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02/01/2004 11:36:10 PM |
**critique club**
First off the bat, let me say, as a resident of Japan, the title was the first thing that intrigued me. I presume you mean Sapporo's Ice Festival? I thought, for a fleeting instance, that you were either a resident, too, or had come to Japan. Now I know, the title has an entirely different meaning to me. Interesting.
The other commentors have picked up on the pink hues. I must admit, they are distracting. Overall, the exposure feels a touch under. There needs to be a sense of glitter in ice shots. So the darkness and the pinkness combine to rob this shot of its most important feature. This weakens the shot for me.
A further weakness is the composition. I feel that I've been thrown into the middle of something. There's no feeling of start - middle - end, which is vital in story-telling and photography. A scene can have these elements, too.
I like the border. Maybe if it were even heavier, the sense of brightness would show through more.
These are my negative feelings. On the whole, though, I think that they are tiny in comparison to the strengths in the shot. It is a good shot. I must say that. And certainly fitting to the challenge.
If you have any comments on this critique, please feel free to contact me.
Best wishes,
Jim
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01/25/2004 02:30:48 PM |
| Boosting the contrast would really add more impact to the shot. The composition is wonderful and interesting. White balance seems to be off and the ice looks pinkish. |
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01/24/2004 10:12:11 AM |
| Wow. Excellent job with this one. What an awesome find, to start with. The picture is extremely well taken too. There is really good detail, its clear, balanced. I'm not so sure I prefer the pink hues versus doing something a little warmer though, even if it is ice. Great work 9 |
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01/23/2004 11:32:05 PM |
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01/23/2004 10:31:25 PM |
| This is something that I could imagine being in National Geographic 9 |
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01/23/2004 04:11:16 PM |
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01/22/2004 02:19:58 PM |
| nothing in it to "grab" the eye - beautiful formation and exposure is good. just misses that something |
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01/20/2004 11:05:52 PM |
| Beautiful shot but I think I would have liked to have seen a bit more rock to balance it out. Very nice though. |
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01/20/2004 07:44:28 PM |
| something about the color balance (white balance) on this isn't working for me. The tones of purple/red are a little too powerful. Excellent subject, nice and sharp, overall looks great. nice work. |
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01/20/2004 11:31:48 AM |
| I would like to have seen more... |
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01/20/2004 12:42:53 AM |
| absolutly beautiful my favorite!!! don't care for the border though destracts from the pic. |
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01/19/2004 05:28:37 PM |
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01/19/2004 12:55:15 PM |
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01/19/2004 10:49:53 AM |
| Very pretty, would like to see more of this. Good job. |
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01/19/2004 04:18:38 AM |
| think a white border would have been better. Apart from that, nice effort and good subject. |
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01/19/2004 03:30:34 AM |
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01/19/2004 03:02:06 AM |
| The lighting seems to be off I think, white colors can be hard to get true. Nice ice water fall. |
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01/19/2004 12:31:38 AM |
| Nice shot, but the ice seems to have a kind of magenta cast to it........... |
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