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Running Away
Running Away
JoanieP


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Duotones IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: pittsburgh
Date: Jun 13, 2009
Aperture: f6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Rural, Children
Date Uploaded: Jun 13, 2009

for those of you who will say this isn't straight , I live in Pittsburgh where there are no straight lines . It's all hills and the tracks are tilted .And for those of you that don't like the title , I do , it's my photo and I'll name it whatever I want .

Statistics
Place: 197 out of 253
Avg (all users): 5.0420
Avg (commenters): 5.3333
Avg (participants): 4.8289
Avg (non-participants): 5.4186
Views since voting: 637
Views during voting: 190
Votes: 119
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0


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06/28/2009 07:22:00 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club

Your comments are quite defensive, so from the beginning you obviously knew you may get dinged for it not being straight. I have to agree with you, it gets old being told things are not straight! It certainly doesn't affect my view of this image at all.

Obviously this is a set up shot, so it would be interesting to see how it looked in horizontal orientation where the boy may not be so centered in the frame. I think it works as it is, but I'm trying to think of reasons why it may not have scored to it's potential.

One person commented that the boy, clearly the primary subject, is not entirely in focus. On studying the image for a bit longer I think I would agree. It's only ever so slightly off, but enough to make a difference in scoring.

Overall I think the composition and subject are excellent and I like the title.

Coming now to the main reason why I think you did not score as high as you probably would have hoped. I do believe that the toning in this image is a little bit heavy. I think sometimes when doing this type of challenge, the less is more approach is the way forward. Looking at the top 3 images, you will see how subtle the toning is on those. (I could also listen to my own advice on this point!)

Hopefully this is helpful to you.

Sarah
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/18/2009 02:36:28 PM
what a cute kid...well done... straightening a little would have help my score
06/17/2009 08:41:12 PM
great concept - a little heavy on the toning.
06/16/2009 04:13:05 PM
Nice idea, although it looks like the pack has slipped down the stick :-).
06/15/2009 09:56:01 PM
I like this viewpoint and the idea. The boy is out of focus to me.


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