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Challenge: Rusted (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5400
Location: Seabeck, Washington
Date: May 2, 2004
Aperture: F2
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1000
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: May 4, 2004

An iron washer that someone had stacked inside a shell beneath the little beef bridge. No editing done, just a resize.

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Place: 310 out of 443
Avg (all users): 4.8008
Avg (commenters): 6.7000
Avg (participants): 4.6456
Avg (non-participants): 5.0278
Views since voting: 883
Votes: 266
Comments: 12
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05/17/2004 04:16:21 PM
Hi Mark,

Greeting from the Critique Club...

Congrats on your first entry and Welcome!

I feel your entry has a unique composition -- the tenuousness of the main subject creates a great tension in the shot. You have used out-of-focus areas (green foreground and background) to set your subject(s) agains well. The predominately green tones also set your subject(s) apart.

The washer would be a stronger subject if lit to stand out more from the background (not a lot but just a bit more). The shell isn't background but rather a key element so it needs space under the shell to avoid a chopped-off feel.

Please e-mail me with any questions you have on my comments.

Regards,
Theresa
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/11/2004 10:51:28 AM
Nice shot. I think a more contrasty background would help set off the rusted doughnut better.
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05/11/2004 07:39:54 AM
Creative subject. The lower cropping is a alittle distracting as the shell's cut off feels unatural. Great depth of field.
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05/10/2004 11:28:43 PM
Very nice greens in both rock and shell. I almost see them in the rust itself. Very nice relaxed mood to this piece with a good balance in all areas of light and dark, and focus and diffusion. I would like it somewhat better I suspect if a little picture were available below the shell.

A 9
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05/10/2004 01:57:43 PM
really nice composition, very unusual. I do think though shadows could have been brighter and a bit of sharpening wouldn't have gone amiss.
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05/10/2004 09:58:34 AM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 5
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 5
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 4
How well does it meet the challenge: 9
Total Averaged Rating 5.75 Dick
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05/10/2004 05:48:23 AM
Interesting.
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05/08/2004 09:14:50 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 5
How well does it meet the challenge: 7
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 6
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05/06/2004 11:07:30 PM
Love the title.
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05/06/2004 12:41:34 PM
its a good idea, but i would like to see the shell more in focus...
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05/05/2004 04:57:14 PM
This is a nice picture with good colors in it and good DOF the rusty stuff looks good, but somehow I dont think the shell fits in there, often simple is better, would like to see it without the shell, Good luck :)
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05/05/2004 04:50:55 PM
Intriguing image. It looks a bit precarious, perched as it is.
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