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You Catch More Flies With Honey.....
You Catch More Flies With Honey.....
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Sticky (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: Outside in our yard
Date: Dec 14, 2006
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: Auto
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 15, 2006

 We are renovating an old stone house, and there are a lot of flies that come through the old, torn screens of the windows. Being that this challenge is "sticky" and the flies were really getting on my nerves, I decided to go with the old saying of "you catch more flies with honey, than with vinegar." I took the bowl outside, and placed a piece of white paper underneath, so that you can see the flies more clearly.

Statistics
Place: 90 out of 100
Avg (all users): 4.6077
Avg (commenters): 4.6000
Avg (participants): 4.5192
Avg (non-participants): 4.6434
Views since voting: 6402
Views during voting: 276
Votes: 181
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 12/30/2006 09:14:53 PM
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: As other voters have commented, the focus needs some work. The captured colors are very nice, but I think a color other than white would have been better for this one.

Lighting: The lighting is off. Your background is a bit too bright and your subject a bit too dark. Perhaps some fill flash would have benefited the end results here.

Composition/Content: Your composition is too centered for this shot. While I am no stickler for the 'rules' of photography, I think a more offset subject would have also helped.

My Opinion: I think with a few small adjustments, this one could have pulled a better score. I do like the creativity of meeting the challenge, as this is the only shot of its type that I remember in the results.

Eric
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/24/2006 08:24:42 AM
Needs better focus so you could see the tension of the honey under the flies. Also detail on flies is very matte. A bit more shine would have been better.
 12/22/2006 08:49:58 PM
More of the concentric circles would appeal.
 12/22/2006 01:57:42 AM
Death to the Flies!
 12/20/2006 12:46:10 PM
Flies are so ugly, but there is a hint of beauty here. It just needs something to get it over the hump. Perhaps if the flies were in better focus without necessarily being more detailed. 6
 12/19/2006 08:00:53 AM
This shot needs to be sharpened a little bit IMO.
 12/19/2006 12:19:37 AM
I guess the adage is true... :)
 12/18/2006 10:48:15 AM
Good idea, but not best focus.
 12/18/2006 10:01:35 AM
Looks a little over processed to me.
 12/18/2006 04:57:15 AM
Ewwwwwww...I hate flies...the more dead ones the better.
 12/18/2006 01:45:32 AM
Hmm grose lol
 12/18/2006 12:19:08 AM
not as many as you catch with flypaper :-)


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