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08/23/2006 01:01:51 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club.
Hi Mike,
That is some flame. Looking at your submisison to the Stupid challenge I get enough perspective to know it was really huge.
The existing comments give you the main feedback I think you need to consider - colour. This is a great big roaring blaze so viewers expect it to be very strong on the 'warm' colour tones - red, yellow and orange. As it stands the relatively soft, gentle colour that you have just doens't look hot. There are two ways you could have rectified this: in camera or post-processing.
- The in-camera solution would have been to reduce your exposure so the flames don't blow-out. It may be a night shot, but I would have suggested an ISO of 100 because you were directly shooting a huge light source. You could potentially sped up the shutter-speed too. In such an environment I recommend you play around with the exposure - checking the histogram and image to confirm you have it right.
- In post-processing it would have been possible to play around with levels, saturation and contract to bring out the reds and oranges that are there. The purest in me would prefer to see such things taken care of when capturing the shot though.
I hope my comments help and Good Luck in future Challenges!
Cheers
Paul |
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08/21/2006 09:55:46 AM |
| I would have loved to see you play up the fact this flame looks like a dress. Just for a creative approach other than - hey I captured some fire. Not sure what other critique I would give than the previous comments about the flatness - your flames appear almost pink |
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08/20/2006 06:35:54 PM |
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08/20/2006 03:54:39 AM |
| I would have liked to see more striking colour. The composition also needs some work, I think. |
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08/19/2006 01:15:37 AM |
| The colors seem a bit flat to me but I think the composition is wonderful, and overall this is a good shot. |
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08/18/2006 10:13:10 PM |
| A lot of fire here, but the color seems off. Other than a big blaze I'm not sure what we're looking at. |
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08/18/2006 06:26:54 PM |
| That's a big fire! I hope it was contained well. |
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08/17/2006 08:16:53 PM |
| The colour of the fire needs to be enhanced so it jumps out more |
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08/17/2006 01:46:59 PM |
| It all seems a bit out of focus to me |
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08/17/2006 10:44:19 AM |
| kinda boring. would've looked cool on a beach. |
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08/15/2006 05:08:04 PM |
| Nice shot, still have all the hair on your arms and face?? :) |
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08/15/2006 09:10:12 AM |
| kind of an odd color for fire. i think it should be more orange and less red but nice POV. |
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08/14/2006 09:55:44 PM |
| This looks unnaturally pink, like the white balance may be off? |
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08/14/2006 09:23:48 PM |
| I think a faster shutter speed could have made this a nice shot with a little more detail in the flames |
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08/14/2006 08:09:11 PM |
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08/14/2006 02:53:43 PM |
| That is a heck of a fire but the color leaves me wanting. 6 |
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