R123 into One Horse Town
by Ammie

Comment:
Probably unintentional but this has the exact look of a travel journal. I liked it.

The Main Drag
by Five_Seat

Comment:
A bit blueish/pinkish for my tastebut a good capture nonetheless!
Upgraded to 7*.

Victoria
by M.O.C.

Comment:
Fantastic toning but there seems to be some stray light over the church.

Message edited by author 2010-02-03 03:51:08.

Route 119
by Pug-H

Comment:
Great perspective.

Flow of Light and Life on Water Street
by benfica

Comment:
The picture is great, it has got a lot of energy, the right kind of color and intresting leading lines.
What's with the border? :(
7*

Connor Street
by radarbrat

Comment:
Good composition, beautiful tones. One of my strongest votes so far.

Broadway of the twisted city
by mitalapo

Comment:
Great color and use of fisheye. It could just use a closer human figure to further exagerate the perspective.
9* (equal hoighest vote)

Gloucester Road
by Anthony_D_Archer

Comment:
Wonderful contrast! Fantastic use of B&W. Beautiful lighting and use of filters. Spectacular oulines, I really love this one. This is really a great example of a UWA lens put to work.
Would have been a 10* if it wasn't for a very small tilt.
9* (equal highest vote)

Rain drops
by tinkie2010

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club ;)

Artistic Merit
Pros:
* Natural whites and blacks work very well. They are the strongest source of contrast that you can access. Like soft and sharp.
* This composition is an inverted triangle which is more adequate to dinamic photos where there is more visual energy flowing. Here it's a bit unstable and uneasy.
Cons:
* Failure to satisfactorily isolate the subject from the leaves in the background demands a different framing. Like kellyo mentioned, a much closer crop would have solved a lot of the issues with this photo. Loosing the saturation would also work almost completely in hiding them also. Remember that presented with an almost B&W scene, our eyes will scan for color.

Technical Merit
Pros:
* Lighting on the subject is well controlled and very even.
Cons:
* There isn't enough DOF to cover the whole subject. What little is focused is almost on the edge of the frame where the eyes don't rest easily.
* A bit more constrast to darken some visible elements in background might have given the photo more POP!

Emotional Merit
Pros:
* Fresh subject. Definitely delicate and inline with the challenge.

Result
As you might already know, the lack of DOF is a serious issue with this picture as there is no place for the viewer's look to rest. Adding to that the fact that the greens in the background will atract more than the few sharp but cornered drops, this isn't a picture to look at for long.
Your result does seem fair, but I'm sure you will keep doing better and better.

All the best
Duarte Bruno

Message edited by author 2010-02-02 11:20:45.

Phillip Island Road - Cowes
by bcenu

Comment:
Sorry but the tonemapping doesn't suit my fancy.