Dreams of the Sea
by riot

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

Superbly rendered image, well captured and pristinely presented; great tones too.

The image feels serene and has enough mood for a Zen challenge - here in stranger in a strange land, proximity to subject won't close enough for those who seek to personify the term 'stranger'; certainly we see something that does not belong here.

If this is the image you were after, I don't think there's any suggestion I could make that would improve it - your technicals have a flawless feel to them.

Overall - a fine image.

Journey to the past
by Kroburg

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

I think this is a tricky image to critique - it is clearly highly competent but it is full of choices that have the potential to polarise opinion. Your scene is just about perfect; great train in great scenery but you have taken that from us - we can no long enjoy the view as you might have but now see a sepia-converted approximation - a less than perfect conversion too; highlight data seems to be compromised in the clouds. We can only imagine the greens and yellows we are missing.

You've done a lot right here - the rest of it is a matter of personal taste.

Best regards

Paul

On Track for a Lasting Love
by Shea927

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

Great technicals here in terms of focus exposure etc but the apparent tilt is problematic as is the cropping of her knee and finger. They are a great couple and this is a really good picture of them but they do dominate the scene; we see the tracks but you make us not care, your composition asks us not to look - "look at the people please". I suspect your score would have been fairly similar if you took this same scene without the couple; that give's you a sense of what they have brought to the scene.

Without them, you had many processing possibilities; with them, your kind of compelled to treated them with some (editing) respect. They limit your options for getting creative.

Just some thoughts...

Regards

Paul

Over the River
by cowboy221977

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I won't go on too much because you've had a bunch of recent input below, but...

I think this image has more potential within a tighter crop. The tunnel-like effect of the bridge offers some mean perspective and some potential to pull the viewer in. You have undersold it here.

Straighten, crop to just above the bridge and half way between the bottom and the bottom of the signposts and I think you have yourself a more powerful composition that emphasises depth. I'm not sure about going black and white; the colours you'd be left with - red and green always look fine in my view, though I certainly think some vintage coloration might help.

Just some suggestions...

Best regards

Paul

Walking The Line
by jagar

Comment:
I gave this a 10. I hope you checked the timetable.

That Was A Lifetime Ago
by maclen

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: This is a delightful and slightly poignant image. I like how the colour and light bleeds away at the edges of the frame like a metaphor of her life. I really like the resigned manner in which her bag is placed; like it's taking a rest - again, this reflects the overall mood of someone caught up in a reflective moment.

Critical stuff: Some will find the vignette a little strong.

Overall: Beautifully observed and processed in alignment with the sentiment of the image.

See the light
by Melethia

Comment:
Where on earth have you been hiding this treasure?? Amazing.

goo
by jmritz

Comment:
I feel the Earth should stand still for this one. Gave it an 8 at the time. That was stingy.

Wrinkles
by MonkeyShrike

Comment:
We've got one o these! I recognise the pose.

Holding His Ground
by davidw

Comment:
This is the only image in my 8s, 9s and 10s that didn't get a longer look comment. It may not be quirky like those others but it is a superbly well measured and presented bug macro.

Well done - the colours and other technicals are marvellous.