I got a letter from the Open University today with feedback about my photographs I submitted for my end of course assessment (ECA) for T189. Most of the feedback I agree with but some I do not.
Below are the 10 pictures I submitted along with the feedback I received.
Overall feedback for the whole panel 'Some excellent images in a widely varied panel. Not one could be described as "week", so you have achieved a high overall standard. No serious technical problems at all to report. A couple of comments:' (I have placed these comments under the picture it refers to.)
01 - Deep in Thought
This photo was taken a while back at Chester Zoo. It is one of my favourite photographs I have ever done. One of its appealing features is the way the eyes are in shadow from his deep brow, keeping an enigmatic air around him. It makes me wonder what is on his mind.
The feedback I got was 'Is a great study of the subject but without light on the eye, it has no “life" to it.'
This I do not agree with as the hidden eyes give the feeling of 'his thoughts are his own and not for sharing.'
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02 - Chance on Red
The feedback I got was 'Whilst technically well handled, don’t do quite enough for me to regard them as outstanding.'
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03 - Lucky Hand
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04 - Depth of Beer
This picture was taken as a demonstration of control of depth of field (DOF). A very wide aperture was used to create a narrow DOF so that the can of beer in the foreground is in sharp focus and as the line of cans move further away they in turn become a little more out of focus.
The feedback I got was 'Whilst technically well handled, don’t do quite enough for me to regard them as outstanding.'
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05 - “Champions”
A celebration of Blackpool Football Club as they make it to the Premier League.
The feedback for this picture was, 'Is an excellent and saleable journalistic photo'
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06 - Thornton Force.
A waterfall on the river Twiss along the Ingleton Waterfall Trail
The feedback I received for this picture was 'Slightly un-sharp'
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07 - The Three Graces on the Mersey
A traditional shot of the Liverpool waterfront.
The Three Buildings known as the three graces are left to right, The Royal Liver Assurance building “The Liver Building”. Opened in 1911, the building is the purpose-built home of the Royal Liver Assurance group, which had been set up in the city in 1850 to provide locals with assistance related to losing a wage-earning relative. One of the first buildings in the world to be built using reinforced concrete, the Royal Liver Building stands at 90 m tall and was, until the construction of St John's Beacon in 1965, the tallest building in the city.
Cunard Building, The building was, from its construction until the 1960s, the headquarters of Cunard Line, and the building retains the name of its original tenants. It was also home to Cunard's passenger facilities for trans-Atlantic journeys that departed from Liverpool. Today, the building is owned by the Merseyside Pension Fund and is home to numerous public and private sector organisations.
The Port of Liverpool Building. The building was designed by Sir Arnold Thornley and F.B. Hobbs and was developed in collaboration with Briggs and Wolstenholme. It was constructed between 1904 and 1907, with a reinforced concrete frame that is clad in Portland Stone. The building acted as the headquarters of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board (MDHB) for 87 years, from 1907 to 1994, when the company relocated to new premises at Seaforth Dock. In 2001, it was sold to Liverpool-based property developer Downing and between 2006 and 2009 underwent a major £10m restoration that restored many original features of the building, while creating high value residential and office space.
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08 - Bridge Over Troubled Water.
A bridge across the River Twiss in north Yorkshire on the Ingleton Waterfall Trail
The feedback I received for this picture was 'Slightly un-sharp'
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09 - Deep mid winter
It does not snow often in Blackpool, but when it does, it hits hard!
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10 - Balanced Wheels.
A motorbike stunt show on St Chads Headland in Blackpool Last year. (2009)
The feedback I received for this picture was, ' Shows the subject nicely and is well timed, but I would have used a wider aperture, f4 or f5.6 to ensure the background was more blurred and therefore less distracting.'
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