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05/21/2004 01:23:45 PM |
Hi Manuel and * Greetings from the Critique Club *
The comments you received seem to have stirred up a "mini controvery" over the use of soft focus to contol where you viewers' eyes travel. As you can tell, this seems to be a "love - hate" situation, either the viewer thinks it's cool - or else thinks it's a distraction.
The way you have it shown, the viewer is taken right to the red/black area in the center of the cup. From there he or she can explore outward. It works well.
If you did want to try more DoF - use a smaller aperture (larger number) as you shot this wide open at f 1.8. To do this you'll probably need a tripod, something you probably wouldn't take to a spa. You may find that the image seems to get too "busy" with everything in focus though.
The other artistic qualities of the image are very nice indeed - composition and lighting both support your subject very well.
I'm not sure you need the border - see what you think without one.
So - if you want higher scores and try to "satisfy" more viewers - reduce the soft focus. If, on the other hand, you really like this technique as I do, shoot for yourself and forget about high scores.
It's a nice image - and thanks for sharing.
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05/16/2004 09:32:06 PM |
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 7
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 7
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 6
How well does it meet the challenge: 8
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 7
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05/16/2004 01:44:18 AM |
Nice leading lines! Would like a little more DOF towards the viewer though. It's also a little hot on the sticks closest to the bottom toward the left.
TC |
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05/15/2004 09:54:46 PM |
| The blurring in the lower sticks is a significant didtraction froman otherwise well composed image. Needs more depth of field to bring it all into focus. |
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05/15/2004 03:00:16 PM |
Very nice array of soft colors. The focus is really good, it leads my eye right into the cup.
Good luck... |
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05/14/2004 06:54:18 PM |
| I really like shots like this. I get marks down all the time for putting parts of my subject (in the foreground) out of focus, but I really love that feel. To each his/her own. This is a great photo. I like the lighting, color, composition and overall feel. I wish the bottom right wasn't so cornered (dark), but it's great anyhow 9 |
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05/14/2004 06:06:55 AM |
| Nice colours and very original topic |
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05/12/2004 08:26:48 PM |
| Maybe it would have worked better if it was all in focus...nice idea though... |
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05/11/2004 02:54:40 PM |
| Good composition and colour |
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05/10/2004 08:46:54 PM |
| Escellent use of focus to lead the viewer in to the photo. I like this a lot. |
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05/10/2004 08:16:25 PM |
| At first glance i thought that this had a zoom burst effect...cool shot and interesting DOF. |
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05/10/2004 01:34:57 PM |
| interesting idea, cool color |
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05/10/2004 12:47:47 AM |
| A nice shot, and a good interpretation of the topic. |
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