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05/07/2005 03:46:50 PM |
*Critique Club*
The first thing that stands out to me is the small spot of "stem" that is out of focus. Was this selectively blurred? The focus seems odd in some places. Focus on the stone is also soft. I'm thinking though that because the background shows through the stone, that it appears soft because of that.
The orange reflections in the gold are distracting to me. Gold isn't suposed to be orange, it's suposed to be gold, and seeing it as orange makes me thing that it's not right, which then I wouldn't buy it.
There is also a light reflection in the upper part of the 'stem'. Looks like flash or strong overhead light. That distracts a bit as well.
I like the angle and framing/cropping. The way that the necklace sits in the photo is appealing and adds interest to the photo.
I like the background color, but maybe not with the color of the stone being so similar. Not sure about that. Would have to see it different colors to see which I would prefer, but I haven't decided weather I like the combo or not. Maybe it was the best choice with the green stone. *shrug*
Overall nice shot which in my opinion would benefit from different focus options and lighting.
~Heather~
Edit to add that when I viewed this as a thumbnail, the colors seemed to work out just fine. The odd focus issues were not as visible either. This did make for a more visually appealing image, so I made my mind up that the background color is good, but it just needs different focus and lighting (to reduce the orange glare).
Message edited by author 2005-05-07 16:15:50. |
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05/01/2005 05:49:14 PM |
| The background takes away from the color of the stone for me, maybe with a complimentary colored background instead of a similar color would have worked better. |
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05/01/2005 12:49:11 PM |
| Nice colors. Might be better with a deeper focal depth. |
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05/01/2005 11:08:56 AM |
| Interesting depth of feild. I can't quite figure out what I'm looking at, or how it is shaped, but all in all it is an intriguing shot. Nice color, as well. |
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04/30/2005 02:43:55 PM |
| Too blurry to be used in a print ad |
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04/30/2005 12:15:23 PM |
| Color and comp are nice. Don't care much for the DOF |
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04/30/2005 07:59:58 AM |
| a little too blurry in areas but I love the necklace. |
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04/30/2005 03:05:07 AM |
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04/29/2005 02:59:44 PM |
| Potentially very good but some mind-bending focusing going on. |
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04/29/2005 02:02:39 PM |
| Beautiful piece and layout. Lovely colors coming through the facets. |
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04/29/2005 09:53:44 AM |
| great colors, needed a bit more DOF |
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04/29/2005 07:58:08 AM |
| nice, but the dof need to be deep enough to ensure the whole of the gem is in focus |
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04/28/2005 09:55:31 PM |
| Great background and color scheme. Product needs to be crisper. Very nice comp. |
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04/28/2005 04:44:59 PM |
| A nice clear photo. The reflection of the photographer is distracting from the image, although maybe not avoidable. I think the background would have been better in a neutral color, different that the stone color. |
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04/28/2005 12:55:49 PM |
| Love the composition. Very impresive use of shallow DOF. However, some part of the jewel are not in focus, especially the "V"; it's a bit distractive, especially since this part is dead center. |
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04/27/2005 09:10:20 PM |
| I like the composition, but I'm not sure i like the DOF/blur. |
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04/27/2005 12:01:10 AM |
| This looks like a very interesting piece of jewelry. The stone is not very clear. |
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04/26/2005 11:55:57 PM |
| Angle is good, but seems to be too little in focus to feel natural. |
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04/26/2005 11:52:15 AM |
| A little more artistic than I think of for advertisements, but it's pretty. :) |
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04/26/2005 03:14:14 AM |
| beautiful stone love the green |
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04/25/2005 08:52:01 PM |
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04/25/2005 07:34:05 PM |
must have missed this in my first run
bumping up
i would have liked the center to be a bit more infocus though |
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04/25/2005 06:33:28 PM |
| Very wierd and unique DOF and composition. I'm not sure which part is in focus and which is not, or what the shape of this item is. I like the colors and the Very strong DOF helps a lot on the wierd focus. Unfortunatly, i do not feel this sells the item a lot and so goes slightly against the challenge's theme (advertisement). Very nice tho. 7 |
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04/25/2005 04:06:09 PM |
| I think the image would have been stronger, clearer. |
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04/25/2005 01:56:08 PM |
| I like it but wish the stone were more focused, not just different points. |
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04/25/2005 01:19:45 PM |
| lets give that one a 9, the bluring in the middle is spoling this a litle |
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04/25/2005 12:23:17 PM |
| Nice background. The DOF is way too shallow for my liking, but I like the muted colors and the composition. 6 |
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04/25/2005 11:00:23 AM |
| I like the tilt in the image. I love the background colors but not sure if they work well with the peice. I still gave it an 8. |
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04/25/2005 09:39:18 AM |
| I think this would have come off better with a different color background. The green is distracting against the gold and whatever color the stone is supposed to be. The photographers hand is also quite visible in the reflection of the top right loop. |
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04/25/2005 07:26:18 AM |
| Bottom of jewel slightly out of focuse ... I like the idea, tho. And since I'm a Leo, I may be biased. :) |
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04/25/2005 02:18:59 AM |
| We can see that you used the flash (by looking at the reflection in the pendant). Continuous, slightly diffused light from the direction of your choice would have been better in this case (IMO). |
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04/25/2005 01:51:50 AM |
| large stone seems too blurred...gl |
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04/25/2005 01:01:50 AM |
| Like the colours used in background. |
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04/25/2005 12:06:59 AM |
| this is pretty but I think you cut too close to the outlines with the blur 5 |
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