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04/22/2007 03:17:36 PM |
| I gave this a 6, and would have gone higher if the diamond was in sharper focus, as the composition and textures were very good, and the concept was totally appropriate. |
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04/20/2007 09:04:40 AM |
greetings from the Critique Club
I like this photo. I gave it a 6. I save 7s and higher for photos that wow me, and it's remarkable how many of them do. For me, a 6 is still a good score. You interpreted the challenge figuratively and gave your shot not just dark tones, but a dark mood. In fact, the more I look at it, the more I think I should have given this a 7. It's got great texture on the hand and a real weighty mood to it. I like how the fingers just disappear into shadow.
And I can almost guarantee you that all the things I like about it are the things that the DPC voters did NOT like about it. They do NOT like creative interpretations of a challenge and they do NOT like mysterious moods. The people who took time to comment looked at your picture more carefully and thoughtfully, and scored you higher. In fact, you should be proud that you broke 5 with such an interesting photo.
I see two general strategies that you could take from this point.
Strategy 1: Pander. Make your shots less and less interesting as you follow a narrow set of "rules" designed to appeal to the most voters. I believe  scalvert has a tutorial on getting high scores where he goes over some of these. Eventually, all of your spirit will be condensed into a slight "quirk" or "style" that identifies your photos without actually making them original.
Strategy 2: Blossom. Keep going after the images that interest you. Move even further from the DPC standard. Sometimes you'll get sub-5 scores, but there's also a possibility that after a while DPC will come around. They will move toward you instead of you moving toward them. This is happening to  silverfoxx. You will find her with a ribbon soon. The ultimate hero of this method is  jjbeguin, who has a whole column of ribbons. There are also  e301, bucket, xion... find your own heroes, the ones who are devoted only to creating wonder with their cameras. They are here. |
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04/14/2007 10:59:20 PM |
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04/13/2007 09:27:20 AM |
| nice concept... but i think technicals need a little work... dof is not quite right |
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04/11/2007 10:52:54 PM |
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04/11/2007 06:29:40 PM |
| I like this... and original idea. |
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04/11/2007 02:59:31 PM |
| I really like the way you thought out sidethe box and used no chains yet we all get the point |
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04/11/2007 12:48:32 AM |
| Interesting intrepretation of the challenge. I find it thought provoking. I wonder if the hand were at an angle across the frame, it might be a liitle more dynamic, compositionally? Nice job. |
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04/10/2007 02:44:54 PM |
| Great title and image. Nice thinking out of the norm with this image. |
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04/09/2007 10:51:58 AM |
| Nice take on the theme, Nice lighting that works well in B&W. |
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