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Crystal Glow
Crystal Glow
Kathryn8


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Challenge: Bokeh (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G5
Location: In the Sunroom of My House
Date: Jan 9, 2005
Aperture: F/4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jan 9, 2005

 We had dreary overcast weather for nearly all of the time for this Challenge. The sun peeked out for a few hours today..enough to add a bit of sparkle to the crystal and the background. Artificial light just didn't seem to work as well.

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Nikon D200
 01/23/2005 07:37:22 PM
Kathryn

This is a nice shot, technically. Nice detail and sharpness. The problem is the cut-off star. Both stars have nice, distinctive lines. The human eye follows a line in a composition (leading lines). You don't want a line that leads the eye out of the image, and that's happening at the bottom - those specular lines take the viewer out of the picture.

If you have a chance sometime, recompose the shot so there are no lines htiing the edge of the frame.

Just my thoughts.

Jerry
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D70s
Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon
 01/16/2005 11:05:00 PM
This is a well taken shot that meets the challenge. Just no wow for me.
Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 01/15/2005 02:26:34 PM
overall this is a nice image that meets the challenge well. you could have done without the lights in the top right--they are more of a distraction than an enhancement to your image. good job!
Canon EOS Rebel T6s
Canon EF 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II USM
 01/13/2005 08:40:30 AM
Technically you have sucessfully produced a decent bokeh effect. Your subject matter however is a very difficult one to capture well especially when your background is so simalarly toned. For example if your BG was darker like the upper left of the frame, there would be more contrast and your subject would stand out more. Then if you had just a few points of light in the background you would add interest, instead of distracting from the subject. Hope this was helpful. Goodluck.
Nikon D4s
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/11/2005 11:00:26 PM
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