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146 Rob Magee

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  • SSN_146_THE STREAM.jpg

    SSN_146_THE STREAM.jpg

    Honours. An interesting and inventive interpretation of the set subject. There are lots of lines and the shadows do lead you through the image from bottom right to the top left. I really like the blue colour tones in the water and the addition of the yellow creates a nice contrast to the blue. My only suggestion would be to crop some of the black off the top off the image, and maybe clone out a little bit of the yellow, just enough to have remove it from the image edge. This subject has been very well seen and in this grade I think it deserves top makes. Well done.

  • OPN_146_DOG IS A BLUR.jpg

    OPN_146_DOG IS A BLUR.jpg

    Merit. This image is very abstract. If it were not for the title, I would not know for sure that this was a dog. There this a lot of very visible noise in the image. I am not sure if this was intentional or is just the result of the image been taken with too higher ISO setting. Personally, I think there is too much noise as my eye keeps going the to the large area of blue/purple noise on what I assume is the dogs back. I don’t mind the noise in lighter areas of the image. In these areas the noise has created some texture, which is good. There is a line of what I assume is, where the wall meets the floor running through the image and I would suggest rotating the image to straighten this line. An interesting and artistic abstract.

  • SSN_146_STATIC.jpg

    SSN_146_STATIC.jpg

    Achieved. I am unclear how the visual elements provide a story of static unless you mean this is a moment of time where the lines of the cloud reflect or mirror the relative stationary nature of the power lines. An interesting abstraction for me as it provides a contrast between the natural lines of the clouds against the artificial lines created by the transmission lines. I enjoyed the cleanness of the sky which for provided an almost allegorical contrast between the natural world and the created world. The one aspect of the image I found distracting is that the transmission lines tended to lead my out of the image at top and bottom without any balancing element that retained my eye in the image.

  • OPN_146_RAINBOW FISH.jpg

    OPN_146_RAINBOW FISH.jpg

    Achieved. Being a fisherman in my younger days, I enjoyed the sight of a trout in what seems to be a natural environment. The image shows me how trout like the quitter waters to rest and to move in out of the feed line. For me the dark shadow on the closest side of the trout prevents me seeing the textures of the fish. Maybe if you h ad used a brush tool to brighten this shadowy area, I would have felt a stronger connection to your story.

  • SSN_146_ROPE'S END.jpg

    SSN_146_ROPE'S END.jpg

    Merit. The red bouys attract attention away from the subtle colour tones and textures in the hanks of rope. The bouys are far enough apart that there is a ping-pong effect in which my eye is drawn from one to the other. Either of the left or right halves of the image would have more compositional integrity than the whole as presented. Otherwise nicely seen.

  • OPN_146_TOTEM.jpg

    OPN_146_TOTEM.jpg

    Merit. Nice example of pareidolia in this image with an other-worldly feel. Somewhat tormented appearance is amplified by the sooty texture.

  • OPN_146_A DELICATE BALANCE.jpg

    OPN_146_A DELICATE BALANCE.jpg

    Merit. The black and white tones of this image work well to simplify it. I do find the crop very close. I like the reflected clouds as a background but wonder whether the combination of them and the bushes perhaps a little busy. It certainly does feel like the sculpture is balanced delicately on it’s reflection.

  • SSN_146_A FORGOTTEN LIFE.jpg

    SSN_146_A FORGOTTEN LIFE.jpg

    Merit. I find your crop effective and enjoy the full/busy feeling of this image. I wonder if the focus being sharper might lift the image a bit.

  • SSN_146_FIREBIRD.jpg

    SSN_146_FIREBIRD.jpg

    Merit. This is one of the interesting abstracts that would be better without a title. Every time I look at this image, I see something different. I tis almost as if the lines readjust themselves into a different creature each time. I have no idea how the was created but it is clever.

  • OPN_146_THE MOTH AND THE MOUNTAIN.jpg

    OPN_146_THE MOTH AND THE MOUNTAIN.jpg

    Achieved. The plane is nicely focused, though I hope it turned before it got too close to that mountain top. The colours in this image don’t feel quite right to me as there are blown out highlights in the snow with the light coming from the left, and yet I don’t see similar light on the plane. A good attempt.

  • SSN_146_WINTER'S TALE.jpg

    SSN_146_WINTER'S TALE.jpg

    Achieved. My eye is drawn to light tones of the raft on the side facing the lens. Then my eye is drawn to the lights on the far side of the lake and I see an implied semi-circle tracing from the light to the boat, the water birds and to the raft. I liked the way you have connected the background and foreground using this implied line. I get a sense of serenity and stillness which, for me, is emphasised by the softer light, the dark tones and the soft disturbance in the reflection of the ladder on the raft. One element of the image that detracts from my enjoyment is digital noise I see in the sky. I would have given this image a higher evaluation had the distraction of the digital noise been addressed. Most digital software programs have options for minimising the visual impact of digital noise (e.g., Lightroom has the digital noise reduction tool and the dehaze tool, which either separately or together, could help achieve this).

  • OPN_146_THE RED FOREST.jpg

    OPN_146_THE RED FOREST.jpg

    Achieved. For me the image created in me a surreal feeling that seemed to be saying that the textures of the bush have got more than just greenness. For me the redness in the centre of the image drew my eye yet found the extent of the redness to be a little overwhelming. This overwhelming feeling comes from what I see as the redness obscuring the detail of the textures of the plant– which I felt was an important part of the story. It seemed to me that if the redness had a more precise brush effect, the red would have created a stronger connection for me.

  • OPN_146_OUR KIND MULTIPLIES.jpg

    OPN_146_OUR KIND MULTIPLIES.jpg

    Achieved. Good focus and depth of field. The background is softly blurred to make the subject stand out, making the amin thing the main thing. The arrangement of the specimens makes it easy for my eye to travel through the image to enjoy the colours and shapes.

  • SSN_146_THE STAIR NOT TAKEN.jpg

    SSN_146_THE STAIR NOT TAKEN.jpg

    Not Achieved. The shapes are interesting. They look like an eye, and I understand why the photographer was attracted to them. I wonder if the photographer may have considered a crop from the bottom to reduce the large bright foreground area. Also there is a bright patch of blown out highlights on the stairs lower right. That is probably too much for editing software to recover, perhaps more of a timing issue, an hour either way for the sun to have moved, maybe. The pattern is interesting though.

  • OPN_146_DAZZLE OF WINTER.jpg

    OPN_146_DAZZLE OF WINTER.jpg

    Merit.

  • SSN_146_ STILL LIFE WITH STILL LIFE.jpg

    SSN_146_ STILL LIFE WITH STILL LIFE.jpg

    Achieved.

  • SSN_146_bundle of energy.jpg

    SSN_146_bundle of energy.jpg

    Merit. And a bundle of mischief by the looks of things. The vertical format suits the placement of the subject well, and although the dog is quite central, the bright toy helps offset that. The zoom effect helps give the impression that action is about to happen. The colouring of the grass is attractive and I think the result of a colour cast as implied by the pink on the dog's fur, but I think that because it is something of an abstraction it is quite acceptable. Well done.

  • OPN_146_tranquility.jpg

    OPN_146_tranquility.jpg

    Achieved The sky has probably been the reason for the exposure and it has been a good idea to add the interest of the tree silhouettes. When doing so it is best to ensure the top of a tree does not touch the margin because that can draw the eye out, and it is also preferable to show its base. Here we do have some dark clouds at the bottom which helps ground the picture. I was going to suggest that the image be flipped horizontally so that the trees build up left to right and the most interesting part of the sky is also on the right, but I feel the poplar is leaning a little to the left and unless you have the tools to straighten it, it is best left alone. Good exposure to make the most of the colour.

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