| Author | Thread |
|
|
07/25/2012 12:18:46 AM |
|
Comments Made During the Challenge  |
|
|
07/24/2012 11:54:56 PM |
Voted earlier coming back to comment.
Now that is an original and fun approach to presenting candy! Playing with your food comes to mind:-) I like how the focus is on the main red candy man who is about to kick the 'soccer' ball. All the others are bokeh because they are the supporting cast. The tilted angle makes this interesting and dynamic. Had you gone with a straight and level shot it would not be as interesting or appealing. My critique is the while good there are two things that could make it super. The devil is in the little details that can add so much. First off is that I am ignorant as to what these candies are so mayhap the candy box in the backdrop would add some dimension to the image. It would act as the ads of sponsors you see lining the walls of the arena in soccer/football/any major sport nowadays. The candy box of course be in bokeh so as to not be an overt distraction but still readable. The other detail suggestion is the 'ball' I assume it must be a hard mint candy but it would be great if we could know for sure. Also it is a flat one dimensional color. There are these little striped red and white candy mints that are ball shaped. I know that it might not have been possible for you to get them or the size might have been all wrong but it (or something like it with color/texture) would be an added detail that would be the cherry on top. |
|
 Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
07/24/2012 11:46:38 PM |
|
|
|
07/24/2012 09:21:50 PM |
| Sour patch soccer, gooooaaaallll! |
|
|
|
07/24/2012 12:06:37 PM |
| Fun idea. I like the tilt. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
07/24/2012 10:06:07 AM |
| I like the idea, but the tilt kind of hurts the concept. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
07/22/2012 05:29:23 AM |
| Sweet :) But somehow it doesn't "pop". Not sure if it's the light or the green color. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
07/21/2012 10:09:11 PM |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
07/20/2012 05:03:48 PM |
Made me smile, which made me forget the somewhat central composition and the non-functional tilt. 8.
Edit (from my wife) "a big step for man, but a small step for mankind" |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
07/20/2012 08:45:02 AM |
| fun shot, should, would have been neat if you had taken a sharpie and made the ball look like a soccer ball. (imo). nice fun take on the theme. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
07/20/2012 07:06:50 AM |
This is a tough challenge to vote. I'm torn between "what are you trying to do here" and "what do I expect here". Further complicating matters is the question "what would I do here".
What I would expect would be a technically strong piece of eye-candy that would present the dessert in a way that I would want to at least sample it, if not order it. Along these lines I'm looking at technicals: backgrounds, distracting elements, exposure, sharpness. I'm also looking for creativity, imagination, and originality, which can make up for less than perfect technicals.
So, where does this leave me with your image?
Nice take on the challenge, but the nuclear-waste green is a little off-putting. Also, the over-exaggerated tilt doesn't help my general queasiness... |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
07/19/2012 09:30:59 AM |
#3
Not my favorite shot in terms of actual composition or execution, but I gave huge props for the idea alone. I would have liked to see a little more of the field and the players, but I'm sure you were restricted with still trying to make it look plausible for a field. Maybe a wider angle, a section for the cheering crowd, television crews, I don't know. Anyways, changing things would still have relegated you to third because I much prefer the two entries I have ranked ahead of yours. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
07/18/2012 09:22:15 PM |
How fun is this! Great angle too.
Voted earlier, just commenting now :) |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
07/18/2012 06:37:45 PM |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 03/13/2025 11:15:19 PM EDT.
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
