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11/16/2003 05:59:38 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club.
The challenge was to express the seemingly infinite and this image does it both literally, with the line of candles stretching out of the frame, and symbolically, with the infinity sign. The candles themselves are also reminiscent of some religious and meditation practices so provide yet another tie to the infinite.
However the composition is somewhat lacking. The infinity sign is too close to the bottom of the frame to be an effective center of interest. Instead, the viewer's eye is directed up the line to the first intersection, where it is held by the crossed lines and the different color. But it just isn't that interesting, leaving the viewer unsatisfied.
More importantly, although the candles are fascinating I think some other element is needed to relieve the tedium of the dozens of candles. I don't have a suggestion--I like the lack of other lighting that makes the candlelight more dramatic--but long to see something besides candles. |
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11/08/2003 11:46:27 AM |
| It looks a little pixelated, but I like the use of all the candles. Good composition. |
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11/05/2003 06:29:51 PM |
| This must have been a lot of work - you got the tea-lights lined up so perfectly. Nice to have the exposure so that the background is black. I wish the line of lights came from a corner rather than falling off the top of the picture. The resolution (?) makes the image a bit grainy. |
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11/03/2003 12:01:54 PM |
| Cool idea. Good composition and lighting. Very creative. 8. |
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11/03/2003 10:54:27 AM |
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11/03/2003 05:10:53 AM |
| I would have scored this higher had the flames not been blown backwards. I think this has caused some of the candle pots to look darkened. Still like it though! :-) |
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11/03/2003 02:41:40 AM |
| WOw! Those really do go on for ever, don't they!? How many tea candles did you buy? I hope you post the exact number in the photograph's detals when the challenge is over. Great job. |
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