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02/09/2003 07:55:54 PM |
Critique Club critique
I'm a little late getting to this critique but here it goes.
Somebody commented that the background and the foreground are competing visually with each other and I agree with this. I think it would have significantly helped to try to blur the background somewhat. This could have been achieved by moving the fork and ice cube farther away from the window and trying to position the camera even closer to the fork. You're right, the ice cube is not very square but it easily could have been. It should have been easy enough to create a perfectly square cube of ice either with a square container or by shaping it afterwards. I would have liked to see this abstracted more by really concentrating on the composition. As it is I feel that the overall design and composition are not very strong. I think it would have been more effective to see a strong design first and then to see that it is an ice cube on a fork, second. Maybe the ice cube could have been positioned to fit exactly in one of the squares in the window or maybe the fork could have crossed the image at an interesting angle. What if you had frozen the ice cube around the prongs of the fork so that it appeared like you picked up the ice cube with the fork? The image is very clean and sharp and the colors are good. You have plenty of squares in the scene so that it easily meets the challenge. The idea is an intersting one. I just feel that it needs to be stronger compositionally and conceptually.
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02/02/2003 06:22:55 PM |
| A very clever idea. Just a few simple tones to clearly state your message. The combination of fork, ice cube and water drop are brilliant. Those three things alone with a plain simple background would yield even a more powerful image for me ( just a wee suggestion ). The highlights in the glass are strong but necesarry for your choice of lighting. The metal feel of the fork is very good. Just the right balance of shadow and highlights. A touch more space around the fork tines would be another smallish request. Otherwise a very good shot. |
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01/31/2003 03:50:30 PM |
| Great idea, and the placement of the ice in front of the square windows really adds to the overall effect. |
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01/30/2003 05:40:08 PM |
| I'm really surprised there weren't more of these. The contrasts alone in the ice cube are worth the shot. I really like your composition, water dripping off the fork and all. Well executed and nice photo. |
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01/27/2003 03:19:10 AM |
| It's not square, and the background lights/glass overpowers the main subject a little. |
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