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A Delicate Sillhouette
A Delicate Sillhouette
FallenAngel360


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Signature Style (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FX2
Location: ocean
Date: Jan 6, 2010
Aperture: -1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 200
Galleries: Landscape, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jan 6, 2010

 i love sillhouette photography. I find it calming and very peacefull. Ohh and down below when it states the aperture, ISO, and shutter speed i am not sure what was actually used so i did a not so accurate guess. I look foward to the comments and advice :)

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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/01/2010 07:32:39 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

First impressions are that the silhouette is nicely contrasted with the sky.

Technically this is a good silhouette shot but as one commenter noted it has been resized too much. The main tower also appears to be off vertical slightly.

Artistically This is good as it intends to showcase the lines of the building rather than the building itself.

In summary it's an ok shot but compressed too much and also lacks a bit of punch - but that's really the sky and mother natures fault rather than yours ;)

Feel free to PM me if you have any queries.
Gerry
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/19/2010 04:47:05 AM
Oooooh!
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 01/18/2010 10:11:44 PM
This is obviously from someone who has never gotten one of my infamous JPEG comments before. So, here you go...

There are a ton of compression artifacts showing around the edges of the tower. A 39k file size confirms excessive compression is what is killing the detail and clarity in this shot. Compression kills detail. Always use the least amount of compression you can get away with and still come in under the challenge limit.

Other than that it is a dramatic looking shot and I'm sure it will do decently.
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 01/16/2010 04:43:51 AM
Lot of negative space lower LHS.
Detracts from image IMO.
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 01/14/2010 09:20:19 PM
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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
 01/13/2010 08:14:46 PM
I actually think the marlin statue is detrimental to the image.....6
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