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12/02/2002 02:40:00 PM |
~~~~Critique Club Comment~~~~
Mayan Mysteries
*Composition (content)*
This picture appears to have been taken standing right in front of the subject matter. To help give some interest to the composition, you may have wanted to try kneeling down to give a lower perspective. The lower vantage point may have uncovered more of the eye on the right of the frame, as well as fill the
whole frame with the face so as to not have the white area to the left of the head. The green branches in the foreground are a nice contrast to the stone in the back.
*Background*
The white area to the left of the head as well as the reflection of the flash in the mouth are somewhat distracting to the eye. If there was a way you could either take the shot with a longer exposure and no flash, or to bounce your flash off something else the washout of the plants in the foreground would be less, as well as artifacts in the background.
*Camera Work (Technical)*
Too much flash in the foreground. Your focus and depth of field are good. You have great detail in the leaves and stone work.
*Digital Processing (technical)*
Sharpening is very good (not too soft and no trace of over sharpening).
Balance between light and dark is fair. Would like to see the brightness of the flash toned down.
Compression is good (no jpeg artifacts)
*My opinion*
I think this is an interesting subject. The fog out of the mouth adds character. I do however think that if you were to change the perspective of the camera and have a way to lessen the washout of the flash, you could create a sense of stumbling upon an ancient ruin somewhere in Mexico.
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12/02/2002 12:24:00 AM |
Thanks for the comments everyone, they were very helpful. I'm kind of new to digital photography and this was my first challenge. Hopefully, I'll be able to learn a few things here and improve my photo taking ability. I look forward to any more advice/suggestions that anyone can offer, just email me.
I realize that the lighting was harsh because of the flash. I don't have a tripod yet (hopefully for christmas), so I had to use the flash much to my dismay (I probably should have cropped the photo better). |
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12/01/2002 11:15:00 PM |
| Your flash is really harsh in the front. Most of the image is very loud, and it's difficult to find a focal point. |
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12/01/2002 09:59:00 AM |
| I like the effect that the water looks so soft because of the motion blur. But the lighting looks bad. I guess you used a flash. This makes the photo look very unnatural and this does not fit to your subject. Now it looks like a photo made of a setup in a photo studio. -stephan |
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11/30/2002 08:46:00 PM |
| This would be more effective with rock cropped out of foreground. |
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11/30/2002 08:36:00 PM |
| The flash has made the lighting & shadows very harsh on this. I'm not a big fan of flash shots - a tripod & long exposure would make a better shot IMO. Composition is nice though, and I like the subject. |
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11/30/2002 01:55:00 PM |
| I've no idea what I'm looking at, and your flash is too strong on the foreground - but I do like that effect on the water... |
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11/29/2002 09:17:00 PM |
| Nice picture, no news. Dosen't tell a story. 4 -Corey |
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11/29/2002 05:03:00 AM |
| The flash in this pic makes the vegetation in the foreground look very fake. The subject in this pic is awesome though. I might have tried to frame the shot so that the foreground vegetation was minimal and the top of the figures head was included. That probably would've helped your score by 2 points. Still an interesting shot. - Inspzil |
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11/28/2002 08:34:00 PM |
| A little tight on the crop at the top. Will the article tell what's coming out the mouth and what the things are inside it. Zoomed out would be a 10. But still good shot. PTL8 |
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11/28/2002 11:33:00 AM |
| Nice picture, try to avoid using the flash. I don't think mayans used that kind of figures, but maybe I'm wrong. |
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11/27/2002 09:21:00 PM |
Hmmm. I can't decide if I like the green or not, but the foreground being flashed/washed out does bother me. A little toning down on the brightness and pumping up the contrast would probably have been good. 7 nards656
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11/27/2002 12:53:00 AM |
| Interesting! Is this hot steam? Would have prefered sharper focus. |
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11/26/2002 09:20:00 PM |
| The light seems a bit harsh. Not sure if you could have controlled it, but it looks like you used flash... The rock and plants at the bottom are overexposed. Nice composition! My eye is drawn to the fog/mouth... ~ Myqyl ~ |
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11/26/2002 08:45:00 PM |
| The flash on the foreground is a little strong but the picture is interesting. |
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11/26/2002 03:53:00 AM |
| Nice idea. Needed more natural light to sell this photo. Hmmmm. Wondering how I would have set this up. will get back to you. |
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11/25/2002 09:15:00 PM |
| Very nice, a little too uch lighteing bouncing off the front rocks and leaves, but does not necessarily take away from the subject itself. I don't know if I can picture this on the front of a magazine, but most definitely on the inside...published either way! -7-CreativeDotCom |
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11/25/2002 06:01:00 PM |
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11/25/2002 05:59:00 PM |
| looks like a cover of a mag. a little bright at the bottom. |
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11/25/2002 04:51:00 PM |
| Cool view. The flash on the rock is a bit of a bother, but I like this. Neat. Justine |
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11/25/2002 10:56:00 AM |
| The bottom of the picture is to bright, maybe crop that out. Vote 6 Sonifo |
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11/25/2002 10:30:00 AM |
| WOW! nice magazine sort of pic and love the billowy water/mist 10 rll07 |
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11/25/2002 08:30:00 AM |
| kind of over exposed at the very front. You could have cropped that and the foaming water and head would have rounded it out well. |
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11/25/2002 01:05:00 AM |
the lighting seems too harsh...
~anachronite |
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