I think it is a very nice shot. As I look through the shots from the competition I see that most competitors construed the competition in two ways 1) high contrast = B&W, and 2) More is better. My guess is that this would rate between 5.6 and 6.2 in a "distant houses" competition, especially if a bit of unsharp masking sufficed to bring it into the normal bounds of DPC tastes of sharpness. Keep on entering.
VERY nice shot. For what it's worth I think this is reasonably high contrast. And like melethia, I like the softness of it. However, you should be aware that stopping down to f/25 usually robs sharpness. It may increase DOF, and sometimes you have to do it, but very small apertures run afoul of something called the "circle of confusion": Google it to see discussions. In a nutshell, if you go past f/11 or so (it depends on the focal length of the lens) you begin to get diffraction that obliterates fine detail.
I shot this in Antibes France. It is my second time entering a challenge. I was several blocks from the focus point so I used my zoom lens at 220mm. I also wanted to use a small aperture f25 to increase the depth of field. With no tripod I probably should have used a larger aperture to get a sharper photo but I like the soft feel of it.
VERY nice shot. For what it's worth I think this is reasonably high contrast. And like melethia, I like the softness of it. However, you should be aware that stopping down to f/25 usually robs sharpness. It may increase DOF, and sometimes you have to do it, but very small apertures run afoul of something called the "circle of confusion": Google it to see discussions. In a nutshell, if you go past f/11 or so (it depends on the focal length of the lens) you begin to get diffraction that obliterates fine detail.
For what it's worth, I gave you a 7 on this. I really thought it was quite good and I like the soft feel to it. Not sure I'd like it as much if it were in very crisp focus.
I shot this in Antibes France. It is my second time entering a challenge. I was several blocks from the focus point so I used my zoom lens at 220mm. I also wanted to use a small aperture f25 to increase the depth of field. With no tripod I probably should have used a larger aperture to get a sharper photo but I like the soft feel of it.
I've been voting on contrast in color or light, and almost failed to recognize the technological contrasts portrayed in this image. I believe that addressing a few minor technical issues could make this a real stand-out shot. Regardless, its so interesting and makes such a statement that I can overlook those nit-picks and say that I like it very much. Nice work.
I understand the contrast in this photo, and it is creative, but the photo didn't turn out well in my opinion. A clean, crisp photo would have been helpful here.
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