File Name
155_5532.CRW
Camera Model Name
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Shooting Date/Time
9/4/2005 4:45:31 PM
Shooting Mode
A-DEP
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/200
Av( Aperture Value )
6.3
Metering Mode
Evaluative
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
100
Lens
18.0 - 55.0 mm
Focal Length
18.0 mm
Image Size
3072x2048
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
On
Flash Type
External E-TTL
Flash Exposure Compensation
0
Red-eye Reduction
On
Shutter curtain sync
1st-curtain sync
White Balance
Auto
AF Mode
One-Shot AF
Parameters
Contrast +1
Sharpness +1
Color saturation +1
Color tone Normal
Color Space
sRGB
File Size
6547KB
Drive Mode
Single-frame shooting
Owner's Name
Camera Body No.
0660102405
Statistics
Place: 174 out of 343 Avg (all users): 5.4274 Avg (commenters): 5.5714 Avg (participants): 5.3576 Avg (non-participants): 5.5361 Views since voting: 885 Views during voting: 351 Votes: 248 Comments: 19 Favorites: 0
Hi Owen! It's quite an honor to get to critique one of your images. I've loved your work since first "meeting" you in the bokeh challenge!
COMPOSITION I like the overall composition very much but I think it's a bit cluttered with nonessential "stuff." The primary subject (red boat) with the background hills, harbor, and sky is wonderful. The other elements tend to be a bit distracting and unnecessary. I might have continued searching for a spot that gave you your desired comp but left a bit more open feel in the foreground. Lacking that, I might have tried to tighten up on the boat a little and frame that in a very close object with the water, sky, etc., forming a distant backdrop, keeping the very deep dof.
TECHNIQUE The bright, beautifully saturated colors meet the challenge in stunning form. The rich greens of the grass, the rusty red of the boat, and the deep blues of the water and sky are wonderful. I particularly like the evident blue gradient of the sky. Superb sharpness and bright colors make the shot a real eye-catcher. Since you had access to advanced editing rules, I wonder if you considered selecting the sky and clouds and stretching things a bit more, or bumping the contrast with curves? It pops as it is, but I can't resist pushing the limits when I have a sky like this to work with. It's evident to me that your post-processing skills are superb and you have a great eye.
OVERALL IMPACT A very pleasing image that begs a closer look. The wonderful play of colors and objects is a visual feast. Very well done!
Great image and the colors are so vivid. Really a nice job. I don't know if there was an angle that might have provided a little less activity on the right side. Regardless Great Job --- 7 ---
I like the angle and good overall contrast. For me, that bit of...land or dirt (gray line leading from boat) is a bit distracting to my eyes, but I like it and I hope it scores well for you.
Blues, greens, reds. Nice. Consider a different angle on the boat maybe? I'd like to see the same shot with you lying down or kneeling and maybe more to the left or right of the boat. If you could have avoided the sign and blue/white boat in the background you'd have a stronger shot.
Nice picture, but contrast is pretty plain jane here. Converting this to black and white and playing with shadows/highlights would have made for a much more striking image.
Good contrast of red an green but the composition is a bit lacking. There is nothing to lead the eye anywhere and so I find myself searching for the focal point and feeling a little disappointed. A closer crop (to exclude the gravel in the forground) would result in a better image I think.
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