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04/30/2006 03:07:06 AM |
| Quite like this shot. I actually like the DOF. Not too shallow to be distracting but enough to be effective. I think a problem might have been in the lighting: I'm familiar iwth the effect that you were going for but I don't think that it eventuated as you had invisioned. However, had I voted, I would have given this a 6, so I think that 4.7 is a bit harsh! Maybe people didn't get the something old thing....not sure. |
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04/29/2006 02:22:31 PM |
| I like what you're doing here, but the expressed diagonal is a weak one to my eyes. The photo has almost as much sense of horizontal division as it does of diagonal division; that is to say, you vae a lot of forgeround out of play and relatively little BG out of play. It also needs more DOF to work, I think; it's frustrating how those precise lines & numbers are not quite there. Makign shots like this, I do a LOT of variations both of positioning and DOF in order to find the most pleasign combination. |
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04/29/2006 02:13:04 PM |
| Great idea for OLD. At least the title would have told some of the young'uns what this is. I love slide rules! Now if only I could remember how to use one. I really like the lighting on this. I would have liked to see a little stronger focus on the middle of the slide rule. |
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04/29/2006 01:22:24 PM |
| Feels like it could have been sharper. I wonder if, rather than a "product shot", something more along the lines of an old man USING the slide rule might have made it more interesting? (i.e. tell a story, don't just present the slide rule as an image) |
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04/29/2006 11:21:50 AM |
| Excellent composition. I like your creativity in lighting and backdrop. |
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04/27/2006 12:08:19 PM |
Hi! Hereâs a comment from the Critique Club.
First Impression:
My eyes were drawn to the screw head. Nice spot light effect. Not much in focus!
Composition:
I like the diagonal line created. The black background works well with the yellow.
Subject:
Meets challenge. I used a slide rule in the obsolete challenge! May not have met the âLooks Oldâ criteria that I think some of the voters were looking for.
Technical:
Lighting is good. DOF really shallow. I would have liked to have seen much more in focus. The amount of image out of focus really takes away from the picture.
Summary:
Nice picture and set up. Shallow DOF and not âLooking Oldâ probably worked against you. It would be nice to see you redo this with more DOF.
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04/20/2006 07:55:15 AM |
| Nice with the spotlight! This looks like a stock shot - the shadow adds interest. (hey, and aren't these complementary colors, too?!) Good job. |
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04/19/2006 11:17:24 PM |
| My dad still uses one!!!!:) |
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