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tecumseh
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Registered: August 2007
Posts: 33
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Tue March 4, 2008 6:33pm
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Rating: 7.00
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Ian
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Registered: January 2007
Location: Hemel Hempstead UK
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dv8or
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Registered: March 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 44
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Thanks for the comments Ian but the colours were actually purposeful. By lighting with a "hot" light and white balancing for this I was able to get the blue (cold) sunlight through the window. I like the mix of cold and hot light but I understand it is not everyones taste.
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jrfoto
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Registered: February 2008
Location: Netherlands
Posts: 13
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Thu March 6, 2008 3:17pm
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Rating: 1.00
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John Perriment
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Registered: August 2007
Posts: 5,090
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Thu March 6, 2008 10:56pm
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Rating: 7.00
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If I were to use dv8or's own scoring system this would rate at about minus 5. However, in the spirit of impartiality and a more realistic approach I give this a 7, on the basis that I actually like the distortion of the daylight colour balance which adds to the slightly unsettling atmosphere of the image, giving it an almost "X-files" type mood. Not entirely to my taste overall, but I appreciate that it is a clever and original image nonetheless.
I must add, dv8or, that if you find it necessary to rate any entry in the 1 - 5 range, then you really should have sound photographic reasoning for doing so and be prepared to make supporting comments. Scores that low simply cannot be justified on the basis of personal preference and should only be awarded on the grounds of poor techniques, such as out of focus, camera shake, poorly exposed, etc. If you consider that any image suffers from poor technique, then in my opinion you have an obligation to explain your reasoning fully to the author of the image, rather than just posting a score.
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darren7303
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Registered: November 2007
Location: Middlesbrough UK
Posts: 93
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Fri March 7, 2008 9:10am
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Rating: 5.00
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It is certainly different and although not to my taste there are a couple of things which could have improved it.
The background is distracting; the cushion, the painting and the lamp should have been removed. I also think window frame and wood panelling should have been thrown out of focus.
This is after all not a portrait of a typical couple in their stately home who usually have their posessions around them in a photo, you are trying to provoke a reaction and people to think and initially it did - but then my eyes started to wander.
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dv8or
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Registered: March 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 44
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Hi John - I realise you are a moderator and was not aware that it was incumbent on those rating photos to comment, after all there is no criteria that I am aware of on how to vote. I voted based on my personal preferences and whether I thought it was a good photo or not - photography appreciation is an individual thing - there is no right or wrong. Perhaps the voting requirement should be made clear at the outset. Taking a cheap shot in a public forum is not what one would expect from a moderator. Perhaps a discreet message directly to me would have been a more effective method. This sort of thing does not endear one to the website - in fact it is a little like being at school.
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hschnee
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Registered: August 2007
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Posts: 2,357
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Fri March 7, 2008 6:20pm
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Rating: 7.00
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I like this more than some others here. I'm fine with the cool color balance, and the concept is neat. What bothers me is the loss of detail in the subjects' legs, and the harshness of the bright windows--it's one of those very difficult lighting situations that just has too much contrast for the camera sensor. I'm undecided about the asymmetry of the background; it's hard to tell if it was a compositional choice or an accident, and even as composition, I'm unsure if it helps or hinders the image.
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photonutter
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Registered: September 2007
Location: Merseyside
Posts: 92
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Mon March 10, 2008 10:59pm
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Rating: 7.00
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Reminds me more of 'Little Red Riding Hood', and may have been more suited to that coloured top on the model. I can see what you where trying to achieve with the lighting, but seem to have managed to issolate the girl , in the light tone, as opposed to the rest of the scene in blue, and in doing so loosing the connection with the beast whilst putting up a barrier between the two.
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fenris
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Registered: March 2008
Location: Singapore
Posts: 3
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Thu March 13, 2008 1:30am
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Rating: 7.00
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fenris
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Registered: March 2008
Location: Singapore
Posts: 3
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Thu March 13, 2008 1:32am
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I love the pose of the girl. There is a sort of tension in the way she sits so straight. There is also a sort of balance between her symbolic humanity, and the symbolic animalism of the fursuit next to her. Pity I can't give a better rating due to the fringing
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jq889
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Registered: March 2008
Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
Posts: 72
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Thu March 13, 2008 6:40am
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Rating: 7.00
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I immediately thought of CSI with the episode where there is a fur suit convention. Anyways, I like the weirdness of the photo, but it's almost to dark. I can't see all the details, and the lighting was good, but I actually thought the lighting didn't give it enough of an eerie mood.
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denver
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Registered: April 2008
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 2
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Thu April 10, 2008 9:24pm
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Rating: 5.00
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Was this taken at night? In a liminal space on the edge of a city? It seems to missing a toy model to be a 'real' art photograph
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Antonio Casas
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Registered: April 2008
Location: Spain
Posts: 30
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dv8or
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Registered: March 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 44
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Hi fenris,
Just to make it clear - the "finging" you see is not what you think it is - it is Blue light coming from cold daylight outside and warm light from the front...this was an artistic decision from the start although it may not be to your taste - I think it adds an other worldly appeal to the shot. If I had balanced the white balance between forground and background I think it might have been a bit flat.
Marc
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