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06/20/2003 12:10:57 AM |
*critique club*
Overall
Terry, I've had a look through your profile and posted stuff. You are a good photographer with a sharp eye for composition and colours. I won't, therefore, try and claim that you made a 'mistake' in this photo. I think that you deliberately aimed for the effects you created. (Having browsed your 'prettypixel' site, I know that you have an interest in creating photographs that seem painted.)
A question that we must ask ourselves seriously in this site is do we accept criticisms from those who, clearly, don't know what we're trying to do in our art? I believe that the answer must be a firm yes. This site contains some very highly skilled photographers and some commenters who don't even own a camera. This gamut reflects our public to a large extent. Negative, or uninformed, comments will be felt by those in the general scene, and it's very helpful for us to receive those opinions, too.
Your photograph can be judged on a number of different levels, therefore: as an art work, forgetting actual photographic considerations; as a photograph, where camera techniques apply; and as avante-garde photography, which this piece is, where even so-called 'bad' techniques are used for particular effects.
Technique
Actually, I like this. If I had taken it, it would be on my wall for a while. Maybe I'd have liked the colours to have been more vivid, a brighter light source would have helped. The grain is, perhaps, a little too pronounced, although you used a very wide aperture. The image seems a bit affected by jpeg artifacts, although I suspect that's one technique you use to create the blocky, paint-like feel. I don't think that some elements are developed well-enough. The light refraction seems unintentional, especially at the base of the pin. The cd(?)'s right-hand side is very sharp, unlike the rest. The actual focal point appears to be just a touch forward leaving the image just a shade unsharp.
You set up very simple objects well, and the composition is very effective. The negative space is used well, and the shot features no unnecessary elements. Good work. |
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06/15/2003 10:44:19 PM |
| Hey, I took a macro of a pin once! I like how you've used color in the background to add interest. |
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06/14/2003 08:24:23 PM |
| I like the composition, but find that the saturation levels are a bit too high. |
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06/13/2003 05:47:27 PM |
I'm just going to start hunting down everyone who includes a CD in their shot and hit them with a fish, I'm afraid I've already burnt out on it...
Okay. Granted, the prism-effect is cool, but did you HAVE to?
Also, the background for this is really bright and distracting given what we're meant to focus on. |
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06/13/2003 02:30:22 PM |
| Wow, a definite 9. I love the swirling saturated colors, and the transparancy (and reflection) of the body of the tack. |
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06/13/2003 11:57:42 AM |
| Looks over processed or ... something. I like the colors, but the technical feels wrong. 6 |
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06/12/2003 12:54:17 PM |
| This one is suffering from some serious image problems. Or, you have chosen to give it these problems. Seems like these darn things keep showing up in challenges. When I need one for my office though they are nowhere to be found. This photo has a real overprocessed look to it for one reason or another. Regardless of the reason, it is irreversibly distracting to the photo, and detracting from the overall image quality and visual impact. |
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06/11/2003 01:22:01 PM |
| this is more like a painting than a photograph, its very creative post processing, but I suspect its not faring as well as you'd like with the voters. Still, nice treatment of an otherwise simple and plain subject. :) |
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06/10/2003 11:15:46 PM |
| Nice compositon.... (Maybe a bit over-sharpened or over-saturated?). |
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06/10/2003 09:00:15 PM |
| I never really thought of a push pin as artsy but you have changed my mind. Nice job. |
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06/09/2003 06:39:49 PM |
| The colors are distracting to me |
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06/09/2003 01:03:57 PM |
| I do like the colors here. Picture seems kind of pixilated though or perhaps over saturated. Just lacks definition |
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06/09/2003 01:03:01 PM |
| nice use of light and perspective ... |
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06/09/2003 12:47:01 AM |
| Looks a little too pixelated |
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