Saluting the Flag
by Goofy0319

Comment by sfalice:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Congratulations on getting through your first Challenge.

Now, to the matter at hand. You asked for a Critique on your image, which is quite nicely composed in the frame and crisp where it needs to be, at the flag. (Just as a matter of interest, you might look at this image after cropping out a bit behind the statue to take the activity away from the center of the frame.) As far as subject matter goes, some of our DPC viewers are not fond of pictures of statues, and perhaps this affected your score negatively.

Then, in Advanced Editing Challenges, it's nice to have the extra tools that are allowed, including burning and dodging to, for example, add some interest to that sky.

Nevertheless, for your first entry, it's a good one. And I look forward to seeing lots more of your work in future Challenges.

Saluting the Flag
by Goofy0319

Comment by Man_Called_Horse:
nice idea, great sillouette, excellent movement, good color, good light, blacks need work, whites good, nice dof, overall a nice acheivement

Saluting the Flag
by Goofy0319

Comment by yanko:
I like the silhouette and the composition but the light blue in the sky is distracting for me. Personally, I'd prefer this as a b/w image or just leave the flag in color. Also the clouds look like they might benefit from a curves adjustment (or dodge/burn) to bring out more contrast.

Saluting the Flag
by Goofy0319

Comment by jerowe:
nice capture, too much dead space in bottom left. might try a different crop. 5