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01/31/2010 08:41:32 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club!
First of all, you were shooting a documentary, may have been on set, so may not have been able to leave your location. Having said that, I can see why so many commenters seem ambivalent this shot. It does have a bit of a touristy-snapshot feel to it. Everyone is simply too far away to draw us in, all we see are straining figures hauling on a rope. The POV is very safe. Surely if this were a daily occurence at roughly the same time each day, you may have been able to get a more dynamic angle.
Camera settings seem fine, composition bland though some attempt at rule of thirds. A few very minor nitpicks...some visible sensor dust in upper left corner, and fishing buouys, also detract to a slight but noticable extent. A lot of cropping could have been done to tighten the shot. Yes, documentaries and many movies are shot with such a long shot to give a sense of place....but then they generally zoom in on the action pretty fast to keep the audience engaged.
So that's what I suggest you keep in mind for now. Get the action!
Feel free to PM me with any questions,
Susan
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01/28/2010 09:43:07 PM |
| This is what you call teamwork! Good one. |
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01/28/2010 12:58:09 PM |
| This scene makes me wonder more and raise more questions and would love to see what they are working at. yes - pulling in a net but they are to minor in the big scene of this pic to hold the attention |
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01/28/2010 06:17:03 AM |
| I wish I could tell more what they were doing in this scene.....5 |
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01/28/2010 01:52:45 AM |
| The tree on the right is distracting, wish I could see what they were pulling 6 |
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01/27/2010 07:57:17 AM |
| One that makes you go - what the heck. Nice job. |
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01/27/2010 05:13:27 AM |
| being so far away you lose the impact that this could have had |
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01/27/2010 01:20:55 AM |
| Without that title I would be completely confused as to what is happening in this picture. Tug of war with another island? |
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01/26/2010 02:35:32 PM |
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01/25/2010 09:16:01 PM |
| this has such character to the picture...I love the "let's work together" feel of it...great color and details |
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01/25/2010 09:41:55 AM |
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01/23/2010 10:52:08 PM |
| My initial thought was to wish that you were closer, but I kind of like it from this distance. It gives the scene (and task at hand) a sense of scale. |
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01/23/2010 10:51:24 AM |
| Very interesting scene, always nice to see other cultures. |
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01/23/2010 07:41:37 AM |
| A much tighter crop removing the tree and much of the sky would produce a much better picture. |
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01/23/2010 02:38:20 AM |
| nice but foreground tree distracts me. |
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01/22/2010 11:31:05 PM |
| the palm tree is distracting. |
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01/22/2010 04:35:22 PM |
| Its like they are playing tug-o-war across an ocean :) |
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01/22/2010 04:26:40 PM |
| Good grief... what kind of fish would they be catching that way? I'll be interested in reading more about this one! |
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01/22/2010 02:24:08 PM |
| LOL all lined up. They could be pulling anything but I guess it's a net? Lovely water too. |
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01/22/2010 08:09:12 AM |
| Looks like a tug of war but you can't see who's on the other end. |
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01/22/2010 04:44:53 AM |
| Here's a nice little slice of life, I like watching these moments. It's an interesting scene, but not particularly outstanding in a photographic sense. |
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01/22/2010 02:53:04 AM |
| Travelling around the south of Sri Lanka, you see fishermen hauling the nets the same way. I wonder what the fishing boats look like there. |
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01/22/2010 02:13:43 AM |
| A different angle would have helped this (: |
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