In-Class Critique

Critique

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2.  Photograph No. 2 consists of a river/stream during fall with the yellow covering the forest floor. The exposure was a few seconds long to get the movement of the stream along the right side of the photo. The photo is fairly well balanced between the movement of the stream and the stillness of the surrounding forest. However, the lighting of the photo is overly bright making the leaves appear washed out and too bright. Making it difficult to focus on the leaves themselves.
3.  Photo No. 3 is title Blacksands and was shot in Iceland. With the exposure was several seconds long to get the retreating waves movements. The diagonal cut of the black stones and black sand help give more movement to the piece. Also, the really dark tones on the left compliment the extremely bright whites on the left giving rise to movement and a sense of balance that draws in viewers.
4.  No. 4 appears to be a still shot of mountain peaks taken at night. Though the photo could be Photoshopped for the mountains themselves well lit up with the night sky behind being a darkish blue sky. The piece itself is balanced with the two peaks on either side of the photo and differentiation heights. Though the unrealistic lighting takes away from the piece.
5.  The colors pop in No. 5, catching the amazing colors of the thermal pools excellently. The photo also appears to follow the Rule of Thirds with the bright blue sky in the top that lead into the mountain ranges and finally into the thermal fields. All of which are at opposing angles which add extra dimension to the piece.
6.  No. 6 consists of a a brightly yellow bird perched on thin branches of a tree or bush. The shot was taken more than likely with a zoom. The colors of the bird pop and stand out against the out of focus background, the bird is also "framed" with the branches and the blurred branch to the left. With the birds head facing tot he left viewers are pulled in by the lower left corner where the focused branches come in from to the bird then to the left again.
7.  Not a fan of No. 7 the photo appears to be a point and shoot but the main problem is the lighting. The fish the bear caught gets lost with the overly whiteness of the river, the bear also looses some of its' features.
8.  The piece is well balanced with a pama-o-rama shot that takes in the field of red flowers that compliment the setting sun but also helps to make the moose stand out. Composition of the piece is excellent with the setting sun on the left drawing peoples eyes which then leads to the mountains/tree line, which then brings viewers to the moose.
9.  Impact is an eye catching piece with viewers immediately drawn into the setern expression of the osprey that just caught a fish. The movement of the wings and the residual water droplets from the catch frames the osprey excellently.
10.  The lighting of No. 10 is well balanced so the surrounding ice and polar bears are not lost. Though the piece does look awkward with the background polar nearly taking away from the polar bear centered in the middle of the piece. Definitely, feel like the piece would be better without the background bear.