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05/08/2003 07:58:27 PM |
Critique Club: Greetings
CLarson557
Composition:
I like the plant pictures in your set. Although maybe a little on the dark side, the filtering light and the shadows are nice, especially with the leaves in the top one. Sorry, I'm not a plant person, so I don't know the name of the plant.
I'm in agreement with others who have commented on your above work...that the left picture seems out of place. Since you left no explaination, I am left with my creative imagination. What I believe it could be is a window seal. So, considering that, with the amount of bright sunlight coming in the window, the pattern of light seems a bit out of balance...meaning that there should be more sunlight showing in the top photo. However, since this is a triptych with three different photos, that is forgivable. However, it is just a thought...if you were to balance out the set in respect to light.
In regards to the bottom fern picture, I like the transition between the lower dark area of the photo on the left and the ferns. The lighting is balanced with the sorce of light on the ferns coming from somewhere below and out of the picture.
Framing/Border:
The pictures are arranged nicely in the set. It's simple and fitting. The black border is even and does a very good job in presenting the photos. I actually didn't notice the thin white line at the bottom until I read the comments you recieved and it was brought to my attention. Just a minor thing and I really didn't find it distracting, although, if a print were to be made, it probably should be fixed.
Technical Aspects:
Once again, I'm still stopped by the picture on the left. I'm not sure what it is I'm actually seeing. The focus is on the lower wooden area and, once again, I'm puzzled as to how it fits in, especailly with the upper portion out of focus. I'm finding it hard to comment on it any other way. I do like how you were able to bring out the texture in the wood.
In the plant pictures, you show nice texture of the leaves. However, I do feel that it could be lightened up just a tad without blowing out the ones lit by the sunlight and without losing the effect of the shadows. It would not only give the lighting more balance in your set as I talked about above but also would be a little more pleasing to the eye.
B/W is effective in this because of the use of shadows and light. I really do not think it would be as nice in color...although my curiosity is heighten to see a colored version just to see the difference. The focus is nice and shows good texture and dimension.
Overall:
A very well put together arrangement of pictures. Only a few troubling areas. One can tell that this is done by someone who is experienced and works well with a camera. You have a nice eye for shooting thought provoking photos, paying good attention to light and shadows. I did take a look at your others challenge submissions and I was quite impressed.
-I hope you find this helpful. This is my first critique since joining the club, so I hope I covered everything. If you have any questions, you can notify me.
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05/04/2003 10:53:22 PM |
| The lighting in this really sets the mood. The contrast of the images is nice too. |
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05/02/2003 11:34:54 AM |
the lightning is beautiful and the
b&w works great with thw different textures :)
beautiful work ! |
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05/01/2003 07:46:02 PM |
| I usually like B&W, but the images looks a bit too somber. might want to boost the brightness and contrast with levels. Jacko. |
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05/01/2003 02:14:40 PM |
| This is a nice set of pictures. I don't understand the connection of the vertical piece (sorry, my bad). The fern and hosta shots are nice, but on the dark side. The fern is a very attractive use of "spot" lighting, but the hosta is much more "random", with one sun spot being a bit over-exposed. The hosta view seems like a difficult shot. Of the three, I do like the fern best. 7 Rob the Swash |
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05/01/2003 12:37:27 AM |
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04/30/2003 09:35:39 AM |
| Nice combinnation of texture and clean ccomposition. One of the only ones this week with appropriate framing. 9 |
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04/29/2003 03:52:13 PM |
| I'm not totally sure what is on the left there, but I like the contrast in textures and shapes. I think this might have been interesting in color as well. |
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04/29/2003 12:06:19 AM |
| Wow! I like this, neat textures that keep my eyes roving around taking everything in. |
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04/28/2003 10:57:09 AM |
| Great play with the shadows. I like your overall feel and tone to this shot. |
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04/28/2003 10:35:07 AM |
| Good composition, good use of B/W. Possibly a stronger outside border? There seems to be a slight white line at the bottom of the third (bottom right) picture - it's distracting. Also, I'm left wondering what's at the bottom left - possibly the bottom picture could be cropped to fit the whole of the bottom section? |
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