FIRST IMPRESSION..Wee! This was the last photo I added to my favorites last night after the contest ended! Guess you're going to get a favorable review :)
COMPOSITION...The only thing I did not like about the placement of objects in the photo is the person! Wouldn't fit the contest anymore I know, especially when I say I don't like the fact she's hidden and in a corner... That was the whole point of the contest, granted, but I find her position in the photo to hurt the rest of the composition... I just love the way everything else in the photo fits together! The giraffe is slightly off center and facing inwards, the lines in the foreground seem to have the same effect - leading the eye inwards and then those strong horizontal lines are balanced by the verticals in the painted columns, and the structure on the right. The photo as a whole has an inherent surrealistic feel to it - doesn't look like a giraffe fits in there at all - which is exactly what makes it stand out all the more. Does not look like your typical zoo :) The colors are bright, and all tones in the photo go well together, as well as the giraffe. I guess one last nit-picky thing about the composition the object on the foreground wires that looks like its there to feed the giraffe, also gets in t he way. Too bad you can't have that moved...sometimes ya just gotta go with what's there cause you can't make better of the situation...
TEcHNIQUE.... Photo looks great. There's not much I can mention here except the blur on the giraffe's leg - A faster shutter speed would rectify that. If you are at the limit of your camera, (looks like your aperture is anyway)well there's not much you can do.
OVERALL... Excellent job on a great capture! Your score may not reflect how I feel about the shot but beauty is in the eye of the beholder :) At the end of the day, its taking shots you admire and are proud of that counts.,
What an interesting photo. It looks like several of the walls, columns and background are painted in the enclosure. Is the person really in with the giraffe? The colours have a lovely soft pastel feel to them - Good work. You probably could have had the child hidden a little more, but that doesn't change my vote in this instance.
That giraffe almost looks unreal! If it weren't for the blur on its legs I would have guessed it is a toy or onament :-) Nice composition with Lady Waldo hiding (?) out the back there. Good one!
I'm not sure I understand this photo. I'm not even sure what it is. It is colorful. What is the dark spot in the sky on the left side. Is it a bird? Hope you explain this photo. I feel the feet of the giraffe need to be in focus. But this is just me.
Well, I think you got "waldo"'s backside.....Nice giraffe shot. Too bad about the wires. (Is this a baby?) A tad heavy glare in the lower left corner and I'm not really crazy about the leg motion, but this seems like a difficult situation, so I'll go a little easy on you. 7 Swash
barbara? terry? well, anyway. challenge met. i like how the legs of the warden kind of match the legs of the giraffe (albeit just 2 instead of 4). the photo has nice colors and sharpness, too. no one will be able to complain about the beautiful landscape in the background either ;)
Joanna is gorgeous, and the picture is pleasant, and sure enough there's a person in it. Meets challenge and interesting. Composition, and exposure are vg. 9
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