National Geographic
by InnaN

Comment:
now this is more like the national geographic entry. 10

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition
by Alecia

Comment:
too contrasty, her skin is not shown (use a reflector next time).5

National Geographic
by ashwin

Comment:
I think the point is to take a photo that can be part of a magazine, this is just a bunch of magazine covers, clearly missing the mark.

Berry Creek Falls
by afalcon

Comment:
Sepia might look better, nice image. 8

A Very Unusual Portrait
by smellyfish1002

Comment:
reminds me of donald duck :)

CA State Capital Dome
by ChrisW123

Comment:
nice. 9

Orderville Canyon
by dsidwell

Comment:
a bit more inrease in contrast would be better. Also, wider angle lens would work well (show the path).6

Butterfly Fantasy
by dsidwell

Comment:
Thanks David. Sorry this has caused soo much controversy :) when I made the comment (and I probably should've made it during the challenge but didn't have the time) it was referring to my initial reaction at the image which was "Wow, what a good nature shot"... then realized it wasn't nature shot but presented this way. That's my gripe, it wasn't personal but probably should've left the comment during the voting instead of after.

Originally posted by dsidwell: Actually, I don't think Paganini's thoughts were "sour grapes" at all. In his defense, he has great reason to be pleased with his work on the site, and I encourage you to explore his good work. I just think he disagrees in theory with this type or style of photography.

Impressionist canvas
by Gordon

Comment:
I didn't say I don't like the shallow DOF, but i am saying shallow dof don't work too well on DPC. I gave him a 6, that's above average already :) It's definitely better than most other studio flower shots. But, in nature, as in studio, you still go for the best images that you can get. Broken flowers aren't one of them.

It's like this shot (and other shots like it for the Flora entry) which will not do well on DPC and i didn't submit it because of it. Instead I submit a soft (boom, automatic deduction for being soft) waterlilly photo for the FLora challenge.


Message edited by author 2003-05-21 17:29:12.

Impressionist canvas
by Gordon

Comment:
Sure, it is a representation, but i just don't like it myself. That's all :) Maybe I am going for the Heidi Klum of nature, but is there anything wrong with that? I still give it much higher score than other staged studio flower shots :)

I doubt Gordon got this score because of the broken flowers -- that was my only comment, but i am sure people voted it down because of the shallow focus as well. Besides, this IS DPC -- you vote on the highest impact photo in the shortest amount of time you have to look at it. And nature shots in DPC is always the hardest to present.

FYI -- Heidi Klum in nature is also gonna be harder to photograph than Heidi Klum in studio :) She's also going to be harder to find too.

Originally posted by Journey: Paganini, hope you revisit this picture because i like to say that i radically disagree with your assessment. Of course, just like everyone else you are entirely entitled to your own opinion :) Don't know why i even say that because of all people you don't need reminding of that ;) You object that the focus flower has broken stems (petals?). But you know what? That's NATURE. I like to see nature not an ANTI-SEPTIC man-made 100% perfect rendition of it to suit a photograph glossy. I like to see the 'flaw', the 'oddity' in nature because despite that whatever is real nature always happens to be incredibly harmonious. Nature really is the master artist of all. Judging from your voting comment, what you are after, paganini, is a Hollywood, Heidi Klum version of nature. (glad i could toss this in :) But real nature is so much more beautiful and interesting than the made-over Heidi Klums. Total perfection ends up being BORING. The reason i like this image so much is because the focus flower(s) is (are)in focus but just barely, just barely, just barely, and hence it blends in so harmoniously with the shallow dof other flowers.

Message edited by author 2003-05-21 15:42:54.