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12/06/2005 12:37:20 AM |
| I love this picture, con grats on your placement, I wish that it would have scored even higher. I think that their expresions are so even you could not repeat it if you wanted to. Wow - good luck on your next challange. |
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12/04/2005 12:24:30 PM |
Hello from the Critique Club!
I have studied your image and have the following to offer:
Composition/perspective ΓΆ€“ the shot is very nicely framed. The position of the lions is perfect. Puts both the faces very nicely placed via Rule of Thirds. The amount of negative space helps to keep them strong in the image. I find the rocks (??) being darker a bit of a distraction, but not overly so. The focus seems a little soft/blurry across the face of the lion on the right in the image. The plane of focus seems to be just in front of the face ΓΆ€“ closer to the front surface of the left side lions leg/face. Perhaps a bit of sharpening could have helped that (see below). The lack of space beneath the lions is also a strong element. Shooting at eye level really adds a lot of strength to their expression. Overall, well done composition!
Color ΓΆ€“ a very narrow palette with a lot of rich tonal variations. There are a lot of subtle tone variations in the coats that you have preserved well. The muted tan of the background with the darker areas allows the lions colors to stand out. A boost in contrast would have brought out more of the rich tones (see below).
Lighting ΓΆ€“ very well controlled natural light. Nothing is washed out, it is evenly distributed over your subjects, no harsh shadows hiding detail. Well done!
Challenge requirements ΓΆ€“ for even, this is perfect. Meets the challenge requirements extremely well with an overall strong image.
Overall/my opinion ΓΆ€“ this is a fantastic capture! As it is the color variations are very well preserved. However, a boost in contrast makes it even richer (I downloaded the image and applied contrast and sharpening). A small amount of sharpening brings the right hand lions face to come into crystal focus. This also brought out much more detail in the fur and made the left hand lion even crisper.
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11/30/2005 04:52:53 AM |
| well done broer, you are in the ribbon run sooner than later. |
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11/30/2005 12:49:38 AM |
| Congratulations on your top twenty finish with this golden pair. very well captured. |
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11/29/2005 11:02:53 PM |
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11/29/2005 01:58:04 PM |
| Great shot, looks as though you got them to pose just how you wanted them too. Good job on the exposure and clarity. |
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11/29/2005 07:03:09 AM |
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11/28/2005 02:10:17 PM |
| What a lovely picture! They really look like twins. |
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11/27/2005 08:51:51 PM |
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11/27/2005 05:31:42 PM |
| Good shot and good directional light. |
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11/27/2005 05:11:23 PM |
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11/26/2005 11:21:53 AM |
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11/25/2005 11:38:29 PM |
| Same expression even.... mmmm, photographer. |
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11/25/2005 09:10:36 PM |
| Great shot, the lighting and DOF field are excellent. |
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11/25/2005 04:21:08 PM |
| as with the other pair of lions, wish I could not see the walls behind them, but well done photo |
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11/25/2005 03:33:45 AM |
| I really like this picture! well done. |
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11/24/2005 01:30:02 PM |
| hahaha that's just too good to be true! can't get more even than that :) |
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11/24/2005 05:42:38 AM |
| Great shot - beautiful animals, too! :) |
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11/23/2005 03:50:38 PM |
| Boy, they sure are! Nice picture - good focus. |
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11/23/2005 07:37:50 AM |
| wow freaky! I love this shot. Another one to add to my favorites. Well Done 9 |
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11/23/2005 12:40:10 AM |
| Makes you want to hug them. Great shoot, what I love is that they look almost identical with the same expression on their face. I think you got a winner. Good luck. 10 :) |
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