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09/18/2005 05:25:38 PM |
Salut from the critique club!
Nice picture that fits the challenge quite nicely.
Composition: The placement of the grapes is excellent, and way the branch almost meanders through the picture gives it a great quality. I do feel the crop on the right is just a touch tight. I think a bit more space would help give the sense of the branch sort of trailing off into space.
Lighting: I noticed quite a few people felt the picture was a bit dark. I am inclined to agree for various reasons. One reason is that this picture is looked at on many different monitors, and not all will be able to handle the differences between true black and near black, making details lost in the picture and people scratching their heads wondering what they are looking at.
Another reason is you've used such dark grapes. With green grapes, or even those grapes what are brighter purple, they won't get lost in the background. Though the focus is the branch, the grapes are an important part of the picture, and they shouldn't get lost in the photo.
I'm not sure how strong your worklight is, but a stronger light would have brought out just a bit more of the grape and the excellent detail of water on it. I actually use a very strong flashlight to get some of my lighting stuff done since I don't have any good lighting equipment.
Sharpening: I noticed in your workflow, you didn't use unsharp mask. I think the details of the water on the grape would be enhanced if you used a bit of USM on the picture. As I'm sure you know, digital cameras tend to be a bit soft, and many people sharpen there picture as a last step in there work flow. Check the forums and this tutorial for more information about it if your not familiar with it.
I see this is your first entry to DPC! Excellent first entry, and good luck in the futuyre. Welcome to the addiction and I hope this critique was helpful. Enjoy your time here and happy shooting! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me (or anyone else!)
Cheers
pidge |
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09/13/2005 11:33:46 PM |
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09/13/2005 10:55:22 PM |
| great pic.; i love the title |
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09/13/2005 04:56:41 PM |
| I would have liked this more, but the black on black didnt appeal. Still high though in my rating. |
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09/11/2005 08:55:17 PM |
| I like how there's nothing in the background distracting but sometimes I wonder how it would look with a white background. I like the colors in here and I like the water on the grapes. Nice job. |
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09/10/2005 01:17:45 AM |
| I like how you've focused the lighting on the branch and not the grapes. Works wonderfully for this challenge....good thinking! |
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09/09/2005 08:32:16 PM |
| looks obscene. Interesting view of a branch. Thought it was too dark for my tastes. |
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09/09/2005 05:43:37 AM |
| Kind of dark in my screen, nice pic anyway. |
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09/09/2005 05:22:00 AM |
| Meets challenge nicely, I like the dark on dark (fruit on background) it makes the branch stand out even more. well done |
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09/08/2005 07:39:47 PM |
| Nice. Seems a bit dark, but I still love it. |
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09/08/2005 06:08:22 PM |
| i wish the photo was brighter... neat idea |
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09/08/2005 05:26:18 PM |
| I think more light is needed on the left since the main subject is itself so dark - possibly from a bounce card or reflector. Nice shot however. |
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09/08/2005 02:07:16 PM |
| I like the water droplets. I wish it weren't quite so dark and there were more light on the grapes themselves as they are the focus of the shot. I'd like to see more negative space on one side of the grape stem as well. |
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09/08/2005 01:17:54 PM |
| a wee bit dark, needs a bit of light to liven the grapes up a bit more |
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09/07/2005 11:37:56 PM |
| The grape blends into the background too much, they are hard to see. |
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09/07/2005 10:45:49 PM |
| That is a stem, not a branch! 8) Having said that, I really like this picture. I wish the parts where the grapes have been plucked was more in focus. |
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09/07/2005 08:21:47 PM |
| I really like this picture and how the water is about to drip right off the grape. |
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09/07/2005 01:23:40 PM |
| Clever idea. I wish these was just a touch more light on the grapes |
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09/07/2005 10:13:00 AM |
| Background seems a bit dark for the grapes but brings out the stems great. |
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