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09/07/2005 01:51:40 PM |
**Critique Club**
Initial impression is that I agree with all of the comments you received during the challenge. The image is awfully busy, but don't be so hard on yourself. The capture itself is a good one! It's excellent stop motion and you captured the moment very well. Your timing on the shot was near perfect IMO. The biggest thing that takes away from the image is the cluttered background.
On further inspection, a few other details become obvious. The focus on your subject seems just a touch soft and his left foot is chopped off. This was probably due to the inherent drawbacks of trying to capture stop motion (and one of the reasons I don't even try). The expression on his face is priceless.
I agree with the other comments on using a shallower DOF to reduce the background clutter. My eye is also being drawn to the vibrant colors of the green sliding board in the background. A little selective desat and burning may have helped reduce that particular distraction. I think your cropping would have been dead on if you had a simple background, but with all of the clutter, cropping out more of the left side may help reduce some of the distraction in this case.
I also can't help but wonder if a B/W version with a little creative burning in the background might help also. Overall this is a great example of stop motion and a good image. I hope this helps and I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future.
As a side note I looked at your portfolio... You have some great images in there. Keep shooting!!! |
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09/05/2005 01:01:25 AM |
| I can't imagine that anyone got this shot - I know it sucks. I titled it Don't Look because no one in the entire shot is looking at him. Everyone is looking away, but alas that is what I get for putting up a crappy photo. |
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09/04/2005 07:43:06 PM |
| Captivating action shot. 7 |
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09/03/2005 09:20:36 PM |
| The background is a little too busy. A shallower DoF would have helped this shot. |
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09/03/2005 01:50:20 AM |
| A bit busy, but you get 10 for being there and being fast enough to catch it., also because it technically pretty good too. |
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09/02/2005 05:47:54 PM |
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09/01/2005 10:53:06 PM |
| good stop action. The photo itself is awfully busy. |
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08/31/2005 06:25:38 PM |
| no kidding! Crop could have been a lot better. When taking a photo in a cluttered environment, use a shallow DOF for less distractions. |
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08/30/2005 10:25:49 PM |
| Nice action shot. Did he catch it? |
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08/30/2005 08:55:24 AM |
| Great caption for a candid shot. Good movement capture. |
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08/30/2005 12:19:16 AM |
| oouch! Fantastic action capture |
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08/29/2005 06:56:50 PM |
| Action shot! Looks like he had a lot of fun ;-) |
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08/29/2005 04:59:56 PM |
| hmmm...Disc and Leg? :) Very funny expression on the guy |
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08/29/2005 11:55:22 AM |
| The random stuff on the left makes this image a little too busy for my taste. |
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