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Challenge: Abstract Macro II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Scarsdale, NY
Date: Sep 23, 2006
Aperture: f3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/5
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 24, 2006

 Shot Raw. Moved to PS untouched. Auto Levels. Brightness -7. Contrast +21. Blue: Sat. +19. Yellow: Sat +51 Hue +11. Green: +22. Red Hue +18. Unsharp mask. Saved For Web.

This is a ship in a bottle purchased at The Corning Glass Center. Shot from below, while hanging on a lampshade with a blue bulb. Flash bounce from above.

Statistics
Place: 229 out of 285
Avg (all users): 4.9936
Avg (commenters): 6.2000
Avg (participants): 4.8333
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Views since voting: 910
Views during voting: 228
Votes: 156
Comments: 6
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AuthorThread
 10/07/2006 02:36:58 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Composition:

I like the position of the in focus piece of glass in the frame and the choice of colours are good but the rest of the image looks very busy. As one of your commenters mentions the blue at the bottom center ir also very distracting.

Technicals:

I think the focus on the small squares of glass is good but the different colours and shapes in the rest of the shot become distracting due to their out of focus look. The lighting looks fairly good on the in focus glass.

My personal thought:

The challenge description said the subject should not easily be identificable at first glance. The thing I struggle with with this shot is had I not read your description I would still not know what I was looking at and I think maybe voters were looking to at least be able to make out the subject after one or two glances.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

- Natalya :o)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/29/2006 10:33:05 AM
Interesting forms and colors. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/27/2006 01:56:25 PM
great 1, love the texture and the colours
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/26/2006 12:28:57 PM
i don't get it with this title
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/25/2006 08:39:08 AM
hmm, intersting. ih ave no idea what it is. glass block? no...

o anyway, nice image, although i find the bright blur in the lower centre quite hard to look at.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/25/2006 12:07:01 AM
What the hey... Great abstract! I think the DOF may be a little of but Im not an expert dn't listen to me
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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