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04/05/2011 08:08:38 AM |
Originally posted by BrennanOB:
I was puzzled by the shallow depth of field here. Usually shallow DOF says "hey! This is the thing I want you to look at! Here, just this is what is important."
But here the line of focus is no different than what we can see of the rest of the frame. I certainly got that the grass was growing out of the pavement, but wasn't sure what you wanted to show me. |
In all honesty, I was making sure I had some of the rock in focus...so it would be clear what I was photographing. Unfortunately it was not well received. Sadly, I still like it:) |
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04/04/2011 08:40:31 PM |
I was puzzled by the shallow depth of field here. Usually shallow DOF says "hey! This is the thing I want you to look at! Here, just this is what is important."
But here the line of focus is no different than what we can see of the rest of the frame. I certainly got that the grass was growing out of the pavement, but wasn't sure what you wanted to show me. |
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03/21/2011 08:03:49 AM |
Originally posted by bassbone:
Very pretty work here - the shallow depth of field helps to emphasize the color and overall shape rather than the details and works great. I think your score may have suffered because the shot did not immediately tell the voter that this was urban. To score well on DPC, you often need to show the voter that the image obviously fits the challenge title. It is important to remember that not all voters read the challenge description (but it is worthwhile to try to match both).
This is not to say that you SHOULD do this...but it is a way to score higher in challenges. Just remember that scoring high is not the only goal or measure here.... |
Thanks for the feedback it was helpeful...I do believe you are right. I will post the other shots I took later tonight. I think going forward if I'm unclear I will ask someone before I post. |
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03/21/2011 04:24:00 AM |
Very pretty work here - the shallow depth of field helps to emphasize the color and overall shape rather than the details and works great. I think your score may have suffered because the shot did not immediately tell the voter that this was urban. To score well on DPC, you often need to show the voter that the image obviously fits the challenge title. It is important to remember that not all voters read the challenge description (but it is worthwhile to try to match both).
This is not to say that you SHOULD do this...but it is a way to score higher in challenges. Just remember that scoring high is not the only goal or measure here....
Message edited by author 2011-03-21 08:42:22. |
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03/20/2011 05:26:53 AM |
| good concept for the challenge and very tight dof, but i thing a little bit more detail would have worked better IMHO -5- |
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03/17/2011 05:15:44 PM |
| Nice but, again .... where the heck is the urban evidence here? I might as well give up making comments. There are so many nice pictures disregarding the challenge that I might as well not vote |
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