WPC 1549 - Volunteer* CRITIQUE
Dec 12, 2015 03:43:53 #
Shaughnessy's WPC Entry has been selected for the Photo Critique Forum* to find out what could have done to make it better.
Be nice, but be honest as this may help everyone with their craft. Thank you everyone!
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Be nice, but be honest as this may help everyone with their craft. Thank you everyone!
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Dec 12, 2015 08:50:03 #
I like this photo; I voted for it. That said, I'd crop some off the left, removing the half-man and perhaps going all the way beyond the post. The message would still be there, but with a bit of clutter removed.
I see that the building is straight as a stick on its left edge, but I might tilt it just a bit--not much--to make the rest of the photo seem a bit straighter. I have this situation arise in my photos, and I'm always torn as to how much to straighten. Give it a try and see what you think.
I'd also snip out that bit of an antenna showing near the top of the building. :-D
I see that the building is straight as a stick on its left edge, but I might tilt it just a bit--not much--to make the rest of the photo seem a bit straighter. I have this situation arise in my photos, and I'm always torn as to how much to straighten. Give it a try and see what you think.
I'd also snip out that bit of an antenna showing near the top of the building. :-D
Dec 12, 2015 10:05:49 #
Dec 12, 2015 16:28:17 #
Shaughnessy wrote:
Cheers!!! for the comments jaymatt
You're welcome.
Dec 12, 2015 17:01:45 #
St3v3M wrote:
Shaughnessy's WPC Entry has been selected for the Photo Critique Forum* to find out what could have done to make it better.
Be nice, but be honest as this may help everyone with their craft. Thank you everyone!
From WPC 1549 - Volunteer RESULTS http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/photo_contest_ratings.jsp?pcnum=199
* If you are new to the Photo Critique Forum please read the Section Rules http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-279264-1.html
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Be nice, but be honest as this may help everyone with their craft. Thank you everyone!
From WPC 1549 - Volunteer RESULTS http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/photo_contest_ratings.jsp?pcnum=199
* If you are new to the Photo Critique Forum please read the Section Rules http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-279264-1.html
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I think there are two ways that the picture could be improved. The first would have been to position yourself more directly in front of the pub and framed it more tightly on the right to exclude the road sign, then wait for the man striding in from the left to get a bit closer to the centre but not in the centre. The other option would be to cross over the street and position yourself where the man is on the edge of the frame and get down low and shoot up at an angle to produce a more dynamic image. That's my thoughts... for what they are worth :-)
Dec 13, 2015 01:00:42 #
This is a reasonably sharp and well exposed picture of a pub. I have had a few glasses of wine this evening, but I would swear to St. Patrick that the pub leans to the left. I have had a quick look at the other entries in this contest and I would consider this the least worthy of all. The theme was "volunteer", but I don't see any volunteers in this image. I see a pub and, other than the name of the pub, I see no connection with volunteers.
Dec 13, 2015 02:39:39 #
Dec 13, 2015 02:42:52 #
Dec 13, 2015 10:28:18 #
mcveed wrote:
This is a reasonably sharp and well exposed picture of a pub. I have had a few glasses of wine this evening, but I would swear to St. Patrick that the pub leans to the left. I have had a quick look at the other entries in this contest and I would consider this the least worthy of all. The theme was "volunteer", but I don't see any volunteers in this image. I see a pub and, other than the name of the pub, I see no connection with volunteers.
That is exactly why contests with an assigned subject are so difficulty. Actually this fits perfectly with the stated subject. It's just most of us would think of PEOPLE instead of something called Volunteer. I think using this image in the contest is quite imaginative and, in my twisted sense of humor, makes me smile!
Technically I have issues with the man entering the frame. I would have cropped him out, probably. It looks like the street is on a slope, and so leaving it on a slope is true to reality. Not a problem as long as walls are straight.
Dec 13, 2015 11:32:54 #
Dec 13, 2015 12:37:32 #
I'm with those who prefer to see "volunteer" indicating people as this subject. Therefore if you could have waited until someone was entering the building, this image might have been much better for the subject. It would be at least a play on the word.
Dec 13, 2015 12:50:29 #
Since the subject assignment was "Volunteer" with no strings attached, I think the photo is very appropriate for the contest. I like Shaugnessy's thinking of stepping away from a "do-gooder" photo, though there certainly was nothing wrong with those, either.
Dec 14, 2015 04:48:24 #
AzPicLady wrote:
That is exactly why contests with an assigned subj... (show quote)
I was not referring to the slope of the street but with the listing of the buildings to port.
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