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12/20/2002 06:57:22 PM |
Thank you very much Karmat
John. |
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12/18/2002 08:21:54 AM |
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat
Composition -- Your choice of subject matter is excellent as the bright reds/orange/yellow sets up a nice contrast with the blue background. Also, the three leaves make a triangle, which I always feel makes a picture seem balanced and strong. For some reason, my eyes are feeling like the bottom right leaf stem needs to be pointed further to the right; it is so very close to the bottom of the frame. And I don't know if it would have been possible or not, but showing the whole leaf at the top would have also been nice, but those are just my opinions.
Technique -- I don't know that you really wanted a longer shutter exposure. As it is, the leaf on the right is almost blown out, losing some detail, and making it look slightly out of focus. Also, your background is reflecting in a couple of spots (primarily the middle right) and I think a longer exposure would have really made that noticeable, unless you really cut back you light source. You have captured the motion well, and I like the blur of the colors.
Overall Effecti -- You have chosen a subject that most people can relate to, and/or identify with. I had two thought when I first viewed this. 1)Why did you do it with a blue background? Though I know many shots are "set up," I think the ideal is to set a shot up without it looking contrived. The leaves are so beautiful, yet they look so out of place. 2) I have never seen a leaf fall stem down like that, and to me that made it look even more unnatural. Granted, this may have been the effect you were going for, it is just my opinion that taking the leaves out of their context really detracted from an otherwise awesome shot. Maybe if they had been falling in front of a tree or onto grass or something. I think it made a potentially 8 or 9 image into a 5 or 6 one.
I hope this helps, at least a little bit.
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12/16/2002 10:48:28 AM |
| Personally I thought this would have scored higher -- I liked it a lot :) |
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12/15/2002 09:33:28 AM |
| Well captued motion nd a nice combination of colors, but it seems a little sterile. I rather see the solid background with a "still" life, or the leaf falling in a more naural setting. |
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12/15/2002 06:22:07 AM |
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12/14/2002 02:55:27 PM |
| Nice photo showing good movement. I like the bright colours of the leaves but I think that a more topical backdrop would suit the image better. Would it be possible to pull this off outside? I'm not sure, but great photo anyway. |
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12/14/2002 06:48:57 AM |
| 10 for focus. falling objects have historically done well on DPC. |
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12/12/2002 06:17:40 PM |
| Nice clean shot, nice colors, good composition. |
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12/12/2002 05:13:54 AM |
| Lovely colours! I would prefer a more natural background, but good concept. |
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12/11/2002 10:51:02 AM |
| I like this, but it makes the leaf appear to be moving fast, which leaves don't generally do, so to me, it feels a little wrong - my personal bias I guess. |
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12/11/2002 06:13:32 AM |
| Great composition, beautiful subject colours, excellent execution. My personal perference would have been of a white background for this shot; however that's a matter of taste. Great job, congrats! |
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12/10/2002 09:56:30 AM |
| This shot was what my husband wanted me to shoot. BOY I'm glad I didn't. YOU did a good job. MINE stuck. Well done. Great action, color, light. !! |
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12/09/2002 11:24:38 AM |
| This is nice. I think a different colored background may give it even more appeal. |
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12/09/2002 09:03:46 AM |
| Good colour contrast and depiction of motion, but the background doesn't do it for me. |
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12/09/2002 08:32:09 AM |
| Plain and simple and nice! jgillard6 |
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