could have gone lighter with this, but that might have detracted from it's 'natural' appeal.
Artistically: Very hard to say since this is such a subjective thing. My personal take is that the concept is great, the curves of the stems and the positioning of the heads is very appealing. I think a couple of elements impact negatively though: the cutting off of the left hand flower and the slight extra bit on the right hand side half way up are slightly distracting, as is the glare on the right hand stem.
PP: The BW conversion is spot on - I would normally go a bit darker but that is personal taste, and this is after all a high key challenge!
In summary, I think it's a great shot. I would have probably expected this to end up in the low to mid sixes. I think in this case it is only voters being sticklers for their interpretations of high key that stopped that happening. |
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09/27/2010 10:19:10 AM |
| This was one of my favorites of the challenge. |
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09/26/2010 06:31:36 AM |
| really, really cool shot -- not convinced that it's high key. I'm going by the definition of the majority of the shot being higher than 50% grey. It seems like most of this is around 50% or darker... 6 |
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09/25/2010 07:10:16 PM |
| nice textures and crop here 7 |
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09/24/2010 04:08:01 AM |
Maybe a single flower would have created more visual impact, or at least only one flower as the main subject.
The details are amazing and I like the way you have edited the photo (even if I'm not sure it's high key). my vote : 7 |
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09/22/2010 08:59:45 AM |
| Nice shot and I love the title. For the challenge, you probably could have over-exposed it a little more, but it's still great |
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09/20/2010 01:59:29 PM |
| This is similar in tones to mine - I hope yours is doing A LOT better :-) Beautiful image, and the title really adds a great story. |
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