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02/21/2010 08:57:44 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club.
Until a year ago, my son lived in Richmond going to school at W&M. We've visited there and like it, mostly. But I digress. Congratulations on your first DPC entry. At this point maybe you're a little disappointed in the score. Don't be ... you should see my first entry. I hope you'll stick around, enter often, and make the most of an opportunity to get substantially better at the photography thing!
Regarding your photo, there are things I like about it: 1) Good control of depth of field; 2) Good exposure; and 3) The subject.
And there's something that bugs me: Tilt - it seems to be tilted just a bit to the right. I have found that this is a personal pet peeve and that not everyone shares it. But I think if you're going to tilt, tilt a lot, or don't tilt at all to avoid an impression of sloppiness in your capture.
Why did this get a 4.55 score instead of a 6, say? Voters here are pretty strict on the notion that a photo conform to the challenge theme. I didn't, and I think most voters didn't get the relevance to the challenge theme. If they can't more or less instantly figure out how a photo fits the challenge, they tend to vote lower. Occasionally an off-theme (shoehorn) entry will score well, but it is usually a stunning photo that succeeds in spite of the theme. Each time you enter, think hard about whether there is an obvious connection to the theme. If not, consider reshooting from a different point of view, with different lighting, a different lens perhaps ... or consider a different subject.
I'm not sure this helped at all, but at least it lets you know how I was thinking.
If you'd like to discuss this more fully, just send me a PM with specific questions. And I'd be happy to act as a mentor reviewing future challenge candidates before you enter. But only if you think it could be genuinely helpful.
Best of luck in your next, and future challenges. |
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02/17/2010 08:20:39 AM |
| Thanks for the great comments! This was my first submission on DPC. For those that didn't get the perspective, I had placed comments in as I posted the shot to help set the stage. I've now realized that the comments don't show up unless you hover over the little page icon. That I need the image and title to really stand on it's own. Oh well, lesson learned. Looking forward to more challenges. |
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02/16/2010 10:45:18 PM |
| Doesn't take much out of that bottle to give you a warped perspective! Nice shot. |
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02/16/2010 12:50:23 PM |
| Very nicely done advert like take on the perspective theme. 5 |
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02/14/2010 02:15:29 AM |
| alot of shots in this challenge that really don't seem to get into the spirit of the challenge description, this, i am afraid, is one of those shots |
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02/13/2010 06:57:26 PM |
| Finally a good use for snow. |
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02/12/2010 02:04:29 PM |
| it's hard to take snow pics; you did a fine job |
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02/12/2010 11:26:44 AM |
| Perhaps you're too drunk to see it?! :-) Nice shot. |
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02/11/2010 09:20:18 PM |
| A nice ad, but I really don't see the perspective in this. |
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