Mummys playing dress up
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harpyimages/Meg (1,577)
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from photocrit/Eain (3,247) 
on June 29, 2009 11:46:24 AM CDT
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Judging by your explanation and the photograph it would seem that you are trying to convey the notion that the youth of the mother and lack of maturity is traumatic for the child (hence distressed expression and distorted eyes.) Is the mother treating the child as a doll? If so why is she not more intent on the child instead of gazing at the camera. Are they both playing together? If so once again they should be less conscious of the camera. I assume it is part of your...
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ART
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hankbenson/Hank (52,126)
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from photocrit/Eain (3,247)
on June 29, 2009 3:11:27 AM CDT
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You may be familiar with the British art gallery where some years ago someone exhibited a pile of bricks claiming it as a work of art. This gives your picture a satirical edge (- pity it is slightly too late to coincide with that particular) event. The fact that it is a dull and basically ugly picture adds to its effectiveness. I wonder why you decided on a diagonal shot - straight on angle would have been more appropriately unimaginative (if you see what I mean!) All...
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Blurred Vision
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karin2007/Karin (19,610)
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from photocrit/Eain (3,247)
on June 28, 2009 10:35:54 AM CDT
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Almost works very well. The elements have not quite come together in an ideal way. The red car is just too far out of shot so there is a certain tension there. The tram lines in the sky would work better if just a little more apparent to fill the rather dead area. The splashes of colour on buildings on the right make the left side buildings rather dull and uninteresting in comparison. The most succesful thing is the way the individual raindrops on the windscreen are...
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Early Morning in the Forest
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ncniceguy/Steve (8,510)
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from photocrit/Eain (3,247)
on June 28, 2009 8:41:30 AM CDT
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The composition is excellent. The pattern of receding boulders and white water leads the eye to the arching branches which enclose the highlit flowering bush. The lighting enhnaces this effect. At a guess a slow shutter speed has been used and this seems to have blurred the water in the foreground. I wonder whether I would not have preferred it to be sharp but perhaps this was not possible becuase of light constraints. Eain
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Dinosaurs hatch
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darkwolf666/Ian (1,044)
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from photocrit/Eain (3,247)
on June 26, 2009 11:10:32 AM CDT
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Your previous critic made all the right points so I will not repeat them. Instead I will suggest a way forward that will give you a "fun shot" and might be even more fun to create. Set up a still life with hens' eggs, earth stones and straw perhaps and borrow some of these toy rubbery dinosaurs kids have. Use a reading lamp and dark cloth backdrop and experiment with lots of shots. The result will probably surprise you! Eain
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White Cliffs of Dover
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sanfrangirlie/Heather (1,632)
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from photocrit/Eain (3,247)
on June 22, 2009 2:14:30 PM CDT
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Title does not really fit the content. Certainly the white cliff is there but it is playing second fiddle to the in focus metal post because the cliff itself is so out of focus. ( OK I know it was your deliberate decision) However if you set out to photograph the cliffs (as title implies) they should be a much more prominent element. If you changed the title and called it "Rusting ironwork" it would make more sense but the photo would still be weak because of severely...
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in the smoke
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vonprond/Franz (19,947)
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from photocrit/Eain (3,247)
on June 20, 2009 10:51:40 AM CDT
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Your intention is made clear by your comment and to some extent one could also have guessed at your intention just by looking at the photo. The problem is it does not work. It has a snapshot ambiance, and a snapshot taken with a camera of indifferent quality. (noted that it was a Canon etc but what you have done to the file has not flattered the camera) The vertical and horizontal of the window give a clear indication that the camera was not held level which would...
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not following the rules
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tombrooks/Tom (622)
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from photocrit/Eain (3,247)
on June 20, 2009 10:29:26 AM CDT
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The parallel bars cutting through the dancers on the left spoil the ethereal effect. That is not to say they should not be shown as part of the dance studio set but it would seem a perfectly reasonable use of ps to remove them where they cross the dancers' bodies. Also there seems to be something not quite logical(if that is the best word) about the smaller denser image in front of the taller one on the left.
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The Flower of the River
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ntkilpatrick/Natalie (1,598)
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from photocrit/Eain (3,247)
on June 14, 2009 12:14:58 PM CDT
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Composition is very good showing the fish in a very graceful swirl. The bluish shadow effect left and lower is a little bit puzzling as one cannot tell what it was thrown on. Perhaps a plain background would have worked better. The softness of the focus was presumably caused bt the quality of the aquarium glass or perhaps slow shutter speed. However the "pose" as your other critic calls it makes this photograph! Eain
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Fiddle me this
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deannk/DeAnn (324)
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from photocrit/Eain (3,247)
on June 13, 2009 11:01:35 AM CDT
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I notice in your reply to the other crit that this was a shot that had to be taken as it stood - no re-arranging. The problem is the viewer tends to think still life and perhaps wrongly makes the assumption that the photographer has more control in setting the stage as it were. Perhaps waiting until the moment that the hands reached in to pick the instrument up would have made a positive difference here ie the viewr would think documentary and the slightly weaker...
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Mt. Vernon, Virginia
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mrtt/Tiido (1,012)
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from photocrit/Eain (3,247)
on June 2, 2009 1:15:16 AM CDT
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Since the subjects were in costume and presumably in a mood for recreating a period they would probably have been amenable to more creative direction. As it stands it is just a very humdrum line up. Surely with all the pillars fences, gazebos(?) in the area it would have possible to arrange an interesting little scene in which they were interacting more naturally. Too many missed opportunities here! Eain
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Greek Laundry
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clivie/Yu (4,456)
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from photocrit/Eain (3,247)
on May 25, 2009 1:58:29 PM CDT
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Colours and tones work well together but needs to be much sharper. The diagonals of the ropes (especially the one without pegs ) are a bit awkward compositionally as they draw you out of the frame. Eain
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Hunter Creek
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stowman2/Stowman (1,758)
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from photocrit/Eain (3,247)
on May 23, 2009 2:43:46 PM CDT
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It is possible that it might have some success as a canvas print but there is the possibility it might look like the kind of canvas prints that are produced to appeal to those who just want something "nice" to stick on the wall. Your aspirations are (should be?) surely higher than that since you have thought about exposure to give impression of water flow and have done ps work on it and in doing so somewhat idealised the scene. The problem is that it has not been done...
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Daydream
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cokia/Sarah (255)
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from photocrit/Eain (3,247)
on May 23, 2009 2:28:35 PM CDT
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Without your title it would be very difficult to see this photograph as anything other than the kind of accident that occurred when light got into the last shot on a roll of film. It is difficult to understand why a daydream should appear as a large yellow blur fading to blue ( which also half includes a much more defined yellow ball) You are asking for too much tolerance and imagination from the viewer and this one is not willing or able to make the effort. Eain
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End of the Day
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karin2007/Karin (19,610)
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from photocrit/Eain (3,247)
on May 22, 2009 2:10:44 PM CDT
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Just a little more light in the building would have lifted the composition. Perhaps one or two lighted windows to break up the silhouette. Perhaps just crop a fraction off the lrft hand side of the photo too. There is also a bicycle on a car roof which is visible because itm is white. It does not really add to the ambience of the photo. (Now a counsel of perfection at least as far as I am concerned! That may not mean too much as I do not think I could manage it!) If...
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