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inacom [2012-08-12 03:19:36 +0000 UTC]

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This image is absolutely stunning. The subtle shades of ochre, from low saturation on the background to high saturation in the foreground, are wonderful. The delicate balance achived in your composition is also perfect: I love the descending ghostly line on top of the image, the slightly off-centre orientation of the clock's hands and the fading shadow at the point of contact between the clock and the ground. All these elements contribute to the surreal mood of your photograph. What a great job you did with composition here!

Maybe the only compositional element that I would change is the brightness/contrast of the clock's white disk. (Select it with the circle selection tool in Photoshop). Unfortunately, this adjustment might be difficult to do apply without revealing grain even further. Which brings me to the main problem with this image. I find it unfortunate that the image is so grainy. Although there is no EXIF data with this deviation, I guess you do not own a very fancy camera. And you probably should get one, considering your insight in all other matters of photography. Otherwise, you could shoot this with your current camera at a lower ISO speed, which would force you to set a slower shutter speed and might need to set the camera on a tripod or any solid support. In that case, you will need to stop the clock (if you haven't done so already), so that the seconds hand is sharp. And then your picture will be nice and non-grainy

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RedStar-Sama [2012-08-04 15:26:03 +0000 UTC]

Cute Clock ;D!!! Victorian clocks are one of my weaknesses <3<3<3

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goinnovative [2012-07-17 10:24:45 +0000 UTC]

Illusion..day light at 6 am/pm you are talented little Christine

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helice93 [2012-04-22 05:41:45 +0000 UTC]

Nice job (and welcome back)! I like how the clock is tilted a bit, so the number 12 is not exactly at the top, like on most photos. It's strange that the minute hand is close to 12, while the hour hand is only halfway between 5 and 6 (it should be at 6), and this adds an additional interesting feature to the photo. The background is chosen well, and not distracting. I can't make up my mind about the graininess of the clock face though.

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Senex-de-Umbris [2012-04-18 18:26:50 +0000 UTC]

Hm, this picture does certainly have some appeal.
I like the bright, clinical lightning, the way it is reflected from the clock; also, the style of the clock is just beautiful.
The "dirty" background and the smooth grainy-ness of the picture also works very well; it really underlines the concept.
However, I'm a bit unsure about those veil-esque white edges/lines down in the bg and on the upper edge - where do these come from? Where they part of the bg from the beginning?
Also, I have the feeling that you could make the impact of this even stronger by playing a bit with the angle - a little tilt upwards or sideways would add a lot of additional energy to this otherwise strong concept.

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JaydeeMe [2012-04-09 00:28:09 +0000 UTC]

lovely. but does that time represent something or is it random?

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