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01/10/2006 09:18:03 AM |
*Greetings from the Critique Club*
Ahh, being a smoker myself I can say I have done this more than once in my life, but normally when intoxicated. :p
First thing that hits me here is that the cigarette is blown out a bit. The rings separating the butt from the tobacco disappear too much and to me that is a major indicator that IT IS the wrong end. With having the cigarette the main point of focus it really needed to be spot on. I would of also liked to have seen more light on the burnt end to get some detail there. Maybe if it had of been turned slightly more towards the camera?
I'm also seeing that the focus on the cigarette is a tad soft. Not too much but just a little. I'm not sure if you used any USM in Photoshop before you saved it but it may of just been enough to reduce that.
The texture of the background the cigarette is sitting on is great in my opinion. It's obviously a park bench or something similar? The 'spots' in the foreground I find a little distracting. If it was an advanced rules challenge I would of cloned them out but as it stands you may of tried just moving the cigarette further back and bring the camera in a bit to drop them off the bottom of the frame.
The overall composition is great and the placement of the cigarette in relation to the frame is good. I like it. Well done on your first entry. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to PM me.
Best of luck in future challenges.
Neil |
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01/03/2006 07:15:53 PM |
| I quit 7 months ago. I am so much happier now. |
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01/03/2006 08:50:16 AM |
Great idea! Next time I find a full pack of ciggies on the ground, this is what I will do to each and every one of them... Oh and pull all the tobacco out.
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01/03/2006 01:12:16 AM |
| Interesting colour and composition. |
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01/03/2006 12:45:27 AM |
| Good idea and great photo. Really like the colors and composure. |
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01/02/2006 08:22:34 PM |
| This makes me want a cigarette so badly! |
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01/02/2006 08:19:56 PM |
| good shot. a shorter title and sharper focus might help. |
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01/02/2006 04:45:19 PM |
| LOL, I've done that myself. Nice composition and shallow DOF |
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01/02/2006 04:25:16 PM |
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01/01/2006 11:25:25 PM |
| Hmmm, since I don't smoke, I guess this would be an "oops" for a smoker, but for me, your image doesn't hold my interest compared with others in the challenge. Perhaps if there was a lighter or used match to add to the composition? |
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12/31/2005 06:08:56 AM |
| I remember doing this in my smoking days :) |
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12/30/2005 11:04:15 PM |
| I love wood...that's just not right... |
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12/30/2005 04:45:14 AM |
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12/29/2005 03:06:06 PM |
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12/28/2005 10:52:51 AM |
| Thats the secret to quitting, keep lighting the wrong end ;-) |
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12/28/2005 09:24:15 AM |
| creative idea - too bad the cigarette is blown out. |
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12/28/2005 08:10:21 AM |
| that is one of the nastiest taste you'll ever have in your mouth... lol... I can relate, I hope other's can too. |
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