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05/02/2003 09:44:01 PM |
You've picked a good subject in tulips, an interesting flower whenever and wherever you go. Obviously, Atwater Market was the right place to go for the Flora challenge.
As several people noted, your composition is good although I think that the single bloom in the front overpowers the others a bit. With the somewhat uneven lighting, it magnifies that effect. Personally, I wouldn't crop quite so tight at the top but that's probably just me.
The technique you followed --- high shutter speed with flash --- did produce the black background you wanted. Unfortunately, that same flash is a harsh source of light and causes unwanted shadows in the picture. I don't know much about your camera but either an off-camera flash or using a diffuser might have softened those shadows to the point that they just provided a nice 3-D effect on your subject rather than being an uneven light source.
Your focus and DOF are both quite good and I like your border. These enhance the picture and help to make it very interesting. And, of course, you've chosen a very good subject to start with. Nice job!
Regards ... for the Critique Club,
Bob Mahan
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04/27/2003 12:27:08 PM |
| I love the focus on this picture -- tulips are my favorite flower. The light from the flash iseems a little bit bright on the main flower, but I think the overall lighting is very nice. Good work! |
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04/27/2003 09:54:06 AM |
| I think the black background and heavy shadows have a muted effect on the tulips, undermining their colour and brightness. The composition is nice. |
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04/25/2003 10:30:37 AM |
| Good compostion. Great DOF. Lighting is too harsh. |
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04/25/2003 07:53:58 AM |
| i dont find the lighting on this very pleasing. not sure why it's so dark yet the front bloom has such a harsh light on it. did u shoot this at night? and if so, why>? sharpness is good, tho. |
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04/25/2003 05:14:21 AM |
| This looks like it would've been a nice picture during the day. The flash lighting is not realy good for these kinds of photos. |
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04/24/2003 09:28:08 PM |
| Just so lovely. 10 Journey |
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04/24/2003 04:13:32 PM |
| Lighting seems a bit harsh on the frontmost flower, but I like the rest of it. |
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04/24/2003 09:22:27 AM |
| Lovely flowers. The lighting is a little unbalanced. The front flowers are getting maximum lighting and the back flowers are too dark. Otherwise the composition is very good and the color combination is bang on. |
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04/24/2003 08:18:12 AM |
| Pretty, but the lighting is a bit harsh. |
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04/23/2003 05:28:59 PM |
| the composition here is nice but the lighting is not my favorite... - setzler |
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04/23/2003 04:43:25 PM |
| Nice composition of one of my favorite flowers. The color is nicely saturated. The one in the foreground suffers slightly from a little glare. Overall very nice! |
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04/23/2003 12:17:28 PM |
| Very nice! Lovely tulips! A bit too much (flash?) glare on the front tulip. Focus is nice. Comment removed, my bad. 8 Rob the Swash |
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04/22/2003 11:45:44 PM |
| This makes me feel like I could reach out an pick one of these. I love your bold composition and colors |
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04/22/2003 11:22:24 PM |
| pretty shot. looks like was done at night |
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04/22/2003 01:26:16 PM |
| flash photography? It's casting shadows on the back of the first tulip.... |
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04/22/2003 11:24:14 AM |
| nice picture although the flash killed the ambience |
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04/22/2003 07:25:25 AM |
| Very different lighting. flash at nightt. Guess what? I like it. It gives depth to the photo. Good luck. Jacko. |
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04/22/2003 12:09:56 AM |
| try an off caemra flash or light source.. this seems really bright |
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04/21/2003 10:56:01 PM |
| I'm not real fond of the lighting here. The flowers in the back are a bit too dark, and the flower inthe front seems to be a bit bright in spots. Focus and clarity look alright and the angle and framing/cropping are good as well. Just bad lighting in my opinion. The dark shadow to the right (on one of the flowers) is real distracting. The color is nice in the flower in the front though. good luck in the challenge. |
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04/21/2003 09:47:53 PM |
| I love tulips, nice comp. |
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04/21/2003 08:43:14 PM |
| INcredible focus, and the gradient lighting really makes this photo stand out as a little unusual. Nice work! |
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04/21/2003 11:21:10 AM |
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04/21/2003 12:46:34 AM |
| Very pretty colors, nice lighting. |
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