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Beauty - Appreciate Simplicity
Beauty - Appreciate Simplicity
Kathe


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Challenge: Motivational Poster II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Sony DSLR-A100
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Sony
Location: Val-d'Or, QC
Date: Sep 1, 2007
Aperture: f/5.60
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 1, 2007

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Statistics
Place: 91 out of 165
Avg (all users): 5.6270
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 5.3636
Avg (non-participants): 5.7731
Views since voting: 1234
Views during voting: 309
Votes: 185
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0


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09/15/2007 10:16:08 AM
Critique Club feedback-

This was such an odd challenge, and the voters seemed to expect a pretty standard type of 'poster'. While this is a nice combination of image and phrase, it doesn't immediately come across as motivational and can be (and likely was) interpreted as just a pleasant platitude on the benefit of appreciating the simple things in the world.

The font and placement of text on the poster also moved away from people's notion of what these posters should look like. There's nothing wrong with it, it's just different and likely different enough to have affected the score. I do think the placement of the words in the frame is ok, and the size change of the font was a good approach.

The photo itself is nicely lit with some good details around the water droplets. A bit deeper focus might have given this a bit more pop as much of the twig is blurred out in prominent areas of the overall poster.

Overall this isn't bad and it picked up a slightly above average score as a result. Good work!
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09/13/2007 02:23:42 PM
this should have rated higher
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/09/2007 03:11:34 AM
Nice macro, nice poster. See ya in the top 10!
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09/03/2007 12:20:59 PM
good shot, nice bokeh. not really a motivational poster IMO. Papyrus typeface is quite worn out, but that's not your fault. Placing of text looks rather incidental.
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