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Edward Rotberg wrote:
I really don't like to be negative but... Wow. These are nice images, but I just don't get all the praise. If the purpose of posting here is other than mutual admiration, I will run the risk of actual constructive critique. Of course, all of this is IMHO, and YMMV.
Let me start out with the positives:
Cute Subject, great expressions and poses, and spot on exposures.
For the rest, I guess this oldster sees things differently. Given the glowing praise for these, I suppose the old maxim: "Watch your backgrounds" is no longer such a big deal? And most of these have the subject dead-centered, but maybe that line of thinking is old-school too? So I will grant you that I mostly shoot wildlife, but still I think some rules apply - even if you wish to occasionally break them.
1. Dead-centered, something bright coming out of her head. What the heck is in the foreground on the right side of the image - totally distracting and pointless!
2. Both are centered. Left image has distracting bright background elements. Right one has her positioned nicely underneath a pair of horns - is that intentional? Some message there?
3. I really like this one - though my personal taste would be for a more subdued background.
4. I still don't love the bright background. Image on left has two rods coming out of the model's head. Image on right has her hand cut off at the knuckles. Her other had merges with the bright background too much, IMHO.
5. Still centered. Don't like the close eyes on the one on the left as there is nothing else in the expression to set a feeling. Also, the line from the door frame is coming out of her head. The image on the right is fun, but again, I find the background horribly distracting.
6. Not sure about the expression. Door frame out of head again. I would crop off the whole bright window on the right-hand side of this image to get her out of the center!.
Sorry this this seems harsh. While there are a lot of good things about these images, I just don't get the high praise given the problems I am seeing. Feel free to disregard.
= Ed =
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I disagree with all of these!
Great shots ben, love the light and feel to these. Great choice of aperture, looks like 50L and possibly 35?
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