The Factory
by XMountaineer

Comment:
Good exposure. One of few I've seen so far in this challenge.

Mirant's Alexandria Powerplant - Already Closed Once Due to Pollution
by treyvus

Comment:
The only problem I see here is that I see no pollution. The fact that you know about it's history of pollution means you know about it. But you haven't shown the viewer anything about it?

Springtime
by Borca

Comment:
While it certainly syas" pollution" and it's colorful, it also has many distracting elements. It's not art, doesn't seem news paper style worthy and it certainly isn't a wall hanger. Maybe this is internet pollution as well.

Good focus, good colors.

Over-illumination (Light Pollution, Manhattan, New York City)
by samchad

Comment:
Nice pic but I'm not so sure about "light pollution" I think if I was in that nasty city I would want all the lights on. Good exposure and nice colors

Stick in the Mud
by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul

Comment:
Oh, one other thing I should have added. The horizon should "almost" never cross the center of a pic. That said, spome rules get broken for good reason. But in this case I think the centered horizon is a mistake. Use the horizon as a tool to bring impotrance to either the sky or earth. In this shot had the horizon been higher leaving the sky only 1/3 of the scene it would have put more importance on the foreground and the stick. Which seemed to be what you were trying to convey. If the sky has a lot of nice clouds and points of interest then do the opposite and allow it to hold 2/3 of the scene, but know that is whee the viewers eye will go. There are of course exceptions to this rule too.

Enjoy the hobby.

Stick in the Mud
by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul

Comment:
The girder is a silouette and has no detail. Fill flash would have fixed that without blowing out the background. Way too much noise, evidenced by all the color dots in the sand. The sky is a bit burned and a graduated neutral density filter could have brought some detail to the sky and left the sand properly exposed. And in general it doesn't look "tack sharp" which makes me wonder if you used a tripod or hand held.

I didn't even look through the open challenge, but you asked for constructive criticism and i hope my thoughts help. Remember, we each see thigns a bit differently and thus shoot them a bit differently. What is right for me might not be for you. My own posts are not the greatest. But the fun for me was meeting specific challenges which pushed me to shoot things I normally would not. Thus increasing my own depth of knowledge in this great hobby.

Good luck.

Ward

Spoonful of Times-Square
by zohar-halfon

Comment:
This would have ben way cool if you had cropped really tight to the spoon.

Hello
by chesire

Comment:
For any animal, bird or insect shot to work for me, the eyes must be in focus.

Virtual Reality
by h2

Comment:
Very creative. I like it.

Oh to soar!
by smurfguy

Comment:
Nice action shot. good colors and contrast and saturaion. But I see no feathers?