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01/25/2005 07:42:04 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club.
First things first. Photos of lifeless cuts of meat are never going to do well in a challenge.
Now, on to the photo itself.
It doesn't look like any thought has been given to the composition. The angle of the shot and the perspective of the tray doesn't fit at all with the frame. Perhaps a tighter shot, without the edge of the tray in view or moving the point of view higher above the subject would improve the overall feel and make use of the symmetry of the tray, rack and kinfe & fork.
Where is the colour here? You could have upped that saturation of the reds to bring out the colour of the meat more. This would at least make it stand out against the bland greyness of the background. A subtle selective desat may have worked in this shot. The way it is the meat just doesn't look appetising.
The lighting does no favours either. The meat, again, just disappears in to the background because it is so dark whereas the glare from the tray is a little too bright. You can't see any detail on the surface of the meat itself, which is perhaps the most interesting thing going on in this shot.
The link to the movie theme is rather tenuous. It seems like you took a picture of some meat before you cooked it and then tried to think of a movie title to fit.
My advice is to think about what people like to see. Nobody likes looking at a slab of meat on a tray. Have a look at past challenges and try to work out which photos do well and why, then apply that to your next challenge entry. |
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01/18/2005 10:56:55 PM |
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01/18/2005 09:59:12 PM |
| I can't really comment on the photographic qualities of this shot. I find the shot in very bad taste and I'm not even a vegetarian, but it still bothers me. |
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01/18/2005 06:36:12 PM |
| Hilarious idea - the shot could use a little more focus. But great attempt!!! |
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01/18/2005 05:39:35 PM |
to bad it was not in a editing challenge
i d like to see the impact with desaturation exept for the meat
i like this idea though |
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01/18/2005 04:05:09 PM |
| Ouch :) Good idea, but the execution is not done that well. The lighting gives it all a flat look. Maybe a nicer plate and a bright napkin would have helped. 4. |
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01/18/2005 03:36:23 PM |
| Flat lighting. Why is the knife and fork inside the roasting pan? |
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01/16/2005 07:55:44 AM |
| Where is the Chianti and Fava beans? |
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01/16/2005 04:57:45 AM |
| That is definitely a quiet lamb! Very funny. |
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01/15/2005 07:14:21 PM |
| Loses because the subject is centered |
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01/14/2005 06:32:51 PM |
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01/14/2005 06:06:24 PM |
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01/13/2005 04:07:59 PM |
| Good concept. Good composition. Lighting appears kind of flat, and focus could be a little sharper IMO. |
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01/12/2005 06:33:06 PM |
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01/12/2005 05:39:49 PM |
| *snort* Bonus point for making me laugh...:) |
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01/12/2005 03:04:07 PM |
| lighting seems a little flat, cool idea though ... great movie :) |
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01/12/2005 01:45:57 PM |
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01/12/2005 01:17:18 PM |
| Looks like shoe leather, just the way I cook it! |
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01/12/2005 12:22:54 PM |
| Cute. I'll take your word for that that is lamb. An 8 |
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01/12/2005 10:46:54 AM |
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