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11/06/2005 12:38:53 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club!
A beautiful flower in a lovely shade of pink. Detail well rendered. Isolated and centered subject. Size of image prevents full appreciation.
I think you chose a lovely subject to photograph. Flowers, especially roses, are easy to relate to the challenge subject of "delicate." However, common subjects often need exceptional presentation to score well in challenges.
The lighting is pleasing. It preserves the detail in the petals which is highly desirable. No extra shadows have been created by multiple light sources.
The composition is lacking, in my opinion. The subject is centered which gives the image the sense of "here it is, a rose" and not much more. I like the inclusion of leaves and thorns. The leaves provide a nice color contrast to the blossom. The sharp thorns contrast with the softness of the flower. But the fact that almost half the image is taken up with the foliage tends to give it as much importance as the blossom. If this subject were shot from above there might be as much of the foliage (or more) but it would then be a background framing the true subject. The blue and white background draws un-needed attention--I think you want to try to find plainer backgrounds, perhaps with less color, to reduce competition for attention of the eye.
It is difficult to tell, but it seems that the depth of field needs attention. The stem in the lower right-hand corner is out of focus in a way that seems unintentional, yet the background appears to be mostly in focus carrying the eye too far beyond the bloom.
Size of image: We can't ignore the commenters on this one as it is a proven way to lower your score in challenges. Definitely learn to get the maximum 640 pixels on the longer side of your entries as well as max out the file size as nearly to the 150kb allowed. (If you need help with this there are tutorials and forum threads on the topic and I would be willing to give you suggestions if you'd like to send my a private message.)
Overall a nice photo of a beautiful subject. Glad to see you mention that you took many shots of this rose--that is the best way to learn.
Keep shooting!
--Kadi |
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11/01/2005 09:52:02 PM |
| This rose makes for deserving this name. It is pretty. |
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11/01/2005 01:23:08 PM |
| Nice rose but I'd like the submission to be bigger. |
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10/31/2005 04:41:02 PM |
| This is a beautiful picture. Unfortunately it is too small. If it had been sized correctly for the challenge, I would have given it high marks. Please try again - you seem to have a good eye. |
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10/31/2005 03:15:22 AM |
| Learn to submit it bigger (up to 640 by 640 is allowed). Anyway the picture is fine. |
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10/29/2005 04:16:02 PM |
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10/29/2005 02:39:33 AM |
| And a lovely rose, it is! Good luck. |
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10/28/2005 11:23:35 PM |
I'm ain't sure why its your first rose, but it sure is purdy....
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10/28/2005 08:29:04 PM |
| I wish you had posted this larger. It would have had a lot more impact. |
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10/28/2005 08:17:08 PM |
| If this picture were bigger I could rate it much higher! |
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10/28/2005 05:36:47 PM |
| Pretty rose. It's a bit too small and the background is a little distracting. |
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10/27/2005 07:50:38 AM |
| A little small to get the full effect of the picture. |
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10/26/2005 11:57:24 PM |
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10/26/2005 09:28:57 PM |
| a little small, but still okay for that. would have liked a bit more contrast maybe. |
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10/26/2005 04:34:05 PM |
| I wish the image was bigger, I do like the composition. |
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10/26/2005 01:25:31 AM |
| I suspect you'll be heavily penalised by the voters for submitting such a small pic. You'll score much higher buy using larger entries. Good luck for the next one. |
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10/26/2005 12:42:50 AM |
| This is a beautiful shot, it would do much better if it were not so small. |
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