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11/12/2006 07:45:12 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club: I have been assigned your photo to critique and here are my thoughts:
Personal Reaction: Before I looked to see which challenge you had entered, my first reaction to the shot was favorable. Then as I understood the challenge and reflected on how well it met the challenge, my reaction to the photo was diminished a bit.
Composition: The composition is fine. You have offset the car in the frame slightly which strengthens the composition. I might have moved the car slightly to the left giving it âroom to runâ in the frame. You got some comments about lowering the point of view and I think that might have helped some. At least with a set-up shot, you have the freedom to try different angles.
Technicals: Focus is good, DoF is good. Colors are good but a dark gray (vs. black) background might have added drama. The dark car disappears into the background and the overall exposure is so dark that I canât see many car details. I think if your setup hadnât failed, you might have got more smoke and that might have also overcome some of the exposure problems. But without the perfect smoke, you might have been able to improve it by boosting brightness a little.
Conclusions: Thanks for including the context of your shot in the Comments. I am stunned at the lengths you went to in the set up. And Iâm sorry it failed before you got that final shot. I think voters in general may have missed the connection to the Wind challenge theme. With a fully operating setup, it might have been obvious. I would be interested in seeing your reshoot with fully charged batteries, compared to this one.
As always, this is my personal opinion. Feel free to PM me if youâd like further dialog.
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11/04/2006 04:44:29 AM |
| Ummm... I'm not really feeling the wind here, but I do like well taken toy shots :) |
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11/02/2006 04:51:30 PM |
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11/02/2006 09:19:15 AM |
| Cute. Maybe if the lighting was setup a little different I would enjoy this more. The front tire feels out of place and harshly lit. Good luck. |
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11/01/2006 06:30:54 PM |
| I feel that this is supposed to look life sized, but is a model. The front lines of red light are nice and follow the hood. The rest of the shot is average.5 |
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10/31/2006 11:00:51 PM |
| Windtunnel? If not the real thing, it's pretty convincing. |
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10/31/2006 08:08:37 PM |
| Lower angle, prehaps, and less light in the middle of the car? |
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10/30/2006 10:23:31 PM |
| Sorry, I don't sense any wind in this photo |
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10/30/2006 03:48:31 PM |
| I think the angle is too high. I like the idea and thought though. The contrasting colors work well. |
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