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10/28/2006 08:29:31 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club!
Wow! What a close up! Excellently captured BTW. I agree with one commenter that the duck is slightly soft. I took this image into PS and added USM at 67% and .8 and it really helped define the feathers. Its often difficult to figure out how much is enough and some voters will think its too much and some not enough. You really can't please everyone. :) A slight curves adjustment increased contrast just a hair and further defined the feathers.
I think this image suffered in voting because of the lighting. It almost looks as if it was taken indoors. When the challenge topic is morning you really need to make sure you show the voters morning. :) Also, the lighting makes the image seem a little flat. A boost in contrast with curves would have helped a little. Not sure about leaving in the shadows as I can't see what it would have looked like. But the background blue takes away any depth the grass adds (which is why it looks to me like it was shot inside).
Overall, I see you know how to make a good image. The composition is good, the focus is good, the colors/tones are good. I wouldn't worry about the score as that is due to the challenge topic.
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10/23/2006 10:21:59 AM |
| Awwwww. . . now THIS is a photo I love :) Anything well done with ducks and birds is my kind of photo! I wish it had scored higher :( I like it! |
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10/18/2006 06:32:46 PM |
| Good picture but without morning light it could be almost any time of day. |
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10/18/2006 07:16:22 AM |
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10/16/2006 01:00:08 PM |
Meets Challenge - 2
Lighting/Composition/Processing - 1
Overall Impression - 1
"WOW" factor - 0
Score: 4 |
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10/16/2006 02:52:17 AM |
| 6: Good capture but the cropping doesn't seem right - more tightly cropped on the birds head and neck with a bit more around the bread would have been better IMO |
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