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06/21/2003 01:38:35 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club!
I concur with all of the positive comments below!
As has been mentioned many times below, it was a stroke of genius to single out that paper clip. Perhaps more genius, or at least as much, is your use and feel of randomness you created with the silver paper clips. Having gone through other shots in your portfolio, I think this is one of your great skills as a photographer: directing our eyes to where they should go.
The lighting is pretty straightforward, which works for this image very well, though it may be fun to experiment with more moody or interesting light, too. But this lighting seems appropriate.
Your composition is marvelous, too. Having the colored paper clip on a third suggests that this scene goes on and on outside the frame. It increases its isolation even more, which I find very effective.
Your point of view so close up is necessary and a good choice. Closer, and we wouldn't get the sense of isolation that you are trying to convey. Farther away, and it still would not be evident.
To improve the shot, I would experiment with the brightness of your whites in the photo. All of those paper clips would stand out more if your white background were really white and bright, I feel. I think that may improve the crispness of the shot too. Your title confuses me, slightly, as it does not refer to your communication much and to the subject of the photo very effectively. But these are small gripes. I'm glad this got a good score for it is a really nice shot.
I wish you all the best in future challenges and look forward to seeing more of your excellent work!
David |
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06/14/2003 11:38:11 PM |
| the way you made that paper clip stand out is outstanding, 10 |
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06/14/2003 07:08:16 PM |
| Great detail. although the paper clip has been done to death, i like this one |
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06/14/2003 02:29:26 PM |
| I'm liking the oddball blue paperclip amoungst the plain silver ones. Good idea. Just a tad maybe on the dark side, however. |
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06/13/2003 05:30:55 PM |
I can't call this 'abstract' as obviously I know exactly what's in the photo, but that was sort of the sense I got. I'm sure there's a word for this I'm just forgetting because I'm not art-critic material. :)
That having been said... I like the choice to include only a single coloured clip. |
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06/11/2003 01:30:13 PM |
| i like the inclusion of the blue paperclip to add a flash of colour to the cold "steel" of the paperclips. Border is a bit heavy though, it is really competing for attention. |
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06/10/2003 11:15:18 PM |
| Like the single blue clip - adds interest. |
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06/10/2003 09:08:15 PM |
| A clip by any other name does not art make. |
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06/10/2003 12:19:24 AM |
| Nice contrast with the single color paper clip! (8) |
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06/09/2003 07:00:41 PM |
| nice shot, good lighting and composition. |
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06/09/2003 12:50:43 PM |
| Nice picture, the blue clip inter-twined with the steel ones is very nice. Possibly a different BG colour? lol though I don't know what colour would look good, maybe red, did you try any others? |
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06/09/2003 06:32:13 AM |
| Very creative and interesting. Great image. 9 Morgan |
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06/09/2003 02:59:20 AM |
| A little too busy.The blue one doesn't seem to stand out as much as I would expect it to. |
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