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01/01/2004 04:30:50 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club
Initial thoughts/My opinion
Great macro shot, which lives from the two colours, shape and use of a narrow DOF. Like it very much. Misses the often discussed "WooW-factor" though.
Content/Composition
I like what I look at, because it shows an everyday item in a clear presentation. Well suited for a macro challenge IMO. The pink and blue work very well for me, although pink isn't my favourite colour.
Maybe that's a point for understanding why it has been scored rather low by the voters: it is not a macro shot where one says: "Woow, didn't know that the world looks like that on small scale" or something like that. Hence, the has to speak by its higher then average technical quality (it does have it!) and has to address the voters mind by appealing shapes and colours. I could imagine that many voters just didn't like the colour pink!
Composition is very fine and well thought of: the diagonal foreground and the curved tape in the back result in a nice contrast with respect to shape. Also the use of a narrow DOF works very well. One thing that might have been interesting with respect to composition would have been to try to bend the tape in a way that one can see the transition from the straight foreground diagonal to the curved background. Not sure if it would work well, just a thought of mine.
Also to be able to see the details of the tape works well: gives the image texture on a small length scale.
Light is very well set.
Camera work -technically
No issue here: you know how to handle your camera and it shows. Especially exposure is right on the spot!
Digital Processing - Technical
Also nothing special to mention: sharpening is just right, the blue background is absolutely homogeneous without any noise. Just perfect.
Fits the challenge
Of course, it is a macro so it fits. Well selected title too.
Keep up the good work and
Good luck for you further submissions
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12/25/2003 06:06:23 PM |
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12/23/2003 01:44:56 PM |
| Nice use of colour and DOF. I like the straight diagonal of the foreground and the way it contrasts with the lazy curves behind it. |
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12/23/2003 09:57:04 AM |
Technical: fits the challenge. Exposure composition focus lighting all good, I like the depth.
Personal: Nice shot!
My vote: 6 |
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12/23/2003 05:20:50 AM |
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12/22/2003 03:04:08 AM |
| great use of dof. and the diagonal composition. The photo doesn't speak to me though. |
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