Ben A`an at twilight
by geewhy

Comment:
Not sure if you've done a lot of 'burning' to this image or not, but I like the overall feel you've presented here. 9 -danny

Seaside Eclipse
by marbo

Comment:
Fantastic seascape! Nice silky water! 9 -danny

Vibrant Hydrant
by SharonS

Comment:
Not sure what it is that I like about this one, but I like it a lot! 10 -danny

Rush Hour
by moodville

Comment:
Excellent shot. All the elements came together for this one! 10 -danny

Outside Magazine
by goinskiing

Comment:
Critique Club:

Beautiful spot and day for photography. You have all the elements needed for a great image. You have a dramatic sky, body of water, trees and rocks on a hill! This image has a lot of potential. What it is in need of is a dramatic feel. I see that you adjusted for shadows and hue, but I think you could have gone a little farther in your post processing. I think firstly, your horizon is slightly tilted to the left, this is a quick fix and help your viewer get the proper sense of perspective. I think you may have taken away too much shadow on the hill. You've left it kind of flat and lifeless. Shadows create drama, they draw the viewer in as they look at all the shapes and textures shadows bring out. Another tool to get familiar with is the burn tool. This tool is very effective on clouds. You can make these nice fluffy grey clouds to appear to almost be bursting with rain with some good burning. Burning will increase the dramatic feel and depth of these clouds. You can also do some light burning on the water too, again it increases the interest in the shot. A trick taught to me is to do some burning around the edges of the shot to help the viewer get drawn into the image, it helps take away the distractions often found at the edge and brings us right into the main focus of the image.

I would like to see this shot modified with burning and dodging, I think you'd have something that would look great hung on the wall.

-danny

Fly Rod & Reel
by Links 2 3 4

Comment:
Critique Club:

I commend you for getting in that ice cold water. Braver than me, that's for sure!

Fuji S5000z huh? I use to have a S602z, I loved it. I loved the warm tones the fuji gave. I wouldn't have thought this to be a fuji shot by looking at it. The saturation seems a little dull and flat. I know that looking at the shadows you were pretty late into the morning when you too this shot. Taking this shortly after sunrise, or right before sunset would give a nice warm feel to this shot. Your subject would not be squinting and your contrast and saturation would be much richer and deeper. It's important to think of not only your composition but the time of day in which you shoot.

Compositionally your shot is fine. I would like to see your fly fisher more on the left of the frame to balance out the weight of the background and rod/reel on the right. The placement of the camera right above the water does make a strong statement in the shot as it creates a view that we wouldn't normally see.

Overall a nice shot, I'd just like to see a warmer tone and more contrast throughout.

-danny

Pollution Engineering Magazine
by leaf

Comment:
Critique Club:

First off let me state, this is a great capture. Now what I do see, is the use of burning to enhance the 'pollution'. I don't think that there's anything wrong with that, I just think that in the sky it may be a little too much. Compositionally, and technically this image is very strong. The sense of pollution is really conveyed nicely. I almost feel a cough coming on due to the amount of smog :-) I think that overall you achieved the look you were going for, just try to be subtle, sometimes less is more.

-danny

Arizona Highways
by tfaust

Comment:
Critique Club:

This is a great shot. You have found the perfect time of day to approach getting this image. The low light has created great shadows and texture, as well as cast a nice warm feel to the entire shot. Your DOF is well executed to give depth to the shot. Overall a top notch shot. My only concideration would be to maybe crop this in a 8x10 ratio instead of the 8x12 ration, cutting off some of the top. I don't feel the added cliff in the background adds to the overall feeling you're giving the viewer.

-danny

Our Rare Species (Helleborus Purpurascens)
by vadvirag

Comment:
Welcome from the Critique Club:

It's been ages since I've done a CC, so here it goes...

Looking at this image I see a very nice shot of a flower. I think that your exposure is good as well as your post processing to bring out the detail in the shadows without blowing out the highlights. That being said, that's about all I see, a good photo of a flower. I think that compositionally the image is kind of static. The straight centered composition of the flower kind of leaves me without any main focal point of interest. Sometimes a centered shot can work out nicely, but in this case it not only makes it harder to believe that it is a magazine cover, but it just doesn't grab me. Technically the shot is almost flawless, compositionally, you may want to try some different angles to make the flower have more interest.

-danny

portre ressami
by kiwiness

Comment:
Perfection! 10 -danny