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Comment by Ben:
Nice atmosphere in this photo. Captured the mood.

And, they're off...finally.
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Comment by gpalos:
i like it, but cropped 5

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Comment by kari1:
Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

If you are not 100% certain of your readings for iso etc .. add them later .. do not guess .. cos it does not help.

First Impression - the most important one:
Very dark for ... I think I know what you are trying to do .. but am not 100% sure.

Composition:
it seems very centred .. have a look at this site .. it talks about the rule of thirds .. I found it helps heaps when composing and cropping.

[url]//www.silverlight.co.uk/tutorials/toc.html[\url]

Subject:
Meets the challenge.

Technical (Colour and light):
This is really too dark ... interesting DOF .. but it detracts i think. There is grain in the picture that may have been helped through using something like neat image .. there is freeware out there somewhere I think.

To grow its vote?:
I think this is a great second entry. You scored well and I think are learning ... good going.

Summary:
You are doing great .. keep thinking about how interesting it would be to you if your were voting and this will help to keep things in context while composing.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari

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Comment by Dave Gordon:
A nice family snapshot, but it doesn't have the image quality of a high-scoring challenge photo.

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Comment by MacDonald:
returning to comment:
A nice moment for the graduates and their families. You caught a lot of smiling faces in this photo.

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Comment by pamelasue:
a bit busy for my taste ...

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Comment by prentice:
I like the concept. The photograph is a little bit busy however. At first glance my eyes aren't sure what to focus on, though I imagine the graduate in the foreground is your main subject.

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Comment by Jason_Cross:
This is cool. I love the depth and the lighting.

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Comment by bigwigratm:
nice shot

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Comment by neophyte:
I like the three dementional effect on this. The DOF that you chose really add depth to the photo.