Light Fantastic
by p2jvr

Comment:
This is an excellent subject - it is a bit noisy and might have benefitted from a shorter exposure.

"The Library Has Landed"
by Nordlys

Comment:
Intruiging image - weel captured in difficult conditions.

Solemn Joy
by movieman

Comment:
This is really very clever - took me a while to work out whether the hand was reflected or not. An interesting study. Maybe cloning out the top right "stuff" would improve but it is a small matter. 8

Granddad, I love you....
by KiwiChris

Comment:
Lovely expressions - would habe been even better with a less intrusive background but at least that is out of focus.

She's Gone
by babylon

Comment:
This is a very moving image - I love the dark brooding feeling, the softness of the water against the hardness of the rocks and the shades of blue and pink work very well. Well composed. 9

Kind of Blue
by Keith Maniac

Comment:
Great pose and lighting - this is really good.

Amused
by postoakinversion

Comment:
Very nice clean portrait -pleasing expression. Perhaps the shadow under ther the chin is a bit too strong, lift the chin a bit? 8

Juvenile
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
Good for a smile this morning, thank you! Pity about the blown highlight bottom right, although the one top left doesn't matter.

Bad Mood
by spitz66

Comment:
This would have been more effective at 640 pixels wide!

The Nomad's City Garden
by Imagineer

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club,
What a great photo to critique!

Composition: The most striking thing is that half the image contains little detail, just stairs - but that is just right, it emphasises the hard life and the hard ground that the subject is experiencing. The rest of the image is a bit busy but again that supports the image - the contrast between warmth and light inside against the cold outside. The smile on the subjects face is just superb and contrasts so effectively with my view of this ay of life. Maybe you could lose some of the stairs but I doubt that it would improve the image. Cropping the right side out would perhaps stop me wondering what the bag-like image is centre right but you would lose the handrail which would be a pity

Focus: Just right - this needed a reasonable deph of field to emphasise both subject and the juxtaposed background. The subject is well lit and beautifully sharp.

Exposure; Just right, shadows and highlights well under control and supporting the mood.

Challenge: Spot on challenge - an excellent capture!

Overall: Great image - so why didn't it do better? Perhaps it doesn't have quite enough of that intangible wow! factor but still a result of which you should be proud.

Hugh
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