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02/05/2008 11:06:17 PM |
| I like the interplay of dark and light here. Interesting analogy, our consciousness as a swan gliding through the dark depths of our subconscious - you should write some poetry exploring that. (although running with that analogy, I wonder what that means for SaraR's swan shot for this challenge, lol!) |
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02/04/2008 08:04:45 PM |
I'd likely have voted this a 4, maybe a 5 - it looks more 'out of focus' than intentionally 'soft focus'.
Aside from the focus though - the composition is beautiful, the water looks great. |
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02/04/2008 04:41:17 PM |
| I didn't vote this challenge, either, but I probably would have given this a six. Keep in mind that five is pretty much as low as I go (I see things where there are no things, and I give photographers credit for them). Here, the six would have been because the swan doesn't look soft to me, but instead looks like plastic. I loved the thumb, and I love the deep darkness, calling to be seen but hiding from even the most probing, searching eyes; it's daunting, scary, powerful. But on top, there's a plastic swan. I could come up with something about the commercial nature of post-modern industrial economies, creating wealth of thin air, of our throw-away societies, but I wouldn't have done that here. I would have wanted a real swan to be chased by that shadow . . . (I still like it). |
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02/04/2008 02:45:00 PM |
Jelena, I didn't vote this challenge, but I would've given this a 4 or 5. I like blur when it's clearly intentional. Here, it strikes me as a lack of focus, not intentional use of blur. That is, I believe you, but I wouldn't have known that during voting. I do like the composition. Now, much more blurred and I might've voted higher. See this shot by Wildcard, for example, which is in my faves:
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02/04/2008 11:31:18 AM |
| I didn't vote in this challenge but I would've given this at least a 6. I like the darkness of the water and shadows surrounding the swan. The soft focus on the swan gives it an ethereal appearance. However, expecting the vast majority of dpcers to get the meaning behind the pic may be a bit daunting! |
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02/04/2008 08:44:15 AM |
| I gave this a 6, but I underrated it. I was scoring swans low because I was tired of them. I think 6 was the highest score that I gave a swan (or an eagle). The reason I gave you the extra point was for the lovely shapes of the shadows and how they interacted with the swan's shape. I didn't even think about the focus, which is too bad because I agree with you. The soft focus adds to this. Well done. |
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02/02/2008 01:29:46 AM |
| looks a little fuzzy to me |
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02/01/2008 09:50:39 PM |
| I like the dark ripples in the water, they match the dark reflection of the swan. But I think the photo needs to be in focus. |
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02/01/2008 03:23:14 PM |
| Nice reflections, the contrast seems a little strong though |
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01/31/2008 11:53:59 PM |
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01/31/2008 10:05:44 PM |
| This shot has tremendous potential, but there's an odd smoothness to the swan that doesn't look right. Still, the graphic quality of the black reflections in the water is quite nice. |
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01/31/2008 06:39:30 PM |
| Very soft, a bit noisy too.and the exposure is too hot leaving no detail in the whites. the composition is very nice though. |
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01/30/2008 08:24:08 PM |
| Same it is out of focus.. |
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01/29/2008 01:09:32 PM |
| very etheral. I like the colors of black and white with a hint of color on the bill. |
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01/29/2008 04:30:16 AM |
| Almost Escher-esque, with the reflections creating a counterbalanced image. I like that it's the reflection that's clear rather than the bird itself. |
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01/28/2008 05:44:25 PM |
| I like the simplicity here. The softness enhances the subject but it may be too soft as to suggest technical mistake but for me it's fine. I do wish that dark reflection at the top was kept out of the shot either by waiting for the swan to move way from it or by cropping most of it. I think had you been able to do that and have a sharper shot (a prerequisite at DPC) this would have scored very well. |
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01/28/2008 01:11:12 PM |
| This looked great in the thumbnail, but there's no detail full size. Excellent composition |
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01/28/2008 01:09:11 PM |
| very nice softness to the swan, maybe if the water was not so sharp behind him it would be better? |
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