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Challenge: Still Life II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A510
Location: Zlotow/Poland
Date: May 14, 2006
Aperture: F/2,6
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/320 s
Galleries: Still Life, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 16, 2006

 Decreased colours to give this effect.

Dont know why but i like it :)

Statistics
Place: 229 out of 338
Avg (all users): 4.7171
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 4.4762
Avg (non-participants): 4.8843
Views since voting: 637
Views during voting: 260
Votes: 205
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon
06/02/2006 12:44:42 AM
I don't see this image as flat or boring in fact I find it to be the opposite. The tonal range is very good and overall the image is very contrasty, two things you don't find in flat images, IMO.

As for the color, I think you made the perfect choice. This image is about texture not color. You got your score because most people didn't feel this was right for still life and not because of the quality of the photo, which judged on just that is a 7 in my book.
Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Panasonic DMW-LTZ10 1.5x Teleconverter
 05/27/2006 11:28:37 PM
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
Big mistake decreasing the colours.

Composition:
the composition is ok .. not fantastic .. but there is very little to play with in this shot to improve it.

Subject:
Meets the challenge.

Technical (Colour and light):
You have issues here. The colour being dulled out is boring .. and flat ... and well you need colour ... unless you think that the original is bad. Playing with things like brightness .. reducing for this shot .. and upping the contrast adds a whole new dynamic to the picture ... and picks up colours you can't see here.

To grow its vote?:
Think about what other people will see and say when entering something like still life ... yes interesting, exciting, new ... or oh a pinecone. I like pinecones .. they make great fuel in the fire ... but ...

Summary:
I think this is a solid shot ... but just needs some playing to make it intesting. Good work .. keep practicing.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 05/19/2006 12:32:24 AM
absolutly clever- very poetic the more you keep reading into it- nice
Canon PowerShot A620
Canon TC-DC52B 1.6x Teleconverter
 05/18/2006 04:33:24 PM
I think the shadow is too much.. but still like it
Olympus C-2500L
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 05/18/2006 02:04:07 PM
This does not meet the challenge - inanimate but not an arranged composition of objects.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/17/2006 02:25:57 PM
Overexposed and out of focus - not a very interesting subject - lacks a bit of colour and sharpness.
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