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11/18/2003 03:19:27 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club.
I like the expression that the turtle has in this shot. However, there are a number of things you could improve for this shot:
1. Focus: Your plane of focus doesn't seem to include your turtle's face. That draws the eye of the viewer to the back of the turtle, but that is covered up, so attention is lost.
2. Composition: There are a few elements in the photo that seem to be out of place. That red box in the back doesn't seem to add anything to the shot, and the white piece of paper in the foreground covers up most of your subject and more than half of your photo. It seems that you just took a shot of the turtle wherever he was, without giving any thought to composition or other elements in the shot.
3. Challenge topic: Most people would not consider a shot of a live animal to be a "still life" shot. I'm sure many of the low votes were for that reason alone.
I see that this is only your second submission in about 18 months! I hope to see more of your work in the future. Just take your time and think about your shot to make it look just how you want it. |
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11/10/2003 02:43:50 PM |
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11/06/2003 09:27:21 PM |
Webster online dictionary
//www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
Main Entry: still life
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural still lifes
Date: 1695
1 : a picture consisting predominantly of inanimate objects
2 : the category of graphic arts concerned with inanimate subject matter |
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11/06/2003 09:50:53 AM |
| focus appears a bit off to me |
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11/05/2003 05:55:45 PM |
| my eye goes first to the bright red box which really isnt part of the shot and should be removed.. then i wonder what the large white area along the bottom is.. why is it there? the turtle is cute but if he is the subject then he should be in focus. |
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11/05/2003 06:32:30 AM |
better focus will make the picture better....
the red box in the background is distracting as well... |
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11/05/2003 06:32:11 AM |
| Uahhuhh, a dino is coming. Hi, he is not a Godzilla´s cousin? Stunning. Bu you loose the focus, probably in a turtle´s movements. I guess that you whant to focus the head. But still a great shot. |
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11/05/2003 04:47:04 AM |
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