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09/18/2005 09:40:26 PM |
Salut from the critique club!
You've got an excellent shot here, so most of what I say will be pretty picky stuff or relating to the challenge theme.
B&W: Excellent choice to use B&W here. It enhances the silhouette of the pole, wire and bird quite well. As stated in prior comments, it also creates an excellent 'old' feel which is very appropriate for the mood you've created with the picture.
Composition: The only thing is the pole seems to get lost in the buildings on the bottom. I feel that it wants to stand out as much towards the top as it does towards the bottom, and this is not happening. Perhaps there is a way to get a lower angle so more of the pole is against the sky as opposed to the buildings? This would also help to crop out the darker areas of the lower part of the picture, and the detials of the where the wire is connected to the pole would be better seen as well. The only other tiny thing is the crane that sort of sticks in on the right. I know this is an open challenge so you can't clone it out, but maybe a tighter crop on the right to get rid of it would be nice.
Sharpening: I feel the buildings are a touch soft, and a bit of unsharp mask in photoshop would help bring the details of the buildings out a bit. You don't list your post processing steps, so I don't know what you've used or not used on this picture.
As I said, you've got an excellent capture with the mountains in the background and the starkness of the bird on the pole against the backdrop.
Happy shooting and I hope this helps. Don't hesitate to ask a question if you have one
Cheers!
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09/13/2005 05:00:55 PM |
| Love it. I like the subject and composition |
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09/13/2005 12:52:50 AM |
| i like the idea its really cool |
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09/12/2005 08:25:57 PM |
| Really nice shot- great composition and contrast. Good job! |
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09/09/2005 03:23:25 PM |
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09/08/2005 08:26:37 PM |
| I see where you are impying a branch here, but it is a bit of a stretch. Great shot, though :-) |
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09/08/2005 04:38:22 AM |
| The hint of mist in the background is so tantalising in this shot. If only it had moved on further and obscured the city scape so you know it's there but leaves the gull on the post as the strongest element. |
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09/08/2005 04:08:30 AM |
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09/08/2005 01:32:35 AM |
| very smart to have converted this into black and white, it works well here for this photo, else the colour would be distracting. i find the streets and details below fascinating. 9 |
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09/07/2005 07:59:50 PM |
| Thats pretty tight? Unfortunately I don't get it... |
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09/07/2005 02:04:09 PM |
| nice composition. i like how the resting bird contrasts with the busyness of the city below. |
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09/07/2005 12:14:57 PM |
| If it wasn't for the challenge and some images in the shot I'd swear this was from the 50s. It works in B/W and regardless of all the images in the shot - it isn't too busy. Great Job. |
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09/07/2005 01:15:16 AM |
| Good lines and sihouetting. |
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