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11/12/2005 10:09:08 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club
by strangeghost
COMPOSITION
Though an attractive, slightly off-center composition is better than dead-center in most cases, I think here you might have done better if you had zoomed in slightly tighter on the duckling and filled the frame a bit more. However, your title indicates that you intend the water to be an essential part of the composition, so I guess you did what you had to do. I would also argue against the square crop. A landscape orientation would have given a more pleasing use of space. Given that the duckling's body is partly submerged, you have, pardon the pun, an odd duck. I wonder how many of your voters paused long enough to realize that he's just emerging from the water so we're missing the tail? Too bad his head is pointed obliquely away. Might have been stronger if we had a more visible face with expression. Faces are good in animal shots.
TECHNIQUE
Ducky's highlights are very blown. Your exposure was perfect for the water, which was fatal for his white feathers. Focus looks better on the water than the duck (who was probably in rapid motion). I think the water is a bit too green as well. Bump the blues a bit in sat.
OVERALL IMPACT
This picture probably lacked the punch and initial visual appeal that is so essential in DPC challenges. Instead of the duck in mid-dive, a more sedentary pic of a pretty duckling paddling along would probably have had significant cuteness that this shot lacks. Also, the facing away/facing toward the camera is imperative in animal shots. Most of your commenters picked up on the same stuff. Though many liked the shot (and thus stopped to comment), you probably got a huge majority of pause and vote 4-5 and move on. To make the voters stop, you've got to rock them with visual appeal, popping colors, and (in the case of animal shots) personality. Keep shooting and good luck! |
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11/06/2005 07:23:27 AM |
| 3. Like the potential. Criticism; too out of focus in my opinion. A different (tighter if possible) crop, may have made this better. Just like to see nice defintion on the duckling, especially it's feet under the water. |
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11/02/2005 09:43:13 AM |
| The ripples over the foot are very cool. The neck area looks to me to be blown out. For me, I would have also liked to have seen more of the face. JMO. |
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11/01/2005 01:55:42 PM |
| Great colour in the water. I only wish that the duckling were facing toward the camera, rather than away from it. |
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11/01/2005 09:02:41 AM |
| Wow, Very nice. I love the simplicity of this. Good use of space. |
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10/31/2005 10:14:30 PM |
| ain't ducklings cute? it looks overexposed though. |
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10/31/2005 07:45:24 PM |
| a very nice photo! like the light effects on the water rings...and that lone little leg pushing him along! |
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10/31/2005 04:26:16 PM |
| looks like pool water it is so blue and clear... |
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10/31/2005 08:44:21 AM |
| Awww, what a cutie! I like the ripples around the duckling itself. Your photo makes me smile, thanks! |
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10/31/2005 02:55:33 AM |
| Nice colour of the water. It's a pity the duck wasn't swimming towards the camera but still very cute |
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10/31/2005 02:02:42 AM |
| things that make you go AWWWW |
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