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05/12/2010 08:59:32 AM |
Dang, just reviewing some previous Bokeh shots before the BokehVI challenge. This is outstanding. Ooh, just saw your notes, hehe. :-)
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12/25/2008 11:43:37 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club:
This is a very nice shot overall; I really like the "expanding" look (perspective) of the bokeh. And congratulations on your top 15 image!
COMPOSITION: As I said, I really like the composition you chose, the perspective, and the look of the bokeh, is great.
EXPOSURE AND SHARPNESS: Exposure seems to be ok. Contrast is good in the center by the spider and in the sharper areas, but overall, the photo has a bit of a flat look--I think because of the colors. If you had shifted these to more contrasting colors, it might have been more striking. Sharpness and clarity seem ok at this size, but not exceptional.
AESTHETICS: I think the photo has everything going for it in aesthetics (outside of being a shot of a spider which some people fear!). But overall aesthetics don't work for me, despite the great subject, and excellent bokeh. I believe it's the colors--they don't appeal to me (whereas they do in the shot you were emulating). Or it might be the "negative" look (whether created or somehow natural; perhaps indeed it's the colors that say negative to me).
This is of course all subjective opinion! But perhaps it will help you in trying alternative post-processing, or just for the next time you try this! |
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12/20/2008 05:22:02 PM |
| WOW! Nice forground and background bokeh! |
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12/20/2008 12:26:09 PM |
| Good bokeh and great colors! There could be more details on the spider! But your photo is great! |
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12/20/2008 03:14:55 AM |
Beautiful composition, lines, converging interesting, and wonderful bokeh!
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12/19/2008 07:18:51 PM |
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12/19/2008 06:43:26 PM |
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12/19/2008 02:41:24 PM |
| Ahhh, a glow-in-the-dark spider! Obviously your intent, going by the title :) Good capture. It's hard to tell at this size, but focus seems to be right in front of the spider, not straight on it. The out of focus droplets make for a beautiful frame for this spider. ~7 |
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12/19/2008 06:25:33 AM |
| Spider on acid! Very cool effect. |
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12/19/2008 02:24:59 AM |
| love the color nice composition |
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12/18/2008 10:14:04 AM |
| Love the way the lines all point to the subject. |
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12/17/2008 05:27:14 PM |
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12/17/2008 11:47:47 AM |
| If the spider were in a little better focus, this could have been fantastic. |
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12/17/2008 09:44:56 AM |
| Oooh, sparkly spider, too! Wonderfully sci-fi colors here and it feels like it's pulling me in =:-O |
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12/17/2008 08:10:09 AM |
| Very cool bokeh... love the colors here. If I HAD to guess... I would say this was skewsme. |
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12/17/2008 08:02:59 AM |
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12/17/2008 03:13:27 AM |
| awesome... love the blurred water droplets in the foreground and background |
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12/17/2008 12:50:14 AM |
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