On 2 Jan 2005 at 20:48, Jens Bladt wrote: > I'm sorry if I have posted this image before.... > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2828279/ > > I entered a local competition with this. The judge didn't like it - at all. He > said the lighting was bad. That's what bothers me: Is it really wrong to try > to > just photograph something the way you see it? As I opened my front door one > morning in late August (the day after I received my new *ist D), I noticed > this > flower, which I believe it is a weed, not a "culture" flower. I shot it right > there - from my doorway - as I saw it - that fine morning. My front door is > facing east, so naturally, it's back lit! The almost-black background is just > the shadow-side of my hedge - noting artificial/arranged. All the best
Hi Jens, There is nothing to wonder about, you submitted it for judgement, it was judged. The judge may have no knowledge of or attachment to or empathy with the subject nor will they know why you shot as you did, they just apply their formula for judgement criterion and whether it aligns with yours or not is just pure luck. It's a good pic considering your description of how it was shot but if I were judging it without the benefit of that information I would suggest that you could have used a reflector in order to add some subtle lighting to the foreground areas in deeps shadow. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
