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06/27/2007 05:48:29 PM |
Technicals: Good. I don't see a lot wrong with the technicals. Nice sharp focus, nice DOF, nice lighting, nice composition.
The feel: While I get your drift with the B&W application, I may have tried to force attention on the bee through burning/dodging and desaturation of surrounding colors (while keeping them). It would be another method to give the bee extra attention. That said, it doesn't mean this choice was wrong. It does bring out the texture of the bee nicely.
The game: I actually like this one and would have expected it to do somewhat better. It could be that choosing the backside of a bee just wasn't that great a subject as we like to see their front (or side) in macros. I almost entered the backside of a dragonfly, but ultimately didn't because it just didn't look right to see it from that angle. |
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06/27/2007 04:04:14 PM |
| I was one of your 8s. I love the DOF you chose and the tones as well. The lack of color and the gentleness in this really strike a chord with me. I think it's because we associate bees with "busy" yet this seems so peaceful. |
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06/26/2007 03:05:52 PM |
| a lovely shot indeed. the tones and DoF are spot on. the suspenceful bee just makes it. |
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06/25/2007 08:48:20 PM |
| this is such a gorgeous, textured shot. I'm surprised it didn't do better. |
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06/25/2007 12:03:27 PM |
| The response to the b/w is interesting. Personally I liked the color version better, but this is has very nice tones for b/w. Decent score, but I think it should have been a bit higher. Those trolls who vote 1 and 2 really do significant damage. Without those two votes you would have had 5.4094. There was no justification for those two low votes. I just hate it when people do mean things like that. |
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06/24/2007 03:16:10 PM |
Why b/w? Did you have blown out highlights to deal with?
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06/23/2007 10:58:03 PM |
| Nice shot. I like the black and white choice. |
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06/23/2007 07:04:08 PM |
| Very appropriate title. Good choice for B&W. |
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06/22/2007 11:50:00 PM |
| not sure why you went with the duotone |
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06/22/2007 02:11:05 PM |
| Very nice! I like the BW. |
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06/21/2007 12:15:07 PM |
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06/20/2007 04:06:15 PM |
| He's so fuzzy! I love the tones here. |
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06/19/2007 02:55:50 PM |
| BW is an interesting choice here. I think compositionally, it would be stronger if the bee was more prominent in the frame. |
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06/18/2007 03:43:02 PM |
| Would have rather seen this in color. Great shot though. |
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06/18/2007 01:00:18 AM |
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