Dead Pointe Shoes
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Comment by aboutimage:
Very well said, Andy. This one was hard for me to judge. I gave it a 6, but that was from instinct. I couldn't put my finger on what was wrong. You captured it very well.

My only other comment is that the shoes seem to need some USM. I believe with sharper focus, and (do all the stuff Andy said), you'd have a stunning shot.

Dead Pointe Shoes
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Comment by awpollard:
Excellent concept and a nice composition. IMO there are several things that may have brought your score up.

The first noticable (and I have been bitten by this before I started calibrating my monitor regularly) is the background. I believe it to be black velvet but it has been lightened to an almost dark gray. The negative space is fine but it really needed to be a lot darker to insure that there was nothing but the shoes to look at in the shot. The dull gray along with (another thing I have been bitten by which is lint/specks/cat hair) white specks on the backdrop tend to pop out when one really studies the shot. Both could be remedied by adjusting Luminosity upwards (darker) on the Histogram just to the point where the specks disappear. The other thing I learned is to have a lint brush handy as I have cats and they love black velvet.

The other thing that I would have done and this is even nit pickier...is that if the shoes are to appear dangling (and they do), I would have straightened the shot so that the shoes hung straight down...whether or not was straight as you took it, the human eye sees what it perceives to be right and in this case the shoes seem to be hanging to the left as I view it. Sometimes we need to adjust for the way eyes perceive things.

Subject matter is great and worked well here. The artsy side of me says this would have done exceptional with the same composition but done in a contrasty b/w to add even more age to the shoes.

Just my thoughts.

Message edited by author 2005-07-07 02:44:33.

Donut Slinky
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Comment by DeniseBernadette:
Nice shot. I like the simplicity of it. Plus slinkies are a lot of fun. :)

Donut Slinky
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Comment by alfresco:
Great shot!

Donut Slinky
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Comment by Cooz:
Base Score 5
LCP +2
Top 5 in Challenge +1
Total Score 8

Great shot...Love the lighting/shadows/reflection...

Donut Slinky
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Comment by mungstar:
It's so simple, that is what make this picture! Nice job.

Asparagus #4...
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Comment by itripn:
Focus just isn't there. NIce idea.

Donut Slinky
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Comment by Jutilda:
There are several slinky shots. I like the cool gray appeal of this version. The lighting and shadow is well executed. 8

Dead Pointe Shoes
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Comment by mandyturner:
This is a great picture, wish I would have voted on it.

Dead Pointe Shoes
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Comment by Rikki:
I voted an 8 for this photo. DOF is good. I liked the poetry behind the image. I would have probably had the background a foot behind the shoes so that you couldn't see it. Great job.