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06/23/2006 06:06:23 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club:
First impression and overall look:
My first impression of this photo is one of confusion. I had to look a few times before I realised what I saw. This is both a pro and a con, as it makes for an interesting shot that you want to come back to, but a con because the eye does not have anything to rest on. The first thing you look at is the shadow, as that is the dominant part of the image, but the eye tends to drift to the dog because there is more detail to be found there. Then the two parts of the image contend for dominance, making it an uneasy picture.
Technical and post processing:
Technically, this shot is done well. Everything is in focus and the lighting is well distributed. I do think the contrast could be a bit higher, making the shadows a bit darker. I would also crop a bit tighter on the right side, although that is a point of debate. With this crop you have the shadow centered in the image, but the dog looks a bit shoved aside. With a tighter crop, the dog would be centered, but your shadow might be off balance. This is also again because of the two parts of the image that fight for the eye's attention.
Meeting the challenge:
It does. There is definitely a shadow there. :)
How to raise your score:
Having a better balance in composition might help. |
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06/19/2006 09:35:40 PM |
| Great light angle to produce this fine shadow study. Congratulations on your top 20 finish. |
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06/19/2006 03:00:38 AM |
| I think any time you make someone look at something longer than normal you've done something. Such a cool looking composition. |
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06/19/2006 12:30:40 AM |
| This type of photo doesn't generally do well on DPC so it makes me glad to see it ranked fairly high. I gave it an 8 but I didn't comment during voting. Really nice work. |
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06/18/2006 11:53:47 PM |
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06/18/2006 02:26:13 PM |
| Awwwwww. . .I love it!!! 9 |
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06/18/2006 04:41:12 AM |
| Very clever, I think, concentrate on the dog, sends my eyes loopy, concentrate on the shadow.... Glad I'm using a laptop to look at it in landscape.. my wife is now looking at me funny...:-) |
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06/17/2006 08:17:28 PM |
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06/16/2006 07:13:23 PM |
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06/16/2006 01:28:33 PM |
Challenge: SHADOWS III
Description: Creatively capture a shadow
Advanced Edit
Shadows III
Fit: Clearly meets the challenge 1
Aesthetics: Well composed, aesthetically pleasing 2
The 90 degree flip works well here and the shadow opens out another aspect of the dog's personality
Technical: Technically OK 1
Just feel more detail could have been revealed in the shadows
Wow: Real impact 2
Overall a good image let down a little by the technicals
Total Score = 6 |
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06/16/2006 12:58:13 AM |
| Very clever capture. Good luck |
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06/15/2006 11:59:58 PM |
| An excellent shot with a wonderful perspective. |
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06/15/2006 08:48:11 PM |
| nice angle! it took me awhile to find where up actually is! |
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06/15/2006 05:26:53 PM |
| Intriguing the difference and simple rotation can make: a clever submission, though I suspect you'll upset too many voters' delicate visual sensibilities with it. |
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06/15/2006 04:42:45 PM |
| I really like the creative turn you put on this. It definitely is a picture of the shadow rather than the dog. Very nice! |
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06/15/2006 12:44:04 PM |
| Ouch, my neck! Interesting compostion. Great black and white, dogs face is a little over blown, but over all not bad. |
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06/15/2006 06:44:04 AM |
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06/14/2006 11:25:32 PM |
| I love this picture. I don't even know how someone could have thought of this. It's awesome and I really mean it. |
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06/14/2006 12:57:05 PM |
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06/14/2006 12:13:31 PM |
| great photo, hope hes not scared of his own photo :-) |
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06/13/2006 10:02:27 PM |
| I like the rotation ... I'm guessing 50% of people will :) |
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06/13/2006 08:27:34 PM |
| I like the angular pun. Made me stop and look. That takes an unusual photo. Good work. |
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06/13/2006 04:59:02 PM |
| This is an excellent image for this challenge,great composition |
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06/13/2006 04:49:23 PM |
| Love the choice of angle. |
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06/13/2006 03:29:01 PM |
| Great. One of my favourites. Good luck with this spectacular play on shadows!! |
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06/13/2006 09:48:22 AM |
| awww cute dog...nice work, suits challenge |
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06/13/2006 09:46:25 AM |
| did you try this as a horizontal with dog on L side of image?would it make it stronger that way? |
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06/13/2006 07:01:40 AM |
| I like the vertical orientation, makes the shadow the subject of the photo rather than the dog. |
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06/12/2006 11:04:45 PM |
| Ha! When I viewed this the first time my browser window was small and all I saw was the shadow until I scrolled down! Good outside-the-box thinking and well executed. High score for this one. |
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06/12/2006 08:49:22 PM |
| i like this inversion a lot. |
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06/12/2006 07:16:35 PM |
| I'm impressed with the perspective. The dog is more abstract while the shadow is more recognizable. |
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06/12/2006 01:25:42 PM |
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06/12/2006 11:02:03 AM |
| amusing and well edited. 8 |
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06/12/2006 08:01:00 AM |
| Very interesting perspective. Good luck! |
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06/12/2006 12:52:04 AM |
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