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Didrika's Preponderant Child
Didrika's Preponderant Child
yanko


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: DPC Cinema (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Austin, TX
Date: May 6, 2006
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Advertisement, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: May 6, 2006

 Unfortunatley I didn't have any models/actors so I used statues instead. :)

I wanted to capture as little of the background as possible so I underexposed the shot to the point where there was just a ghost figure seen on the LCD screen. Noise wasn't an issue so this worked out well. I did end up throwing some fill flash on the subject since I wasn't capturing enough light at first.

The goal was to get a dark/edgy cinema look for this ScFi type of movie. I think I accomplished that but I have no idea how this will do.

*Post*
I should have probably labeled it SciFi in the title. Oh well.

Statistics
Place: 77 out of 207
Avg (all users): 5.7960
Avg (commenters): 7.2727
Avg (participants): 5.5417
Avg (non-participants): 6.0286
Views since voting: 1246
Views during voting: 409
Votes: 201
Comments: 22
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 10/05/2006 04:14:17 AM
I luv this pic..... amazing
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 06/19/2006 03:11:34 AM
A Late CPTII Crit...

This one goes to my favourites, the main reason being the great choice of subject. I may be biased here, but I'm a sucker for such sculptures. Enter it in whatever challenge, even Landscape, and I'll give it a 10 -- as long as it's open (gray shirt sucks). To give the photographer credit, the exposure's perfect and cropping's juuust right, if not a liiittle bit too much at the top and left.
Great job, Mr. Toro.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/11/2006 07:43:49 PM
Greetings from your own critique club.

First Impression
Very nice lighting and emotive shot.
Composition:
Very good composition. I really like the tighter corp.
Subject:
I like the subject. Only reason I can think of someone scoring it low is literal representation of art. I personally don't think that way though.
Technical (Colour and light):
Just wonderful, the lighting in particular.
Improvement:
Technically can't think of any improvement. The selection of the subect can be considered as one of the only suggestion for improvement. But than this was very tricky challenge.
Summary:
Really nice image. The lighting and the exposure is spot on.

Cheers!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/28/2006 03:24:35 PM
fabulous tones and texture.
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 05/27/2006 09:39:34 PM
From the Critique Post II

Hey There!

What can I say... wow! This is a fantastic shot. great, exposure adn perfect focus. I really like the mood here. Not sure that I would do anything differnt, really. Like everything from the cop to the title. Well done.
peace
rooster
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/27/2006 05:52:46 PM
CTCP2 Gunnsi
First impression: Picture of artwork.
Good picture: good focus, good contrast, good lighting but I don't like the subject.
"Artwork: Literal photographic representations of existing works of art (including your own) are not considered acceptable submissions, however creative depictions or interpretations are permissible. This includes, but is not limited to paintings, sculptures....,"
What could be better:
1. This is a perfect picture of an existing arwork, nothing can be done better there.
2. Pick something else to photgraph.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/19/2006 11:30:42 AM
From the CTP MkII

First Impression: Love it. Really great

Composition: Very good, with the mother on the very left and the free space on the up-right.

Subject: Really good for the challenge IMO. It really seems a movie poster to me. Maybe the complication of the title should include DPC was a detracting for the score. I think that in a movie poster challenge with free title you'll have scored much better.

Technical: wonderful tones and texture oof the statues. The black BG you achieved is also great. Good focus.

Improvement: Sorry, no ideas

Summary: Wonderful shot in a difficult challenge.

Ãlex
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 05/17/2006 09:37:33 PM
I like the statue - they look almost like aliens. nice touch. And the dark background works really well. Ligthing/fucus etc. are good. The title is a little 'heavy'. The 'average guy' probably doesn't know what preponderant means.
All in all a good shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/15/2006 11:22:10 AM
Hi from CPT2!

the fisrt impression is that its a very dark and emotional thriller.

I like the dark background. you did a good job:)
Maybe if you left more black spcace on the right it would have made it slightly more eerie.

Well done:)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/15/2006 01:08:25 AM
Hello from Becky of the CTP:M2 group!

My first impression, of this as a movie:
"Preponderant? What movie exec let that one through?" Seriously, I know this isn't really a titling challenge, but you have two very difficult words in the same title, and that's not going to put butts in the seats. Maybe "Problem" would have worked better?

The image itself fits a movie poster well enough. Perhaps some more dramatic shadowing to make it look less like the Mayan exhibit at the Natural History Museum. I'm not sure that labeling it "sci-fi" would have done anything but cause further confusion. I definitely don't think it would have helped any.

Strictly as a photo, I don't have any problems with this. The framing is good, the shadow and exposure are good. It doesn't look crisply in focus, but I think that's a fault of the stone texture, not of the photography since the edges look clean. I think this was a good finish for such a chaotic vote.

Message edited by author 2006-05-15 01:08:45.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/14/2006 11:57:25 PM
Very powerful & moving image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/14/2006 12:04:38 PM
back for comments. A great duotone image. the black background works perfect. best of luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/14/2006 01:41:32 AM
Great capture of this haunting sculpture. The lighting is perfect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/13/2006 03:15:17 AM
great photo of an interesting sculpture
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/13/2006 02:15:08 AM
Great title Great image a top pick well done
So much drama in the two faces 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/12/2006 08:51:55 PM
nice lighting. good luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/09/2006 03:34:05 PM
How can a child be preponderant? You have created a poster-like image, but who wants to see a movie about a sculpture?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/09/2006 06:07:02 AM
I love this. Love the gold colors and lighting a lot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/09/2006 03:05:52 AM
I'm glad this is a statue and not real people...that would be too sad...good shot though
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/08/2006 05:46:31 PM
Ilike the lighting on this - nice pool of light.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/08/2006 10:34:23 AM
Very haunting, I like the post processing you did on this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/08/2006 09:01:48 AM
This is a very moving image.... the thumb-nail is so strong, I had to take a look.....
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