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Party is over
Party is over
Mister


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Challenge: After The Party (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 AL WR
Location: Paris
Date: Jan 30, 2012
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 280
Shutter: 1/45
Date Uploaded: Jan 30, 2012

 My first submission to DPChallenge... Hoping not to be too disappointed ! ;-)

The candels were melting down quicker than I expected... a few seconds later, they blew out.

Statistics
Place: 26 out of 61
Avg (all users): 5.4904
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5000
Avg (non-participants): 5.4884
Views since voting: 828
Views during voting: 293
Votes: 157
Comments: 5
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 02/10/2012 04:19:54 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I like this as it's a very straightforward idea but well executed. Candles are a great metaphor in this case as parties start off lively and interesting but by the end, well...they're burnt out. The tinsel(?) in the bg is a good touch, adds dof and atmoshpere. Composition isn't mind-blowing but doesn't need to be for a shot like this, and as you're new, I wouldn't blame you for playing it safe here the first few entries. A 5.4 is not bad at all for a first entry here and you finished in the top 50%, so you're already doing quite well :-)

So technically it looks like you know at least the basics, now push things a little more in the creative realm. This site can be very daunting if you take the challenges too seriously; think of it more as gym, a place to come and develop various aspects of your photography, and the challenges as a test of what you can do.

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/08/2012 01:27:19 AM
Thanks for your comments and notes !
My first idea was actually to blew them out, but I did a first try... and there was almost no smoke ! :-(
This is why I let them burn until they blew out, shooting a few photos meanwhile, and chose this one where most flames were still on. Shortly after, the light on the blew out candles was not interesting.

 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/04/2012 11:23:55 AM
Nice idea... if you'd blown them out and caught the smoke I think I'd have scored you a 10.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2012 12:18:22 PM
The party ain't over till the candles burn out....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2012 08:25:03 AM
Cute idea. I think the A being burned out really does add to the "after" the party part.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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