Obsolete-Native American Arrowheads for Hunting
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by Prof_Fate:
oooo. an out of focus pic of a museum exhibit. not sharp, not well lit. the black bit in the upper right is there for what reason?

Let's Go Fishin'
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Comment by Artifacts:
Overall this is a fine image. Composition is good and B&W works well. General technical quality is well above average and tonal range especially good.

It is likely that some reviewers will not find as strong a connection to the challenge topic as they expect and will vote it lower.

Here are two technical items for your consideration...

The lure on the table is in the best focus and the reel in the foreground is soft focused. This image would benefit if everything in the frame is in sharp focus. There are two things you can do to accomplish this. One is to shoot at a higher f/stop and longer exposure time for greater depth of field with your camera mounted on a tripod. The other is to change the central focus from the lure to a point closer to the reel so that depth of field (DOF) on both sides of that point will include both reel and lure in sharp focus. Combining both works best.

The other item is lighting balance. The image is dark on the left side of the frame. That acts as a distraction that takes away from this fine composition. Reshooting with additional lighting in that area and/or fixing lighting in that area in post processing will better balance the image.

Message edited by author 2005-06-29 14:43:00.

Obsolete-Native American Arrowheads for Hunting
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by RDEittreim:
I really like the subject matter in this shot. The lighting seemd a little to dark to me, and keeps ithe arrowheads from popping, especially at the corners.

Let's Go Fishin'
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by mesmeraj:
this was probably my highest scoring fishing photo in the challenge Cheryl - i gave a 6. The old pal pail really added an interest factor that the other fishing photos sadly lacked. It definatley made me think of "fishing with grandad" even though we never used such a pail or rod.
Good use of b&w, great lighting.
I think awider aperture might have favored this photo, just to make the reel a little sharper. I think i might have pulled everything a bit closer in on the table also, so that the pattern ran though to the top of the image, rather than thier being a empty black space.
Nice image with a touch of nostalgia.

Obsolete-Native American Arrowheads for Hunting
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by mystical2007:
I love Native american things. Great picture of a forgotten way of life.

Soapwort Flower
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by ladyhawk22:
Beautiful! I love this against the dark background...great choice. Really brings out the colors in the flowers.

Pillow talk
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Comment by Discraft:
Nice shot here... I really like how everything came out on this one..
The washed colors are really nice too... You are having a blast with woddy and woodina... :)

Fishin'
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Comment by Discraft:
HEhe it's funny what people can come up with this little fella...
I have my woody to and i haven't had a chance to take photos of him, Oh wait i can't find him... He must of left..
Hehe just kidding nice scenery you did here giving some life to the woody...

Let's Go Fishin'
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by cyberdog:
Reminds me of fishing with my grandad.

Sand Castle
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Comment by CLarson557:
Picture is just too dark. The colors could be more vivid and the whites whiter.