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02/25/2008 08:40:20 PM |
| Missed this. The dpc size doesn't do this any favours: I have to do an imaginative interpolation to "see" the varied feathers and down that make this so interesting. I think the head is snaked around to groom the right underwing. Like dragon and food on platter intimations... |
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01/28/2008 07:26:52 PM |
| Wonderful photo. Unlike most of the voters, my only complaint is that the bird IS recognizable. Without the small tail giving away it's identity, this sea creature could have scored even lower, but would have been a better piece of art. Don't compromise your photography for a high DPC score unless you are doing it intentionally. |
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01/09/2008 03:12:38 PM |
I do think it is too centered. I agree that the ripples are nice, so the centering works great right to left. Maybe if a little bit of the bottom was cropped it would have a little more punch.
I honestly wouldn't have known what this was without reading your description. I truly think this would have done much better if you could see the head. I really like the tone of this photo. The vignette is a nice, suttle touch as well. |
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01/08/2008 11:16:14 PM |
| Great image, though I like the ripples and the reflection, I feel that the subject lost importance. |
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01/08/2008 08:29:41 PM |
| Hmmm, I thought I commented during the challenge. I really like the tones here and the ripples. The interesting pose of the duck also works extremely well. It all leads up to a good picture. My only suggestion and it is quite minor would be to brighten up the duck just a bit while keeping the same contrast (I would like to see more of those whites). |
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01/08/2008 05:57:06 PM |
OK let me be honest...I gave this a four and in retrospect I do think I was too harsh on it (sorry). There is a lot to like about this image, the centred composition, the ripples from the swans body. My 'problems' with it when I was marking it is that I found even when I looked at it quite closely although I knew it was a swan/seabird I could not really make out what was happening in the shot which was a bit unnerving and unattractive to the eye. Also because the animal seems to be mid moult the darkness of its feathers seems to blend in a bit with the surface of the water making it a touch flat and indistinct
Having said that I think that many people looking at this a second time would say it was worthy of a higher score than it had been given |
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01/08/2008 04:54:39 PM |
| 6 from me. Like the B&W treatment. |
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01/08/2008 11:33:06 AM |
| I absolutely adore this shot and would have given it an 8, had I voted. I feel the simplicity and elegance of the composition is excellent. Clearly underrated and great material for a Posthumous ribbon, in my opinion. (Too centered... to shmentered - people need to get over that. Sometimes centered is appropriate, as in this case.) |
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01/08/2008 11:08:45 AM |
| I gave this a 5. Frankly I couldn't tell it was a swan. I also found it too centered |
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01/08/2008 10:55:37 AM |
| sorry but i gave this a 4 mostly because i couldn't figure out what it was! |
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01/08/2008 06:00:15 AM |
I liked this,during voting, but think maybe it wasn't understood by many of the voters.
I think it worked very well in black and white, not sure that it would in colour. |
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01/08/2008 02:42:52 AM |
| The thing to notice here is the huge variance between the average score and the score from your commenters. You did indeed get a favorable response from quite a few people. In my book, that's a Free Study success! The toning here is lovely, the centered comp works because of the rings in the water, and the bird is quite elegant with very good detail. My only nit with it is where is its head? :-) |
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01/08/2008 02:04:06 AM |
| GROSSLY underrated, lovely shot. |
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01/06/2008 10:58:28 PM |
| I adore the strange ambiguity of this form... and at the same time it makes me hungry... |
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01/04/2008 09:47:02 PM |
| I like your centered composition. |
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01/04/2008 07:46:46 PM |
| Great lighting and clarity. I like it in black & white - for me, its more effective. A little bit of darkness in all four corners (I'm sure there's a more technical term), but overall a nice photo. |
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01/04/2008 05:08:58 AM |
| Just beautiful. Great BW conversion. |
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01/03/2008 04:51:10 PM |
| Interesting curves and lines. I can almost imagine this is a sea monster or dragon if it weren't for the tail. |
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01/03/2008 09:22:53 AM |
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01/02/2008 11:01:12 PM |
| A good photo, I like the water ripples, but the birds pose does not grab me. |
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01/02/2008 10:05:32 PM |
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01/02/2008 04:15:35 PM |
| Complicated yet interesting. Would it be better in color though? I donno. |
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01/01/2008 08:52:56 PM |
| I like this but I don't know what to make of it. I cannot figure out how this bird is twisted. Great job! 7 |
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01/01/2008 07:17:26 PM |
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01/01/2008 04:05:10 PM |
| A strange and fascinating picture :P |
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01/01/2008 04:16:15 AM |
| whoa, when I first saw this on the thumbnail I thought it was a man kneeling. what an awesome capture, centered composition and all. |
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