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06/06/2006 05:10:57 PM |
==Greetings from the Critique Club==
Composition
I really like the layout of the shot. The horizontal line at the far end of the porch breaks up the flow a little bit, but obviously it was beyond your control.
Camera Technicals
You've obviously benefited from the point&shoot capability for extremely deep depth of field, even with a large aperture. With an SLR, this shot would have a tremendously different appearance at f/2.8. This does work well, and you've got a great exposure. The shadows are there, but there is detail as well. The lighting is nice and even.
Post Processing
I think I would have desaturated the greens just a little bit, or used selective color to change the tone from that bright green that digital cameras so often substitute for the real green of nature. The green is just, well, in a way "wrong" for the tone of the shot. It distracts me. Muting it in some fashion would have really improved the shot for me.
Challenge
I don't personally think of log cabins as architecture, but I would not have voted you down for that. This comes across well as a "building", but not as the creative work of an architect. That's just my personal definition, and you may have suffered some from others thinking the same way.
Overall Impression
This is a nice image. It makes me look twice, but it doesn't seem to have a clear "subject", just a lot of nice objects in it. We don't see quite enough of the building to really get a feel for the "architect", but we do have a good idea of his construction methods. The distraction from the green hurts this image more than anything else I see.
Not a bad score, but a very nice image. Keep up the good work.
Please feel free to contact me by PM if you have questions. These are just my thoughts and impressions and are meant to be entirely constructive as opposed to insulting. I hope you find them to be beneficial and instructive! |
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06/05/2006 09:04:43 AM |
| No matter what the votes say, this is still an excellent image. Hope to see more of them from you soon. |
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06/02/2006 11:12:20 AM |
| Good textures. Technical is a good picture. There is something that calls more nature. So the title is very appropiate. Nice textures as well. Good luck |
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06/01/2006 10:24:03 PM |
Using a new formula....
Meets the Challenge = 2
Technical Merit = 2
Holds Interest = 2
Creativity = 1
The "wow factor" = 1
Final score: 8 |
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06/01/2006 01:44:37 AM |
| Very nice outdoor/rustic shot. I really like how rich the green is compared to the wood. |
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05/31/2006 10:33:34 PM |
| Very nice light. Like the perspective. 8 |
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05/31/2006 12:33:42 PM |
| Excellent form and detail. Colours are great. |
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05/31/2006 06:55:01 AM |
| I like the warm color of the wood and the sharp rendition of texture. |
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05/30/2006 02:45:16 AM |
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05/29/2006 02:36:03 AM |
| Nice detail. A good break from all the modern glass and steel. |
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