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09/30/2008 01:25:23 PM |
Hello from the Critique Club:
I have studied your image and have the following to offer:
Composition/perspective: I admit, after studying your image I still had to look at the description you supplied to know there was a bird there. Then I was able to see it. This may have hurt in the voting. Your straight on perspective makes it a bit hard to view - the DoF shows the center in focus, okay, but the feathers and sticks that are out of focus in the foreground I find to be distracting and make it even harder to spot your image. Perhaps a slight down looking perspective or even a greater DoF would help this or a tighter crop.
Light: natural light, again I think a perspective change may help make this area stronger. There are a lot of distinct shadow and light areas. So many that oppose each other it adds confusion to the shot. As above, a different crop would help this greatly.
Color: there are a lot of nice bold and subtle colors here. It would have been nice to see more of these contrasts brought out. This also may have helped to isolate and focus your subject since it is different from the surround nest.
Challenge: the idea is good and fits the challenge well. Where it falls off I think is in presenting the subject in such a way that it doesn't have to be searched for.
Overall/my opinion: I like the concept behind the image and think it is a great, fortuitous find. I found the image confusing in general which may be a part of the natural defense of the design. But I can see where it would have fallen short in the voter's eyes. |
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09/22/2008 11:08:55 AM |
| I can barely see the bird here... |
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09/19/2008 06:25:52 AM |
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09/18/2008 08:55:54 PM |
| I wish the bird were a bit more visible. He's adorable. |
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09/18/2008 08:09:31 PM |
| Good concept. It is a little hard to see the little bird but I suppose that is as it should be. |
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09/18/2008 06:48:35 PM |
Meets the challenge: 4
Color and lighting: 0
Focus and DOF: 0
Originality: 1
Camera angle: 0
Aesthetic appeal: 1 |
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09/18/2008 05:22:15 PM |
Now that's one good looking nest !
I will have to look again later to see what sort it is. |
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09/18/2008 02:45:27 PM |
| All I can say is 'I wonder where the heck this is' - bizzare! |
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09/17/2008 05:57:20 PM |
| awww I like this. A good abstract pattern that slowly draws you in to the hidden subject. |
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09/17/2008 01:50:01 PM |
| It took a while to figre out what I was looking at. A closer zoom would improve this. 6/10 |
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09/17/2008 12:41:16 AM |
| I wish the bird were a little more noticeable, otherwise this shot is great; crisp, great light and lovely colours. |
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