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Poker parisien (submitted BEFORE the contest Triptych)
Poker parisien (submitted BEFORE the contest Triptych)
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2007-04 (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Paris-Pozzuoli
Date: Apr 14, 2007
Aperture: 0
ISO: 0
Shutter: 0
Galleries: Cityscape, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Apr 14, 2007

5 pictures, 6 layers. tha background for the frame filled with black, all the pictures captured in paris except the moon captured in Italy. The image with the moon is constructed with 2 pictures, the tower and the moon. for other images only levels,crop, and usm in post. the flower is cropped from a picture captured in a garden in Paris. The tower was captured in this position but unfortunately the camera software rotate it in a normal position... and I rotate it :)

Statistics
Place: 386 out of 573
Avg (all users): 5.3780
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
Avg (participants): 5.2857
Avg (non-participants): 5.5769
Views since voting: 603
Views during voting: 232
Votes: 164
Comments: 8
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05/11/2007 08:10:23 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Awesome collection of images. I am truly surprised that it didn't score/place higher.

Each of the shots, on their own, are very strong. There are good colors and details present, and each one is interesting, in its own right. I think the arrangement of the ones you have chosen are a bit haphazard, though.

The flower in the bottom right works well. The trees and reflection in the upper left would be better placed in the lower left, with the tower picture on top. That way, the tower and moon is pointing toward the center of the shot rather than feeling like it was falling out.

Another tiny nitpick, the border around the outside of the images, and between the left two is thicker than the border down the middle. It doesn't sound like much, but it adds to the "not planned" feeling of the overall shot. I think cropping the people picture tighter would give you the few pixels you need to be wider apart.

I daresay that you could have used the tower alone in this study and done well. It has an interesting perspective and composition.

This would make an excellent postcard, I think.

If I need to further explain or clarify myself, please feel free to contact me.

karma
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/06/2007 02:45:49 PM
I love the top right picture, looks like from a tourist brochure or something similar. The others aren't as good I don't think, as nice as they are in their own right i dont think they work as a cohesive image.
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05/06/2007 10:39:35 AM
Beautiful, expecially the Eifel Tower. This would make a GREAT postcard.
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05/05/2007 10:17:04 PM
LOVE the bottom left image! Great angle and moon shot!
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05/03/2007 10:28:07 AM
Good thing it was submitted before the triptych since it seems to have 4 images being used. :P I really like the lower left image. Not seeing how the images assembled here come together to tell a story. ??? Good luck to you in the challenge.
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05/02/2007 10:14:23 AM
Poker? I don't understand that.

Would prefer the building be rectilinear - it's tipping back right now -

And ducks? And a flower? What's that got to do with Paris?

The tower image is stunning - and so diluted by the other three images it's just lost.

Better bet to show us something we've seen before in a new way - like the tower. I think you would have scored much higher with just that amazing image.

Would love to see more detail of the metal work in that image too. Shadow/highlight or dodging that dark section would bring out more of the detail that is just peaking at us now.
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05/01/2007 03:43:22 PM
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05/01/2007 02:40:40 PM
I love the shot with the moon.. The reflections in the water are gorgeous too.. not sure where the flower fits in, but it's a nice shot also. 7 for me.
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