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Old 03-23-2007, 09:38 PM   #2 (permalink)
bermuDa
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Since you're looking for crits , my first issue with them is that they are all a bit lacking in contrast. This could just be the quality of the scans, and is quite easily fixed in some photo editing software. It shouldn't require too much tweaking.

The first one has a nice concept behind it, but I think the composition could be better. The horizon cuts the photo almost in half, and the horizontal position of the dogs makes me wonder if they were meant to be centered, or if you just couldn't decide where to place them. Perhaps that would be fine if the vertical angle of the photo were slightly different, as in if you had tilted it down slightly, or kneedled behind the animals. The only other thing about the photos is that the dogs are slightly cut off at the bottom, I would have liked to see a bit more of the wooden deck to pad them into the image. As it is, I focus more on the other elements of the image than the dogs, and it makes me wonder what the intended subject was.

The second image is moody and lonely, but there's not much else to speak of. I like the hint of tall grass in the foreground, and the cloud bank on the other side of the lake. The horizon is well-placed in this photo.

The last one I probably like the best, because it's relatively abstract but has a nice visual texture to it. Again, it's lacking in contrast, but that seems to bother me a bit less than with the other images. The depth of focus is also nice in this photo. I like how the jumble of yarn is in focus, and the surrounding blanket, which has a tidy pattern, is unfocused. It's almost a commentary on how it's the negative, unruly, irregular things that stand out the most.

Nice work, I hope to see more!
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