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04/30/2004 06:46:41 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club
Composition: Well composed. I like the colors and the shapes of the tree - the way the branches are bent. It's an excellent choice for a subject. I question the centering of the tree mostly because of the inclusion of the figures and picnic table. I would love the feeling that this was an isolated tree - or if the point of the photo is to say that these are people who have gathered to watch the sunset, then it would need to be framed to show them a bit more. The amount of foreground you chose anchors the subject well and really helps to bring the eye to the crown of the tree.
Background: The sky is wonderful, I love the color and I know it really is like that in Hawaii sometimes. I would prefer if the foreground grass had less detail to it.
Camera Work: (Focus/DOF/Exposure) - there is a slight grain to it or lack of focus. I'd like to see the tree particularly sharp - maybe play with a different speed?
Post Processing: The color/saturation/contrast is perfectly appropriate for this shot. If this were not for a silhouette challenge. I agree that the red halo around the heads of the people is a little distracting from the rest of the image.
The Challenge: Fits the challenge very well.
My Opinion: A nice shot, very evocative of place and time. I think the shot would benefit from an off-center tree, maybe closer crop of it or a slightly different angle to get rid of the people or closer in to actually get a better sense of the people.
Please let me know if these comments are helpful. If you have any other comments or questions please feel free to PM me. |
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04/22/2004 05:15:09 PM |
| this seems to be rather grainy looking in the shadowed areas, perhaps a little more contrast mught have helped. Good Luck, Todd. 5. |
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04/21/2004 04:10:29 AM |
| Very interesting color for the sky. |
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04/20/2004 07:31:35 AM |
| I know the sky can be like that but the colour looks exaggerated. The shape of the tree is beautiful though. |
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04/19/2004 01:55:12 PM |
| The layering effect is very nice. The framing of your models under the tree limbs is great. The rim lighting on the hair adds a nice touch. It may look a bit better if some of the left edge were cropped off - so that the tree is on the left edsge. |
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04/19/2004 12:18:24 PM |
| The overly-red outline on many of the subjects is distracting. |
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