From: caroleigh@c...
Date: Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:36 am
Subject: Critique: CJ Middendorf (DOF - 6 photos)
Vases - Well, ha! I liked the f/3.5 and the f/16 better
than I liked the f/8. So there goes your "middle ground" theory
shot to heck. With the aperture at f/3.5 the effect was nice and soft
and serene, despite the blazing red background. The photo taken at f/8
seemed a bit boring, having to struggle with a focused foreground and
then a slightly sharp background. But then when you get to the f/16 shot,
the back vase comes more clearly into focus and so isn't as annoying.
Santas - Yes, you're right, subject matter also plays
a large part in all this. My feeling with the Santas is that we need to
see them all sharp or just have one in the photo. Maybe it's because they
are faces and we want to see facial detail so that we can relate to the
subject. I don't think that any of these images really worked -- no fault
of your own -- it's just the nature of the subject and the nature of the
assignment.
Thanks for posting both sets of photos. This has turned out to be an even
better assignment than I'd hoped.
Carol Leigh
