Autumn begins.
by wingyisleeds

Comment:
Greetings From the Critique Club

First Impressions:
I like the picture. I myself gave it a 7 when it was in voting

Technical (Comp, lighting, color, focus):
The composition is good. Might have been better had the leaves been laying toward you more....but what ya gonna do? I love the suns rays peeping through the leaves and fill flash was just enough to light them without overpowering them. Although it seems to be laying flat in the middle of the picture.

Challenge:
I'd have to say that you met the challenge. Without your fill flash the leaves would have been rather dark.

Artistic/Emotion:
In my opinion this is a fine artistic piece. Seems almost like a duo-tone abstract.
All art should draw some kind of emotion from the viewer - this makes me want to be outside.

Summary:
I was actually floored when I reviewed staistics. Are you kidding me? OK, lets look a little deeper. The lack of sharpness could have hurt this image. The bottom part of this photo seems to have what most DPC'rs look for....it's sharp with nice colors and contrast there; however this didn't flow through to the whole image. For the most part I don't think I'm a typical DPC'r as I find the best part of this photo to be the sun's rays coming through the leaves at the top. So, I'd say that you didn't reach the typical DPC'r but there were a few of us who appricated your photo for color, the lines and the back light.

edited to close a tag

Message edited by author 2010-10-20 23:04:15.

Blue Autumn
by dahlin

Comment:
simple and interesting - good job!

Underneath the Bridge
by fionafs

Comment:
I like this but I think I would like it better as B&W

Rail connector
by gmink

Comment:
Greetings From the Critique Club

First Impressions:
I like this picture.

Technical (Comp, lighting, color, focus):
You've captured some nice colors however the harsh lighting really takes away from the image. As one of your commenters mentioned this could be corrected by shooting at a different time of day.

Challenge:
Yep, I'd say this is a metal on metal image.

Artistic/Emotion:
I think artistically, you knew what you wanted to convey but it had a hard time reaching the voters.
emotionally? I just think it's kind of flat, nothing really for one to draw on.

Summary:
In summary I think this is a very interesting photo, with lots of nice colors, the rust, blues and yellows all play well together but it was the lighting that really hurts the photo. I'd love to see this shot at a different time of day and perhaps at a different angle. I hope this helps. :-)

Morning Bridge
by Magnumphotography

Comment:
I think I would have cropped out some of the sky - still - NICE WORK!

Three Ring RR Bridge
by The Eskimo

Comment:
WOW

Cascade Ponds
by marbro

Comment:
gorgeous!

English Heritage
by lucky_85

Comment:
love the light you captured under the bridge

Reflection
by ustiebitz

Comment:
nice

Old railroad bridge
by beekeeper

Comment:
I like this - I think the oof adds to the "art" of this shot