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12/08/2002 02:20:20 PM |
Hi John, don't wonder why you get another critique this late but your photo was assigned to me in context of the Critique Club (maybe your read about that in the forum). So here it goes:
Composition: I like the framing by the tree and the roof on the left and on the bottom. Only this indicates that the helicopter is in a city. It would be better if the roof would have some chimneys or antennas because like it's now it's hard to recognise as a roof and is only a black bar. I think that's why some people suggested to crop it out.
The subject is placed according to the rule of thirds (intentionally or not) and I think it helped the photo because it makes the subject more dynamic and like it just flew into the frame.
Lighting: The backlighting of the sun creates a very magnificent light. But I think it's a bit too much and I would like a shorter exposure. The helicopter which is your actual subject (and not the sun) loses detail, e.g. the rope holding the cargo vanishes in the sky. Of course it would have been perfect if the sun was right behind the helicopter, but I guess it was not possible to tell the pilot to pose for you ;-)
Focus: The focus could be better. It seems that the tree has a better focus than the helicopter. It should be the other way around.
Art: In my opinion the photo fulfills the challenge. It documents an event altough not a very interesting or touching one and I don't think this would make it on the front cover. Backlighting always is a difficult thing in photography and altough it could be improved technically it's an extra point for the effort.
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11/30/2002 05:12:00 PM |
| Yes, but I don't know as the photo is anything more than okay. |
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11/29/2002 10:27:00 PM |
| Wow.... I love that glorious beaming sunlight! |
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11/29/2002 05:25:00 AM |
| This has potential, but I don't think like this I would expect to see it in the paper. Without the sun so bright and a little more focused on the helicopter, it might make it but with the bright sun like this, without a more dynamic backdrop, it would be on the cutting room floor. - Inspzil |
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11/29/2002 04:42:00 AM |
| image seems to be of poor quality(it chops off a few points) but nice idea bails it a bit |
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11/27/2002 09:10:00 PM |
Intresting. How about closing that shutter to get rid of the glare.
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11/27/2002 01:41:00 PM |
| While technically it is not a fashion magazione cover quality photograph, it is exceptional nevertheless. With your compositon, you were able to capture the sense of urgency, the real need implyied by the havy machinery, the connection to life (the tree on the left acomplishes that very well). Especially impressive is the sun, almost dead in the centre, making the image striking; the siloet shapes of all the objects give the image the sence of urgency mentioned earlier. Congratulations, on job very well done. |
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11/27/2002 12:41:00 PM |
| I think you used the sun well here. I like this. 8 nards656 |
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11/27/2002 11:27:00 AM |
| Good capture, and your composition is first rate. 6 JEM |
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11/26/2002 10:45:00 PM |
Good idea, I waver on the position relative to the sun. The center just seems too bright for me. I like tree on left.
Jim msp |
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11/26/2002 11:12:00 AM |
| The main subject is washed out. Might have been better to wait and take the photo when the helicopter had moved. |
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11/25/2002 10:11:00 PM |
| Awesome. Don't let anyone tell you to change anything. Love the sun through the clouds. Wouldn't change a thing. Great as it is. PTL10 |
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11/25/2002 03:15:00 PM |
| Bottom needs to be cropped out or lightened with levels so we could see what it is....? Building, ground, road? I love the shot over all, but the compression has hurt your shot. It's a good capture and the composition is really neat. On topic. Justine |
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11/25/2002 01:44:00 PM |
| I do like the moody clouds at the bottom, and the tree up the side, but I don't like the black line across the bottom. I think cropping this to 640x427 would have helped. |
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11/25/2002 09:00:00 AM |
| You would have gotten a fantastic silhouette when that copter passes over the brightness of the sun |
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11/25/2002 01:35:00 AM |
| beautiful photograph, loved how you used the sunlight. |
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11/25/2002 12:57:00 AM |
| Very interesting! Nice job... if the color was better, it would be a 10 but I'm giving it an 8, it fits very well into the photojournalism category. Good job. |
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