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The Shadow Fairy
The Shadow Fairy
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Challenge: Shadows II (Classic Editing)
Camera: Olympus D-40Z
Location: NJ
Date: Oct 22, 2003
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Oct 22, 2003

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Statistics
Place: 69 out of 126
Avg (all users): 5.0803
Avg (commenters): 8.3333
Avg (participants): 4.9383
Avg (non-participants): 5.2857
Views since voting: 864
Votes: 137
Comments: 5
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11/05/2003 03:55:25 AM
*critique club*

Hi, Renee,

Certainly, you've met the challenge head on. Just the slight intrusion of the vase (?) base on the right impedes a completely shadow-based photograph.

Compositionally, you've presented a strong line running from the lower right to the upper left. The close cropping works well. Indeed, photographically, this shot shows a great deal of control.

The shadow, unfortunately, isn't stable throughout its range. The upper left area is noticably weaker than the bottom right. There is a strange brightness halfway up the right-hand side, too. Besides these flaws, there is an imperfection, a cut in the paper?, a tear in the wallpaper? in the upper right quarter.

These problems are not that important. I feel that the main reason your score didn't get much above 5 was that it wasn't that special. You've got a good base idea. Perhaps you could use a different lighting setup to intensify the drama? Or juxtapose the queen with another object?

Best wishes,

Jim
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11/03/2003 08:21:20 AM
love it!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/30/2003 09:00:21 PM
Great shadow, nice and clear, focus is good. Lighting was perfect. Very well done. I do wish the base of the fairy item wasn't showing though - personal preference. Good work. 8
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10/28/2003 07:21:13 PM
7. Would prefer to either see more of what is casting the shadow, or less of it. I believe that photographing a shadow alone, is very challenging.
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10/27/2003 09:14:04 PM
This looks like something my Mom would do... Are you my Mom??
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