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09/19/2005 05:30:22 PM |
**Critique Club**
First impression: Really great shot of a pretty flower.
Detailed analysis: The lighting on the flower is perfect. You've done a good job of capturing a very clean crisp image. I agree with the comments on size. A larger image would help the viewer see more detail in the photo.
Personally I like the shallow DOF. It puts the attention on the flower. The yellow coloration of the flower blends very well with the blues of the sky and water. The composition I feel is technically good also.
I feel what hurt you most on this particular image was the lack of relevance to the challenge. Although this was a pretty open challenge in the form of interpretation, if there is no obvious "branch", many people are likely to vote lower.
You stated that you took the photo without knowledge of the challenge and personally I think it's a great shot. There are branches in the background, but they do not make up a significant portion of the composition nor are they in focus. This is not a bad thing. The branches were not meant to be a main focus of the image when you took it. There has been talk in the past about good images that are "shoe-horned" into the challenge. Perhaps if you had known about the challenge, the same shot could have been recomposed to incorporate more of the branches that were available on the beach.
Overall Impression: A great image that doesn't necessarily meet the challenge expectations.
Good work. Keep shooting! |
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09/12/2005 08:40:26 PM |
| Too small, next time use the full size allowed. It looks like with a deeper DOF you'd have a really good photo. |
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09/12/2005 07:56:24 PM |
| I think that dead branch takes away from the picture. I like the yellow and the blue for the sky though. |
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09/12/2005 07:21:43 PM |
| Nice colors -- I like the angle used here but wish the background stuff on lower right wasn't there |
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09/12/2005 11:30:50 AM |
| Good picture of the flower, but how does this tie in with branches except for the stuff in the background. |
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09/11/2005 12:15:52 AM |
| Prety, but the only branches are out of focus :S |
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09/10/2005 11:11:00 PM |
| The maximum size for a photo here is 640px on one side, and your long side is 410px. This looks like it might be a great shot, with perfect focus on the flower... but at 66% of the preferred size, it's really hard to see. |
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09/10/2005 08:20:35 PM |
| This photo is great! The lighting is really nice! |
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09/10/2005 01:38:15 AM |
| Too bad this wasn't a floral challenge |
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09/09/2005 07:24:39 PM |
| I like the picture but it doesn't say branch to me |
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09/08/2005 08:52:34 PM |
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09/08/2005 07:58:35 PM |
| Nice colors, focus, and placement. It wouldn't be too bad if the photo was bigger, either. But I like it. |
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09/08/2005 12:54:54 PM |
| Pretty flower. I don't think I've ever seen one among the sea-grapes--must not be there at the right time of year. I think your composition is a bit cluttered--the brown wood on the beach and the twigs in the background don't really add to the image--and worse, they seem to be the only thing connecting this image to the challenge topic. Sorry, just the way I see it. |
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09/07/2005 11:02:03 PM |
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09/07/2005 07:11:34 PM |
| Well, there are branches in the background, but I think this would better meet a flower or beach challenge. It would be a better picture without the tree behind the flower and the pile of wood to the right. |
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