into the great abyss
by schurg

Comment:
Misty weather, wow. When I saw the thumbnail I thought this was an underwater shot. I like the way the left side of the image dissolves into fog, great effect, well done.

Acid Rain Shower
by Enzo

Comment:
Sure looks like acid rain huh? Good one, I love the detail and focus in this shot. The DOF brings out several layers back and the far background is still blurred. Nice effect.

Dala Horse
by Mona

Comment:
Critique Club:

Hi Mona. First up congratulations on such an original idea which you pulled off well. I didn't know what a Dala horse was so I just learned a little about these horses and Lindsborg on the internet, quite interesting.

I love this orange color which dominates here, especially highlighted on a black background. The detail in the horses is amazing and the composition also bang on.

The lighting coming in from the left seems to be a little too harsh which can be noticed on the horse's hind legs and neck where it is blown out some. A diffuser on your lighting may have avoided this unwanted effect. My only other niggles are the white horse in the background, I would have removed it from the image completely, and the cloth at the bottom doesn't really fit to the pic.

Otherwise a very good submission which should have ranked higher than it did. Well done Mona.

Gary

Smooth Landing
by tcherring

Comment:
Critique Club:

Hi Tara. At first I thought this was a picture of a butterfly in the background behind your son until I had a closer look. Then I noticed it was suspended with a string as you described. However, I thought the shadow of the string on his nose was part of the shadow of the butterfly's wing.

This was a clever and original idea, and the colors you have depicted contrast nicely with each other. You can never go wrong using yellow against blue. The composition is good, except as you say a little too tightly cropped at the top. But I guess you had to do this to hide the string right?

The whole image has a soft feeling to it. The outlines of your son's face and the butterfly have a kind of smudged effect to them, which is a little disturbing to the eye. But other than that a good pic Tara!

Gary

Weather Vane
by Paige

Comment:
That sky looks awesome! Good shot. This would have looked great without the base of the horse statue showing, only the silohuette of the horse. But I see that isn't possible.

Forecast-Fine
by chickadee

Comment:
Lucky you! Fine weather and this pic represents it well, good job. The composition is very good. A little bit grainy in the sky and hazy at the bottom.

Scorching Spring
by jjim

Comment:
Nice shallow DOF. It really highlights your main subjects.

One drop at a time...
by mcmurma

Comment:
This isn't really weather but I can see what you mean. I like this image, the composition is excellent and the red/yellow colors add a lot of impact, very good!

sleepy day
by pioggia

Comment:
Funny! Good depiction of weather, however I wouldn't have centered your main subject so exactly. A little to the left or right would have created more impact.

Drought and the Economy
by Artifacts

Comment:
Excellent image! So much detail and so simple! The composition is idea, well done.