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02/25/2006 04:06:59 AM |
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB!
This is a difficult image for me to critique, because there's much about it that I love, but also areas in which it fails to impress me.
Color, for example; the rendering of the grasses and the grains themselves is nothing short of exquisite, and I say this as one who deals witht hese sorts of subjects all the time. BUT, the cartoonish quality of the sky-blue is actively detracting from the compostion as a whole, almost destroying my faith in it. I'd love to see a version where hue/sat was used to mute the sky a fair amount.
Sharpness, ficus, acuity, spectacular, bokeh is lovely. BUT those danged water drops aren't pronounced enough to "sing", so they come across more as distractions than as positive elements.
The composition, in general, is strong, witht he well-expressed diagonal further emphasised by the converging, minor diagonals of the lesser elements. BUT the large, vertical, OOF grain mass on the right seems somehow clumsy amidst this grace and delicacy. Were it further back (and thus more OOF) or lighter, it would be less of an issue. Also, the sky is workign against you compositionally because the color is so startling and domiant; far more emphasis is being palced on these relatively random negative spaces than I think they warrant.
So, in summary, I see an extremely well-executed technical image that's really very appealing to look at, but I see it being limited by its minor, internal flaws so it's somewhat less than it might have been. I see it finished around 6.1, and that's about what I'd have guessed it would do. Nice shot! |
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02/19/2006 10:50:44 PM |
| GREAT macro!!!! I think if it didn't have any water drops it would be perfect!!! |
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02/18/2006 09:20:25 PM |
| I like the contrasting colors. It took my eyes a moment to realize what it was. I wonder how this would look if you pulled back just a bit, letting the viewer see more of the grain/stalk. Good natural lighting and colors though |
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02/18/2006 02:09:00 AM |
| Nice image. Hope it does well. |
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02/17/2006 10:50:35 PM |
| Excellent clarity and rich tones. Love the point of view and tight cropping. 10! |
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02/17/2006 08:26:09 PM |
| Dramatic to me. Color is interesting. |
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02/16/2006 10:37:16 AM |
| Wonderful picture. The colors and lines are very pleasant. |
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02/15/2006 08:44:37 PM |
| Great shot! I'm sure you are going to do quite well with this! |
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02/15/2006 07:57:25 PM |
| Very nice color and detail |
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02/15/2006 04:46:16 AM |
| wonderful colours and contrasts, well shot and nice composition |
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02/14/2006 08:28:26 PM |
| Wonderful close up of one key element of the country. I love the coloring. |
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02/13/2006 08:42:27 AM |
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