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08/09/2010 06:31:59 AM |
| I love this. One of those images that shocks me by not being close to the front page, or on it. Such beautiful movement and color. |
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08/08/2010 11:40:24 PM |
| I like this shot, It was cheated.. |
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08/08/2010 01:04:14 PM |
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08/08/2010 12:06:43 AM |
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08/07/2010 03:04:31 AM |
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.
Positives: Bird pictures are 10 a penny in Free Studys, but not bird images like this. This one is altogether different and stopped me in my tracks. I need to try to explain why - which will be difficult, because I'm not entirely sure why it appeals so very much. If I try to analyse I find it, the rule of thirds thing is pretty well adhered too, perhaps that helps it settle in my brain, I also find the colour palette to be pleasing. If just cherry pick the things I like, I find myself dwelling on its imperfections... The blown areas, the chromatic aberration, the mainly soft focus, the shadow noise of an exposure-recovered image. There's your magic trick right there, you have turned technical limitations into a thing of beauty, you have crafted something with your edit and found, most perfectly, the sweet spot of your image.I haven't even spoken of the birdes themselves, the well-shown spread wing.... For me, the magic includes the way that your subjects become almost irrelevant.... It is the holistic nature of the image that so appeals, the balance, the resonance, the empathy of all the elements.
Critial stuff: there couldn't really be anything here.... To change one thing would be to change the whole.
Overall: I was ambushed by this image, it took me by surprise. That's a good thing. |
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08/06/2010 05:24:51 PM |
| I think this would have been stunning in black and white. Still very nice. |
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08/05/2010 09:25:12 AM |
| I love the magical feel of this. |
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08/04/2010 12:47:05 PM |
| Very serene image. You can just stare at this and relax. |
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08/04/2010 04:46:02 AM |
| lovely scene... i love birds and this shot is really beautiful... 6 |
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08/03/2010 08:44:12 PM |
| The branches, shallow DOF and grain creates some sort of overlay. Very poignant feel to it. Works for me! |
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08/03/2010 08:34:56 PM |
| I love the feel of this photo; a little noisy but I think it adds something. |
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08/03/2010 02:57:00 PM |
| nothing is real sharp so it's hard to decide what to look at |
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08/03/2010 10:28:03 AM |
| The noise in the image may pull your votes down. But overall very artistic. Great eye. 7 from me. |
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08/02/2010 05:37:46 PM |
| Lovely! The way the birds are positioned makes your eyes flow around the image. |
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08/01/2010 11:15:07 PM |
| Very nicely done. I'm sure this will do poorly here, but the treatment of colors and shapes is excellent. I find some of the white lichen a bit distracting, but in general, it has a very good feel. (7) |
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08/01/2010 05:30:35 PM |
| I am very much enjoying this image. Great gathering of goldfinches (I am assuming that is what they are). And the feeder is way cool. From DPC standards not the best technicals - but for me it is just lovely. |
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08/01/2010 12:42:19 PM |
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