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03/14/2003 12:59:16 PM |
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat
Congrats on your first entry!
COMPOSITION
I like the overall composition of this. It has a solid anchored feeling by placing the "egg" in the lower right hand corner, and gives the eye something to rest upon. It seems to be cropped a bit tight on the right and bottom, so I would recommend giving yourself a little more space on those two sides, just to give a little more room.
TECHNIQUE
Generally, (and unfortunately) pictures with soft focus historically do not do well for dpc. I do think, however, this shot would have been more effective with a sharp clear focus. Reading your comment below, I think you did the right thing by having the outer edge, and not the center, soft. It also seems a bit dark, to me. I would suggest using a tripod and slowing the shutter down to allow more light. Or lighting the candle!
OVERALL EFFECT
A great idea. You have met the challenge well, and in a creative fashion. Best to you in the future challenges. Have fun!!
karmat |
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03/13/2003 01:49:44 AM |
The soft focus is due to the use of an extreme wide angle lens. There is one small area of pure focus, but with this fisheye lens, I either blur the edges or distort the middle.
I appreciated those who left kind constructive comments and look forward to submitting again. |
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03/09/2003 10:01:44 PM |
| I like the textre in this photo. |
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03/08/2003 10:05:41 PM |
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03/08/2003 10:02:13 PM |
| NIftycolors,and the lined background accentuates the roundness of the eggs. I can't see a reason for it to be out of focus, though. |
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03/06/2003 10:46:16 PM |
| I really like the soft focus on this one. The only thing that would make it better is if it was bigger. You are allowed up to 640 X 640. Good Luck! |
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03/06/2003 02:16:37 PM |
| YoU need to add some more light to your picture nice work |
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03/05/2003 06:25:44 PM |
| This is a great idea! The lighting is perfect, no hot spots anywhere. I would have liked the candle to be lit, but that is just a matter of taste. The blur on the top of the egg is fitting, in fact the whole photo has a nice softness to it. |
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03/04/2003 06:15:04 PM |
| Risky shot (soft focus, right?) I'll bet you're getting a lot of "focus" comments! It's well done, but I'm not certain about the background......7 Swash |
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03/04/2003 10:27:35 AM |
| i like the softness of this image.. the blur seems to give it a nice surreal fealing... sorta like early morning light before my eyes are working :) - setzler |
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03/03/2003 11:08:15 PM |
| Clever! A smidge soft... Not sure I see this as a soft focus type of object, but overall a very good photo. 8 |
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03/03/2003 10:20:21 PM |
| Lisae? Lovely use of the background and the best egg look-a-like possible! |
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03/03/2003 02:58:08 PM |
| Low light and out of focus! |
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03/03/2003 12:04:09 PM |
| The idea could have been really good, you could have made a statement, but its been let down by the execution. |
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03/03/2003 01:20:15 AM |
| too much soft focus, great compostion |
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