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03/10/2003 05:14:32 PM |
Crique by Silver Fox.
Hi Jimmyn4
Nice photo Jimmy, but gotta by honest with you, it did not "Wow" me.
You certainly did a nice job, I like the black background, the leading line is fine, but that "switch" stopped me in the middle of things and made me look around. I wonder if you'd had a cord with no switch at all, just a cord running straight up to the lamp, what a difference it would make for you?
When I got to the Lamp, I didn't know what happened, if the shade was crooked or the lamp was off balance or what? And then my attention was taken to the bulb, a bit bright? Perhaps a smaller wattage bulb so it would not show through the shade and wash down onto the lamp?
Okay. The idea was a good one and you were meeting the Challenge but I think you were rushing yourself a wee bit. Slow down and take a look next time, move things around, take a few more shots, and good luck next time.
Sincerely,
Silver Fox. |
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03/10/2003 08:14:06 AM |
The slant and the soft focus were intentional, hence the title soft light. I tried for a more focused picture and it looked bad. The cord was too sharp taking away from the lamp so I went with soft focus. I think this is one of my better works but I guess most of you didn't like it. Oh well. BTW, thanks for all of the comments.
Message edited by author 2003-03-10 08:14:55. |
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03/06/2003 06:09:14 AM |
| The horizon is off just a bit. The darkness appears to have washed out the top of the lamp area and also makes the cord lookout of focus. Maybe a lower bulb wattage and longer shutter time. You can rotate your crops to fix the horizon. |
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03/05/2003 06:05:58 AM |
| I like that one, would work even better if flipped horizontally, to have the begining of lead in the lower left corner (just the way our eyes are trained) |
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03/05/2003 12:49:29 AM |
| The composition is a little crooked. The soft worked. The line is OK - the switch kinda stopped me from going on. |
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03/04/2003 03:09:55 PM |
| How simple! Why didn't I think of something like this? It meets the challenge head on. I would have straigtened that lamp shade a little though, or did you put that angle on it on purpose? Also a tad unsharp. |
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03/04/2003 07:20:10 AM |
| This photo just doesn't work for me. The soft focus in this case doesn't add anything to the photo, and the lamp is crooked in the frame, as is the lampshade. I'm assuming that the electric cord is the "leading line", but it detracts more from the shot than it adds, and does not really fit the definition of the challenge for me. |
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03/04/2003 12:19:42 AM |
| Very good use of the chcallenge theme. I liked that your subject wasn't a tiny image at the end of a road, etc. Don't know if I like the red shade or the tilting lamp, but it's certainly interesting. |
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03/03/2003 11:29:12 PM |
| OK, I'm going to hold my tounge on this. :) You almost got me. :D |
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03/03/2003 05:06:08 PM |
| definitely a good example of a leading line :) - setzler |
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03/03/2003 02:25:25 PM |
| It is very soft light and out of focus 3 from me |
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03/03/2003 11:02:10 AM |
| Nice color.I think the image needs to be vertical |
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03/03/2003 09:30:24 AM |
| This meets the challenge well, but the focus isn't so great. I do like the placement of the subject. |
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