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Snail on garden fence
Snail on garden fence
RUEDISCHMUTZ


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Environmental Portrait (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 II
Location: Outside our house on this Saturday morning
Date: May 13, 2006
Aperture: F11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Date Uploaded: May 14, 2006

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Statistics
Place: 149 out of 190
Avg (all users): 4.8571
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 4.4462
Avg (non-participants): 5.0611
Views since voting: 840
Views during voting: 283
Votes: 196
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0


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05/25/2006 10:13:35 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Compositionally, I think this is great. The diagonal really gives it a dynamic feeling and leads the eye through the frame well. The only thing I might suggest is to make it so the snail is crawling up the picture, not sliding down.

Technically, the focus is great here. Also, your choice of dof works because it keeps the foreground from being too distracting from the main subject. To me, it looks like you used a flash, and that makes some of the shadows a bit contrasty OR the solid black background doesn't "feel" right. Maybe if you could have gotten some greenery or something there.

The challenge. I'm sure many voted you down for having something other than a person. This is a great picture, and would score 2 or 3 points higher in a challenge for "Garden Creatures" or "shells" or something like that (another challenge where the connection was more obvious).

Good work though, and best to you in future challegnes.

karmat
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/20/2006 10:51:03 AM
Good shot. I like the lighting and the textures.
05/18/2006 02:36:50 AM
huh?

Photograph a portrait that says something about the subject within the framework of their own environment.
05/17/2006 11:16:55 PM
great macro shot
05/17/2006 04:41:27 AM
Hmmmmmm I thought we meant humans this is a little out of the box but well done though 7
05/16/2006 08:55:11 AM
great photo.....
05/15/2006 10:51:14 AM
Great detail. Like the border too
05/15/2006 05:52:37 AM
portrait?


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