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02/23/2010 09:56:10 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club ;)
Artistic Merit
Pros:
* Interesting take on the theme.
* Good use of contrasting complementary colors.
* Good detail.
Cons:
* The crop doens't help. As pointed out in the comments there is too much arm and the beads are too cornered in the frame.
* Not enough subject and too much background.
Technical Merit
Pros:
* Spot on exposure.
Cons:
* The lighting in the hand is a bit uneven.
* Not enough DOF for the subject. Taking in consideration the title the beads should be in focus. Of course you would have extra problems with the background that is already a distraction even though it's blurred. Another choice of background with less texture or placing it at a longer distance might have helped.
Emotional Merit
Pros:
* A good choice of subject. Faith definitely counts these days even though it can't be counted like the beads.
Cons:
* This subject deserved a more determined grip on the hand. This one lacks resolve and more character, probably becasue it belongs to someone young. Hands alone work better if old and gritted beeing much easily associated with faith.
Result
You managed to get a middle of the pack score which wasn't too bad on a challenge where there was some strong pictures and some very good ones even though a bit shoehorned (check #2 or #3). I guess your idea really score the points but the technical aspects let the photo down.
I see this is one of your best results so far which is quite nice as it's always exciting to have your top photos beeing replaced by better ones.
Keep them coming you'll get better with every challenge.
All the best
Duarte Bruno |
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02/16/2010 04:07:52 PM |
| I wonder if you could have put more of the focus on the beads rather than the hand. Good idea though. |
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02/10/2010 12:17:10 AM |
| Lovely idea - I think I'd have cropped off more of the arm - it takes away from the beads for me. |
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