Setting A Heart On Fire
by nds

Comment:
I congratulate you to this great photograph my brother! I like special lighting tricks very much and this is clever idea. I think this photo really is one of your best!

Illinois Fields
by pitsaman

Comment:
This photo somehow reminds me of "The Shire" from Lord of the Rings. Nice romantic rural landscape.

Gaia
by anireno

Comment:
I think it's a wonderful idea to portray "mother earth" for a "life" challenge.

The Brandeburg Gate
by kiwiness

Comment:
Hey, I know that monument, too! :) Greetings from Potsdam. --Stephan

Victory Column - Berlin
by Anastasia

Comment:
Hey, I know that monument! :) Greetings from Potsdam. --Stephan

Imagine...
by e301

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club, Ed! :)

Composition: I think the composition is great. I also like the fence. It gives the photo it's rural "setting" which makes your trick more plausible, because it really looks as if it's an abandoned nuclear power plant in the country. It also adds a perspective and depth to the image to see the fence in the foreground in relation to the towers in the background.

Lighting: Well, sunny weather is always nice. I see a good use of shadows. The lighting from the side creates shadows on the towers which make them look more plastic. This added depth again prevents the image from looking flat.
You also did a great job of adding the proper shadows of the flowers to the image. I think the lighting is the most difficult part of such fake photos. That's what decides whether the illusion is successfull or not. If the lighting looks out of place then people won't accept it. And to me it looks very real!
The only nitpicking thing I can find is the darker area in the lower right corner. It's not distrating or aother wise a big deal, but still I would like to see it being the same lighting as the other part of the fence.

Focus: I don't know what aperture you used for your "base" image of the fence+towers photo but it probably was a small one. The depth of field is very wide which is good because you really need everything in focus here. Normally photos tend to look a bit flat then but there are other things to prevent this (see above). The only noticeable focus issue I don't like is that some areas on the flowers on the two leftmost towers look a bit too soft. It seems they don't match the focus of the tower they're sitting on.

Challenge: You met the challenge very well. It's a great idea to convey this theme. It's something many people immediately understand. Personally I hope that this future will come true :) I'm sure this photo would work good as an advertising. It also would be a great poster for the election campaign of the greens!

Creativity: No question. This is really creative! First your matrix entry, now this. You really have great ideas! I knew why I added you to my favourite photographer list (already in april) ;-)

I look forward to your future photos. Good luck!
Stephan

Garden work
by heida

Comment:
From all the photos in the challenge, your photo conveys the "in the garden" theme at best. I like the colours and the shallow depth of field. Well done!

Mystic Underwater Garden
by nds

Comment:
Ein bahnbrechendes Photo! Fast niemand hat es wohl als Unterwasserbild erkannt ;-)
Trotzdem, Gratulation zum 6+ Score, Brüderchen :)

All Saints' Church
by e301

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club, Ed.

Composition: Of course the angle is the most outstanding feature of the photo. I like it because it makes the photo different and interesting. I like that but it seems a bit unmotivated. It's not apparent why you chose the angle. I rotated it in my image editor and it looked rather boring in a normal angle. Also the subject doesn't seem to fit to that chaotic and strange angle. A bar a night with neon signs or something like that would have been better. However, the composition is good. The diagonals do their work and the clock in the corner is great.

Lighting: The photo looks a bit bland. I would like to see more contrast, especially in the pillars.

Focus: Some parts look a bit soft. I'm not sure of it comes from the aperture or from Neatimage, but the overall focus is ok.

Challenge: The photo sure fulfills the challenge theme. Now I have an idea why you possibly have used that angle. That diagonal composition makes it possible to "cram" much more of the church into the frame and thus visually filling the frame to a greater extent. If that really was your intention then I think it worked. But unfortunately your comments don't tell us your reason. When stirring up so much controversy, I think we deserve a denouement (is that the correct word?) ;-)

Creativity: Having the courage and trying such an unusual angle is creative in my opinion. I hope you aren't deterred by the score and stop doing such more "experimental" shots.

Good luck for your future challenges,
Stephan

Beachcomber
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Funny colours! Did you use a filter or did you add this in postprocessing?