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12/07/2003 11:39:36 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club!
Like several others, to me this looks more like dirt in a flower pot than coffee. The "rule of thirds" composition works well here, putting the center of interest at the coffee in the scoop. The shadows in that area are entirely black, with no details; this helps to frame the coffee in the scoop, making it stand out from the rest of the coffee, even though it looks much the same. The different textures of the focused and unfocused coffee adds interest. But not that much; in the end I agree with your own assessment: the photo lacks excitement. It needs some variety to create some impact; something as simple as a metal scoop would be beneficial. |
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12/01/2003 01:54:18 PM |
| You keep your coffee in a flowerpot? |
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11/30/2003 08:22:43 PM |
| depth of field is too shallow |
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11/28/2003 11:43:37 PM |
| nice light, wonderful dof. |
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11/28/2003 07:01:49 PM |
| Excellent compostition, lighting, color, aperture choice. I can just smell the coffee. The grinded beans smell much better compared to the end product. |
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11/28/2003 06:23:15 AM |
| I really like this. Nice colors and texture, but my only complaint is the minor out of focus right corner. |
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11/28/2003 04:39:04 AM |
| I feel a bit silly but... what is it? Dirt? Looks like dirt in a flower pot but the title confuses me. |
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11/28/2003 03:09:03 AM |
| DOF issue really lets down a wonderful opportunity. There is good texture in the coffee. |
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11/27/2003 09:50:13 AM |
| meets the challenge so well just a little off focus |
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11/27/2003 08:51:04 AM |
Less accurate it would be but I think coffee beans insteaf of ground might work better here - certainly it's not immediately obvious that it's coffee and if I saw this outside of this challenge I'd assume it was mud in a terracotta flowerpot.
I like the composition very much, feels very balanced. DOF choice works well as does position of scoop. |
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11/26/2003 01:39:01 PM |
| The orange color of the container and the soft focus on the edges make this look more like a pot of dirt than a can of coffee. A deeper depth of field, with the entire surface of the coffee in focus, would help, and a different colored can, maybe black or metal, would help the setup. The composition is excellent. |
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11/26/2003 11:33:21 AM |
| Superb shot, if it hadn't been for the background. (8) |
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11/26/2003 11:22:36 AM |
| Good looking shot. I wonder how this would of looked with at much tighter crop? Good luck in the challenge this is a good one. |
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11/26/2003 11:15:28 AM |
| Depth of focus could be better...but neat idea and set up. |
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