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09/13/2005 01:26:28 PM |
Hello from the Critique Club!
I am so happy that I drew your photo to comment on as I really wanted to leave a comment during the challenge and didnât!
Whatâs ârightâ:
This is so âNew Yorkâ! The cabby, the shoe, the moment!
The crisp, clean lines on the cab are complemented by the softness of the shoe. My eye is drawn imediately to the cabby and the direction heâs looking. There is a beauty in the tensionâmy eye goes to the face and then to the shoe.
The composition demands that I think that heâs looking at the shoeâalmost saying that if his tips were good, heâd take one of those window items home for his âgirl.â Thereâs âstoryâ in this image that keeps the viewer interested.
The choice of black and white helps unify the image. It ties the cab and cabby to the retail item. The âgrainâ gives it classic appeal. The tightness of the framing holds the viewer inside the picture.
Whatâs ânot so rightâ:
I canât help thinking that the cabbyâs looking at me/the photographer. Is it clearly the shoe that has his attention?
Composition: The cropping helps contain the subject left to right, but the extra information in the background (the other car and the pedestrians) pulls the eye away from your two subjects, the shoe and the cabby. By cropping the top you would have avoided that and also given the image a more traditional aspect ratio, like that of a 35mm frame. However, you might have had to shoot from a higher point of view or pulled back from the shoe some to preserve the idea of the shoe since thereâs some risk of turning it into a mystery object.
Depth of Field: Because the shoe dominates the frame it creates a large, up-front object that is out of focus. I donât see this as âwrongâ but perhaps if it had been a little sharper the attraction of the cabby to the shoe may have been more convincing, the opulence of the shoe might have been more evident. It seems that the lighting would have allowed for the DOF to be brought closer as it does extend nearly to the other side of the street.
Overall I think you have a fine image that was not well rewarded by the voters. I like the rich gradation of tones and the creative perspective. The story creates interest and makes this a memorable image. It seems like the type of image that could be recreated making different choices to see what effects they could create.
--Kadi |
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09/13/2005 01:24:49 PM |
Edit: Sorry, posted twice.
Message edited by author 2005-09-14 13:20:16. |
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09/09/2005 03:17:02 PM |
I'm really sad to see that this photo didn't win - far from (???). Though, I still rate this as the best one in the competition, it's powerful, thoughtful...you name it. Keep ut your great work!
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09/09/2005 09:37:14 AM |
| I really think this photo should have scored much higher! So original with respect to the 'pack'. Keep up the good work :) |
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09/07/2005 07:25:54 AM |
lovely lovely shot- original and a wonderful viewpoint
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09/06/2005 11:55:03 PM |
| I love this photo, so original and interesting. It makes you want to find out what is going on in the foreground AND the background. Great artistic shot! The composition and the graininess work here. Well done and congrats on thinking outside the shoe box :) 10! |
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09/06/2005 09:32:44 PM |
| i think this image needs its concept reworked |
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09/06/2005 03:37:22 PM |
| Take the cab!!! OUCH! Shoe looks too big! |
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09/06/2005 12:40:44 PM |
| i love the way the guy is looking at the shoe.it really makes the whole pic.the shoe is a little blury, maybe it should've been the other way around?the shoe clear and everything else blury?i don't know,but i still like the idea.8 from me. |
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09/06/2005 07:07:03 AM |
| Good work. Good street photo besides shoes. |
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09/05/2005 05:04:45 PM |
| Really fun shot, and great idea. I really wish it was more in focus, though. |
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09/03/2005 10:34:38 PM |
MONSTER SHOE IS TAKING OVER THE CITY, RUN FOR YOU LIVES!!
:)
Good luck! :) |
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09/03/2005 08:43:56 PM |
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09/03/2005 03:19:09 AM |
| Interesting concept, I don't think it quite came off but was worth a try. Where is she? |
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09/02/2005 12:06:44 PM |
| shoe seems to be the minor player in this pic, nice capture, but shoes is the catagory |
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09/02/2005 07:34:28 AM |
| luv the story-telling composition. the noise seems to add to the image |
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09/01/2005 09:55:28 PM |
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09/01/2005 08:10:18 PM |
| I'm loving the illusion. The shoe is a tinee bit out of focus but it works and I understand why you did that. The taxi dude looks a little bewildered though....lol. NICE WORK. |
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09/01/2005 12:18:20 AM |
| I like how the shoe is larger than the cab. The expression of the cab driver is wonderful. |
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08/31/2005 08:49:52 PM |
| The man in the background is a clearer than the show so maybe next time put the face out of focus and the shoe in focus. |
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08/31/2005 08:24:05 PM |
| There is alot of noise in this picture but I like how the picture is in black and white. |
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08/31/2005 06:34:00 PM |
| why is there a shoe floating in the air???? |
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08/31/2005 06:11:48 PM |
| Very different. I like the B+W treatement. |
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08/31/2005 02:58:18 PM |
| For me this is the blue ribbon photo - great shot! Definitely worth a 10. |
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08/31/2005 04:44:31 AM |
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08/31/2005 12:17:15 AM |
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