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04/24/2009 08:35:34 PM |
Originally posted by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!
Initial impression: You sure get dizzy after looking at this shot for awhile, in a nice way :-) Colourful and clearly a painstaking amount of work went into this setup and shot. Glad that the voters appreciated it. I would have given this a 7 or 8.
Susan |
Thank you Susan, appreciate your time and efforts,
Cheers, |
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04/24/2009 01:32:01 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club!
Initial impression: You sure get dizzy after looking at this shot for awhile, in a nice way :-) Colourful and clearly a painstaking amount of work went into this setup and shot. Glad that the voters appreciated it. I would have given this a 7 or 8.
Technical: Good comp, effective use of thirds. Shadows are tough to do on this site. If they're too strong you usually get blasted. However, shadows can also add dof to a shot and here the shapes created by the shadow are crucial. So in this case I would've tried to bump up the shadow a bit, either by moving the light closer or shooting at a slower speed. 1/100 may have done the trick.
Artistic: I love that you used exactly the same coloured pencils on each layer, and how you got them to stack so precisely is a testament to your patience. The shape of the shadow moves nicely into all that available space.
FWIW: I find that Levels are useful but quite limited. Experiment with the Curves option in Adjustments, and see how it works, get familiar with it; Curves is a great tool to have in your repertoire. And after you resize the image, try Unsharp Mask, just to give the edges a tiny bit more definition.
Overall a very clever idea, well executed, and glad you finished so high!
If you have any questions feel free to PM me.
Susan |
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04/19/2009 02:46:48 AM |
| That would have been hard to get the pencils not to move. |
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04/17/2009 10:48:56 AM |
| Very cool. That shadow is terrific. This has a stock photo/commercial appeal. |
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04/16/2009 12:03:05 AM |
| love the idea, just wish the shadow could be a bit more defined |
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04/15/2009 10:34:24 AM |
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04/15/2009 12:15:06 AM |
| Nice setup, and very clever use of shadow. Nice job! |
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04/14/2009 01:08:21 PM |
| in an odd way I like this...the cemetery of the shot, not to mention the color blending of your pencils...they work well together |
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04/14/2009 10:16:07 AM |
| This is well done. Must have taken a while to put together. Too bad the shadow isn't just a bit sharper. |
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04/14/2009 05:17:23 AM |
| very creative and clever idea |
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04/13/2009 11:33:42 AM |
| A very creative look at colored pencils - the image meets the subject matter and with a certain cheeky attitude. A terrific demonstration of the creative process in meeting the challenge. Should be a sure bet to win a ribbon or place high as a top twenty image. A couple of minor detail problems not worth mentioning because they don't appear until you really get a critical eye and examine the image closely. Well done. |
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04/13/2009 09:34:06 AM |
| At first I couldn't see the fish shadow but now I do. It's a nice simple shot, the lighting good. |
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04/13/2009 12:32:45 AM |
| cool. great lighting. love the shadow 9 |
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