Connections
by MichaelC

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club,

A solid finish here for a decent image. Clarity and focus is good, but the doubling of the filters probably led to some of the random light diffraction that is so evident here. I do think this shot is an improved composition over your personal best shot, which appears to be the same bridge.

Compositionally, I would try showing more of the bridge, vertically, next time. I feel like I am robbed slightly of this wonderful view. I think this same image with a nearly square crop could have been stronger. Intersecting the bridge's top beam with the top corner of the image could have added some interesting leading lines. This could be done by having a slightly wider angle lens, and maybe cropping in slightly on the left, but not too much.

Technically, the light diffraction is very distracting to me. I am curious why you chose to use two ND filters, when you could have used a lower ISO and maybe a smaller aperture and gotten a very similar effect, likely without as much light diffraction. If you really wanted to darken the upper portion of the image, and since you have a 30 second exposure, you can experiment with covering the top half of the lens with a sheet of black paper for a portion of the exposure and get very similar effect to the ND grad.

Overall, a very nice image, but not very creative to me, and a bit technically off. It doesn't push the bounds and make me say WOW. Honestly, I'm amazed that it got the score that it did, but I guess it's a testament to DPC's love for the smooth water effect. I hope this doesn't come across too harsh. I can see you've been around here for quite a while, so I hope you've got some good thick skin. Just trying to offer some alternate views.

Food for thought.

James Downing

En Garde
by Giles

Comment:
Reminds me of those old cartoons that show how much owners look like their dogs... or dogs look like their owners.

A Ray of Sunshine
by MisterMarcus

Comment:
One can never go wrong with pretty women.

makeup/breakup
by ray_mefarso

Comment:
Good emotion, devoid of most of the distraction of city life.

chain reaction
by daisydavid

Comment:
I doubt any generation before us has been so well documented.

No release needed
by Lawton

Comment:
Wonderful colors. Technically, might be a rotated a bit strangely. Still not sure what it's trying to convey other than being a pretty picture with lots of color.

Cool Down on a Hot Summer (at the Temple)
by Tiberius

Comment:
Great setting, enjoyable expression, good composition. I think the blowing hair makes it.

The Brick Yard Ride
by neophyte

Comment:
I must say, this doesn't convey much beyond a snapshot, to me. The rotation of the image also isn't very pleasing. Could be improved by rotating it about 15 degrees.

Strangers in a strange land.
by EgillP

Comment:
Would have also worked quite well in the upcoming challenge. I like the composition.

Empty and occupied
by hajeka

Comment:
I like it except for the woman's rather strange posture.