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04/10/2007 05:16:02 PM |
Greetings from the "Critique Club"!
I hope you find my critique "helpful"...and if you don't, please feel free to send me a PM and ask (or tell) me something more. :)
I really enjoy this type of image! To me, there's something special about the suddenly seen object. I love nature and I like how, in this image, you have portrayed the spiraling tendrils of a climbing plant. The choice of B&W adds a cohesiveness to the whole. The selective focus lets me know exactly what the subject is.
Spending a few moments with the image helps me make several interpretations as it relates to the challenge topic of "spinning"...there is the slow spinning of the tendrils as they made their day-by-day journey...and there are elements that could be spinning in the wind...finally, I notice the human-like figure in the tendrils which seems to be caught in a dance-like pose. It does, however, take a few minutes to arrive at that final conclusion.
Technically there are a few distractions: the lighter line about 1/3 down seems interruptive; the general graininess of the out of focus bits; and the intrusion of the bud in the upper left corner. These are minor overall but do take away from the perfection of the image. You do (also on the technical point) have a nearly full gradation of tones working for this image. The tones help make it rich.
Overall, I love the idea behind this image! It is, in challenges, taboo to title after the challenge...but "Spinning" or "The Dancer on the Vines" might be appropriate here. A title can help direct the viewer at times.
Keep shooting! You've got a nice eye for detail!
--Kadi |
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04/02/2007 07:43:17 PM |
| Intersting use of Spin, here! I like the graininess of this image, it works for this photo. This is haunting. |
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04/01/2007 07:48:42 PM |
| very cool abstract that captures the spirit of the challenge perfectly. 10 |
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03/31/2007 08:40:34 PM |
i don't see a spin going on here; coiled, yes; it's a pretty shot.
Message edited by author 2007-04-05 13:25:49. |
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03/29/2007 11:19:33 PM |
| My first reaction was that there was no "spinning" but then I looked a bit longer and understood your creative thinking. The threads beg for "out of the box" thinking to be accepted and yet they continue to be voted down. I hope you do well in the challenge. 8 |
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03/29/2007 07:21:28 PM |
| nice dof.....great choice of b&w.... |
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03/29/2007 08:13:18 AM |
| Sorry, but IMHO this really DNMC very well. |
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03/28/2007 08:37:37 PM |
| more of a twist than a spin, nevertheless, very nice |
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03/28/2007 08:18:44 PM |
| good photo, but unrelated to the challenge. |
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03/28/2007 06:40:24 AM |
| HUM hum.. is this spinning or simply and naturaly twisted...? JMHO |
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03/28/2007 01:12:57 AM |
| nice pic, but having hard time with twisted = spin. |
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