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02/04/2007 10:13:11 PM |
| This is a great idea but the flash of the front of the guitar is very distracting unfortunately. |
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02/04/2007 04:37:03 PM |
| the glare is very distracting and you have some masking problems on you selective desat. sometimes it can be easier to selectively desat using the hue saturation option. |
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02/04/2007 04:32:15 PM |
| Composition and pose don't work for me. Also the blown out highlight on the guitar is very distracting, and the selective coloring (de-coloring?) doesn't improve the shot either. |
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02/03/2007 12:46:56 PM |
| nice concept. Pity about the glare off the guitar. |
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02/02/2007 10:52:12 PM |
| Nice idea, unfortunately the flash reflection really is distracting. But I really like your creativity, very fresh idea. |
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02/02/2007 11:27:54 AM |
| The flash is very overpowering and the grain and lack of contrast also take away from the image as a whole. The crop is too tight and the selective desaturation does nothing for me. I'm sorry if this seems overly harsh, but it is my honest opinion. I would recommend not using an on camera flash for shots of this nature and experiment more with proper lighting techniques. The duality of the title is very nice but I'm not a fan of the image itself. |
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02/01/2007 11:05:05 PM |
| Good idea, but that glaring reflection on the guitar is a big problem |
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01/31/2007 05:53:23 PM |
the harsh lighting on the guitar probably isn't working for the voters. you can avoid that by placing your flash a bit to the side, or, even better, don't use a flash at all.
skintones are a bit too gray for me, and the selective desat is a bit messy ;) |
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01/31/2007 01:58:44 PM |
| this would make for an interesting photo, but the b/w looks out of focus and grainy, and the flash on the guitar kills the vibe you are going for. |
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01/31/2007 08:51:07 AM |
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01/31/2007 07:32:02 AM |
| very disturbing reflection, crop is much too tight. had used the desaturation the other way round |
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01/30/2007 11:31:23 PM |
| This is a really great idea. A composition that could really work well. I think there are a few things holding the image back though. Probably the biggest thing is the lighting. See how the woman is very flat, and the guitar face has that large obtrusive glare spot? This is something that you just have to take the time to experiment, move around, find good even lighting with no glare or harsh shadows. Especially with a very reflective surface, like the guitar. Also, some attention to detail, like cleaning the guitar before the shoot (you can see the smudges and fingerprints all over it), and ensuring the guitar is held straight (see how it is tilted to the right?) I also see that your image is only 474 px. It really is in your best interest to use as much of the full 640 allowed. There is a good tutorial on the site (under Learn on the menu bar) about sizing and preparing challenge entries. I think that with some work on lighting and little details, this great concept could be a very strong photo. |
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01/30/2007 07:54:42 PM |
| I LOVE the composition. It's very nice, but it's execution, I'd like to see cleaned up. #1, I don't like the desat, B&W or color here would be fine, but the desat isn't right. if you REALLY want to do the desat, desat the guitar, and not the girl. And then do something about the flash on the guitar, light it from the side or something to make that reflection go away. Great start though, and PLEASE reshoot, cause I'd love to see it without the flash at least. |
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01/30/2007 03:31:13 PM |
| The light reflection and the fingerprints on the guitar aren't working for me. Otherwise it's a great concept and composition. |
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01/30/2007 01:16:53 PM |
| Bad processing. The selections used for the selective colour are very untidy. Also, the harsh reflection on the guitar is very distracting. |
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01/30/2007 01:02:03 AM |
| The flash reflection on the guitar is VERY distracting and really ruins the picture. |
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01/29/2007 11:13:50 PM |
| harsh lighting and fingerprints on the guitar are very distracting. Nice idea though. |
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01/29/2007 10:11:09 PM |
| needs to probably be larger |
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01/29/2007 09:25:38 PM |
| I think it would have been better all in color to bring out the nude. Also, the glare on the guitar is really distracting. |
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01/29/2007 07:56:59 PM |
| Nasty reflection is very distracting from this otherwise interesting composition. |
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01/29/2007 05:36:29 PM |
| This could be great if only you hadn't used the on camera flash. The reflection & fingerprints all over the guitar subtract so much from a really great image. |
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01/29/2007 05:29:35 PM |
| good idea reflections on guitar should have been avoided |
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01/29/2007 01:02:09 PM |
| I like this idea. Lighting is a tad harsh with the glare on the guitar. Not sure if you desaturated the body but I think it would look a bit richer and warmer in color. |
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01/29/2007 12:59:33 PM |
| The highlght bang in the centre turns it off i guess. Veryimaginative capture though |
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01/29/2007 12:46:54 PM |
| The glare is unbearable, just stills from the whole shot. |
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01/29/2007 08:16:23 AM |
| i wish this hadn't had the glare on the guitar, good idea |
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01/29/2007 04:22:02 AM |
| Why is the model in BW but the guiter in color? I know that selective colors do wotk, but they do it not here. And it got this bad flass glare on the guiter. Better luck next time |
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01/29/2007 12:14:44 AM |
| Would have been so much better without the glare of the flash. Love the contrast of color and skin. bottom hand placement perfect, upper hand not so sure. |
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01/29/2007 12:08:39 AM |
| the harsh lighting on the guitar really distracts me |
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