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09/23/2006 05:11:37 PM |
Critique Club Review:
Tilt or no tilt I like this picture. From what I can tell, it is really hard to tell. The sea and sky get really close in color and tend to merge at the horizon. With the shadows of the clouds also on the water, it really is difficult to measure exactly. I also think that when it gets to that point, it starts to get just a wee bit silly. So I'm going with optical illusion here. That being said, it still makes the photo look tilted. Interesting effect, but for voters who are going to take all of 10 - 15 seconds to look at some of the pictures, they may not stop to analyze.
Very good focus and depth of field. Color is good, though personally I might have preferred a bit richer color. (I'm a sucker for saturated flaming sunsets.)
I like the composition. The fence adds to this piece. I've seen them as distractions in so many others.
I found the kite. That is so cool... I might not have found it, were it not mentioned. Then it becomes a "Where's Waldo" like hunt. Once you find it, it really stays obvious.
Had the picture appeared more level, and possibly with more saturation in the sunset colors, I think your score would have gone up quite a bit.
As it is, this is an excellent photo. One I could see hanging on my wall for a long time. Very nice job. |
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09/20/2006 11:15:17 AM |
Originally posted by akuli:
Post voting: I have read here that others think the photo is not straight horizontally that is - what crap! If viewers actually took the time they would see that the foreground is a hill sloping down to the left and there is a view of the true horizon behind it which is quite level.
PS: where is this kite everyone is talking about? |
The kite is there, left branch. It gives a reference on how big the tree is.
PS: I measured the horizon and made really sure it was straight. The tilt is optical illusion i guess. thanks for your comment. |
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09/19/2006 12:22:59 PM |
Post voting: I have read here that others think the photo is not straight horizontally that is - what crap! If viewers actually took the time they would see that the foreground is a hill sloping down to the left and there is a view of the true horizon behind it which is quite level.
PS: where is this kite everyone is talking about?
Message edited by author 2006-09-19 12:24:07. |
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09/15/2006 07:39:15 PM |
| Love the sunset and the broken fence here. |
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09/14/2006 09:11:03 PM |
| The fence sets off the beautiful sunrise. I vote 9. |
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09/13/2006 06:14:23 PM |
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09/13/2006 09:04:59 AM |
| Lovley...great composition with silhuettes. |
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09/13/2006 06:38:24 AM |
| this picture conveys steadfastness after crisis as suggested by the broken fences and branches. i like the sunset background which radiates hope and a new beginning |
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09/13/2006 02:38:15 AM |
| this would have done well in silhouettes |
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09/12/2006 06:11:51 PM |
| Photo appears tilted to the left. I think in part that is due to the tilt of the tree and the slope of the ground, but also in part I think it is just tilted to the left. Lot of your main subject has been cropped out of the photo and I'm not sure why. This appears to have been taken with a wie angle lense given the amount of distortion that is visible, so it shouldn't have taken more than a few steps backward to get everything in frame. Normally I like the inclusion of things like fences in a shot as they provide some added interest, but the height of this broken down fence distracts from the tree and clutters what would have otherwise been a nice sunrise horizon. Good luck. |
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09/12/2006 05:52:38 PM |
| Beautifull, the colors are great and your point of vue is excellent. |
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09/12/2006 12:06:30 PM |
| Nice silhouettes of the fence and tree. Overall a very pleasant image recording what must have been a lovely evening. 8. |
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09/12/2006 06:09:24 AM |
| Love the fence it only adds to the overall feel of the photo |
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09/12/2006 02:13:52 AM |
| cool location and silohuette effect, better than the others like it i've voted on so far |
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09/11/2006 10:41:55 PM |
| wow...as top half loaded I thought...mundane...then wham..nice horizon with colors and details and then the fence just made it...any way to change that dark blue top to more pastel like lower half? overall i give this an 8 gl in challenge :-) |
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09/11/2006 07:14:09 PM |
| I like this shot. ?kite in the tree? I do wish the crop wasn't so tight on the right side. Over all good entry. |
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09/11/2006 04:54:04 PM |
| Beautiful picture. The color is perfect. Personally I wish the fence were not there. 9 |
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09/11/2006 04:06:38 PM |
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09/11/2006 02:08:31 AM |
| Beautiful.....just beautiful.....is that a kite stuck in the tree..... |
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09/11/2006 01:04:11 AM |
| I am sure this will seem narrow minded, but I have a thing about horizons that aren't, well, horizontal. Staighten the photo and I could give it a point or 2 more. Otherwise a beautiful setting. Nice colors. Well focused. Nice concept well executed. |
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