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02/01/2010 06:46:39 AM |
Hi Rune, greetings from the Critique Club!
Thank you for participating in the Best of 2009 challenge.
First of all, don't be disencouraged by your placing, you still received a 5,5 in a photo, and this challenge had a lot of good photos to look at.
Regarding your photo:
Lighting
The most well processed parts of this picture are the sky and the truck. They have been very improved by the HDR treatment.
The mixture between yellow of the sky and blue of the truck make for a pleasing balance.
The rest of the picture is a bit dark, and probably some users had problems with some displays, some notebooks do display it very dark, and it could have worked against you.
Composition
There's one thing that probably kept your shot from scoring higher, and that is the branches in front.
I'm not a supporter of damaging the scene when you shoot, but by the looks of the surroundings if you would have taken out the branches in front, the truck would be clearly visible, making it the central point. This way, it's just something more in the landscape. Also, a shot from a lower perspective could have got you more sky, it's very beautiful. Still, the overall composition is correct.
Processing
As said before, a bit brighter would have made it more acessible to most users. Anyway, good exposure at Photomatix.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Joao
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01/28/2010 09:37:49 PM |
| This is quite ominous... and the sun brewing in the background makes it even more dramatic. |
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01/28/2010 06:57:37 AM |
| Looks slightly apocalyptic, with the dead branches, the beat up vandalized vehicle and the burning red sky in the background! The heavy processing, something I usually wouldn't like, actually works here to enhance the mood. |
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01/27/2010 07:53:48 PM |
| Used & abused, cast aside and abandoned. Great find, and lovely, forboding processing. Love it!.......8 |
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01/27/2010 06:32:33 PM |
| Composition is fine , subject matter is fine , the problem here is that I can't quite get used to the color tones in the shot , just does not blend well, 6 |
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01/27/2010 01:25:11 PM |
| Indeed. Love the pp work here and for something this "rough" i like the backstreet urban feel in the sky yet we are in the bush |
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01/27/2010 11:50:46 AM |
| i love the processing to give the r/v an unearthly glow |
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01/27/2010 01:23:09 AM |
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01/25/2010 03:51:10 PM |
| Interesting shot this, well done |
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01/25/2010 03:12:48 PM |
| old and abandoned...great shot, excellent use of colors and HDR...well done |
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01/25/2010 02:27:46 PM |
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01/24/2010 05:35:30 PM |
| Plenty to look at here - the sky is pretty special. |
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01/23/2010 09:09:51 PM |
| That's definitely seen better days. Nice job on the processing. |
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01/23/2010 06:45:22 PM |
| Beautiful PP. Love the pop of blue. |
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01/23/2010 11:28:15 AM |
| Nice sky, interesting subject matter but too dark and too much processing for my tastes. |
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01/23/2010 10:39:44 AM |
| Not my style of processing, but a good composition and mood anyway. |
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01/23/2010 02:12:56 AM |
| nice HDR junk pile. the detail and colors are cool |
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