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07/16/2003 05:21:11 AM |
From Critique Club - hi Barbara
I found this challenge to be ultimately confusing - isn't it the case that every decent photo is some kind of unanswered question? I didn'tt enter, didn't vote, and so perhaps shouldn't be critique-ing.
Technically, I see no issues with this shot. Focus, exposure, lighting are all fine. Compositionally it's also OK: there's enough interest in the water surrounding your subject to make the off-centre placement not seem arbitrary (an often misunderstood element of the thirds 'rule'). I would perhaps have considered cropping a little from the top of frame - just to be less of a computer-screen aspect ratio, which i don't find to be a particularly eye-friendly shape.
Other alternatives that spring to mind: more water, less person (as someone else has commented) - or perhaps even a closer crop in portrait format to emphasise those reflections and the contrast of the orange and the brown/black of the water.
Why didn't it score higher? I would have thought it warranted at least a 5.5 - it lacks some drama to be higher for me, and the comment about the height of the subject out of the water is also valid. I also think that scores in general are lower recently (look at both current winners, just barely making 7).
It's a good photo though - more intersting than most I think, and it's a little hard done by with that score.
Ed |
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07/13/2003 10:56:48 AM |
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07/12/2003 12:17:21 AM |
| I like the strong contrast between the life vest and the water. The other technical elements, such as where the subject sits in the frame and the focus are all good. I think a look of panic or concern would have stirred me to worry more about the unanswered question, but it is still a good photo. |
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07/10/2003 09:56:01 PM |
| The life jacket is so bright (it definitely catches your attention!), adn the water is so dark, it seems almost inconsistent. I like the reflections in the water, but I'm wondering how bw would look. |
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07/09/2003 10:29:23 PM |
Great detail and expression. Nice utilization of the rule of thirds. The very bright orange of the life vest is just a bit over saturated for my taste; it̢۪s pulling my eye away from the face of this perfect subject. The reflection in the water adds an artistic touch and the over-all theme meets the challenge well.
Great work. 9
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07/09/2003 02:22:21 AM |
| Looks like she's probably touching the ground because she isn't low enough in the water. :) Good idea however. |
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07/08/2003 10:44:10 AM |
| She looks too happy to have been shipwrecked. ; ) Nice vivid colors. |
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07/08/2003 10:20:59 AM |
| This would have been super if she? were in a larger field of water, to give it more of a stranded look. Nice composition as it is too, and excellent camera work. 8 |
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07/07/2003 03:37:56 PM |
| Looks like a fun day in the water (her expression is too happy for me to worry). 5 Jak |
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07/07/2003 03:04:40 AM |
| Sorry, lost without the title |
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07/07/2003 02:11:41 AM |
| its a stretch. Nice composition. |
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07/07/2003 01:00:29 AM |
| Too much smile. Maybe toss in some debris, too. |
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