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04/20/2005 11:29:01 PM |
Thank you for all the comments and constructive critism. :)
When I spotted this I wanted it shot at an angle against the sun, as I did want the sun glare there in the left. The composition is off, but the ground in the background is actually a sloping farmer's field. It led furthur down into a creek.
The sky is blotchy, and I hated this, but I did want to give it a try anyhow. I liked how the tree didn't have any leaves (or buds) on it yet... still potrayed late winter.
I did get a lot of good feedback and I hope I get a chance to use some of the pointers in the future. |
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04/19/2005 10:01:27 PM |
Got a couple things to comment on here and hope they can be of help.
I'm sure by now you have received comments about the mottled/blotchy sky. I see this sometimes using neat image, sometimes if I have "played with" the contrast & saturation too much. In any case, if you didn't use neat image, it is a decent tool to have in your arsenal to reduce noise.
The bird house and horizon being off, throw this out of balance in my opinion
and lastly a slightly different composition would help to have the main subject not quite in the center.
Tough shot with the sun where it was, as i can just see a bit of lens flare, which is OK to have in a shot like this, and often adds to it a bit.
I hope you take no offense at what may seem "picking it apart", but it will hopefully be taken as constructive critisism. (4)
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04/19/2005 07:13:10 PM |
| Alot of talk about people giving a low score with no comment-- well to me its a 5, and Heres why to me ( take it w/a grain of salt, I'm no expert), Ist really overexposed to the right of the frame, - the building Isnt really a Building, but I guess it qualifies if your a bird. and its not that in focus.. And the sky is kinda blotchy.. |
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04/19/2005 04:23:25 PM |
| It's a shame about the lens flare, but I like the rest. |
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04/18/2005 03:28:39 AM |
| Pretty, and the flare works for you, rather than against you. Your highlight/contrast adjustment has left a slight visible halo around the top of the birdhouse, though, something that always bugs me when it happens to me. I hope another commenter has an idea about how to keep that from happening. |
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04/14/2005 08:37:30 PM |
| I would crop the whole left side out (eliminating that light glare) right up to and including a tiny bit of the birdhouse and all of the ground (eliminating the crooked look of the tree line.) |
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04/14/2005 04:25:26 AM |
| Great idea! I just don't know for sure if the birdhouse abandoned. Can't see inside it. Perhaps if taken at a different time of day, when the lighting on the front of the house it would have more detail. Like the color and composition. |
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04/14/2005 01:37:15 AM |
| The solare flare in this photo is distracting to me. I also feel like a shot that was tighter on the birdhouse might come off better...though you have a nice blue sky for the background. |
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04/14/2005 01:32:36 AM |
| Way to think outside the (bird) box! Sun spot is a bit distracting to my eye. Horizon line is tilted. |
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04/13/2005 02:10:11 PM |
| That's a very creative take on the challenge :) Good luck. I like it! |
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04/13/2005 09:47:33 AM |
| A unique enrty to say the least but with the sun whiting most of the detail out it lacks clarity or crispness. Goodluck in this challenge. |
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04/13/2005 12:40:31 AM |
| Flare here is cool, but detracts from your subject matter. |
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