Old tractor
by tinkie2010

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Comment:
Good day! You're the recipient of a "critique club" critique! So feel free to take this with a grain of salt :D

First Impression: The colors do make a strong first impression - I happen to like saturation. However, with the HDR, I feel that it's flattened the image out a little too much. I think it would have benefited from a little more contrast.

Composition: I like the composition--I like the choice of not including the entire tractor. I would have been curious what it would have looked like including the front wheel, but I do like your choice of composition.

Subject: Very good choice of subject.

Technical: As I mentioned, I would have liked a little more contrast to give the image a little more interest. Also, I feel that the steering wheel being soft is distracting. I liked the shallow depth of field to blur the background, but with such a prominent placement, it feels a little awkward having the steering wheel blurry. One other consideration: you might want to play around with the crop a little. It might be a stronger picture if you cropped down from the top--the structure in the upper left corner tends to draw the eye without adding much to the overall image.

Final thoughts: Fun shot, nice colors, good choice of subject matter for the challenge. Some adjustments in the contrast/cropping might strengthen it.

Snowy The Horse
by SteveJ

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I love the snow on the whiskers. My mother-in-law in Minnesota has horses, and I've always wanted to capture a shot like this when they're all iced or snowed up! Fun shot!

Bars, Boards, & Blinds...
by NikonJeb

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I do love windows -- they can be so interesting! Fun capture, nicely done. I always look forward to what old you'll find next; it's a genre that I really enjoy and you do it so well.

Self Styled
by posthumous

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The scary thing is, I'm liking more and more of your stuff. Either you're getting more interesting, or you're really managing to warp my tastes. :P

Galloping through powder snow
by snaffles

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I was so sure that you'd be doing horses, but I never remembering a movement shot from you. This is truly spectacular! I gave it a 9. You really need to frame this one and hang it. Absolutely wonderful!

that good night
by krnodil

Comment:
How incredibly sad! The story adds so much to the photo. It's like it's already a dream, fading slowly.

You know my face.
by kashi

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Lovely lighting! And what a beautiful face! The expression is priceless.

Swan Lake
by karmat

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I loved this one -- should have commented earlier. Anyway, I gave it an 8. Swans are so difficult, I have yet to be successful with them. This was beyond successful -- beautifully done!

Taking flight
by Melethia

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ok, now I'm officially jealous!! Look at all those pelicans! (I know they're not all pelicans, but they're certainly more than I've ever seen in one place! How exciting!

Three
by Melethia

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ooh!! I love it! Great choice on the tones!