rusted chain
by umbranimbus

Comment by SJCarter:
*Greetings from Critique Club*

First of all, let me say that I think this meets the Obsolete Challenge well.

There is a very old, decayed mood to the piece that I think works well. The colors and lighting are great. The DOF is pretty good, except for the fact that all of the chain isn't in focus (and I think that detracts from the image overall). The shadows are good and the textures shown (flaking paing, rust, pitted metal, etc.) support the image and theme well.

I also think you composed the shot quite well. It's not "centered", yet it is nicely balanced. Ya know, I also noticed that the rust on the chain seems to be gone or covered up at just about the same locales as the graffitti. Is that graffitti paint on the upper links that came from the graffitti artist's spray can? That adds some depth to the shot too.

Overall, I think that it's a good image and a nice capture that met the challenge well. I would imagine that you got dinged from voters more than anything else for the fact that the entire rusty chain was not in focus and the title "rusted chain" brought even more attention to that fact. One other possibility would be that they didn't know "what" they were looking at (ship hull, old tub, piece of machinery, etc.), and that a looser crop might have given more of a hint to the object's obsolescense.

Just my 2 cents...

Jimmy

rusted chain
by umbranimbus

Comment by amber:
I really like this, Nice colours and textures.

rusted chain
by umbranimbus

Comment by mattmunger:
I would have liked this more if the chain would have been more in focus while (what I think is a boat hull??) would be a bit blurred.

rusted chain
by umbranimbus

Comment by JunieMoon:
I like the framing of the chain in the green circle behind it. You also left a nice shadow in the image. Very well done.

memorial statue
by umbranimbus

Comment by Gatorguy:
I don't think this is a great angle for this state. The partial text on the base is distracting

memorial statue
by umbranimbus

Comment by jpochard:
It seems a lot of the detail of the statue is lost with the harsh lighting.

memorial statue
by umbranimbus

Comment by Zoomdak:
Lighing isn't that interesting, most of the shot is sillhoutted because of it, not able to see the detail. Interesting angle

memorial statue
by umbranimbus

Comment by jmassung:
Dislike the base of the statue, and how dark the subject is. Perhaps a different angle or time of day would have been better? -5-

graffito on dumpster
by umbranimbus

Comment by Konador:
I like the colours from the rust, good shot.

graffito on dumpster
by umbranimbus

Comment by dbush:
Not just a close-up but a view so close it becomes abstract. Love the color and texture.