The Pitch
by madcrabber

Comment:
Hello madcrabber,
Over all I like the shot. Color, depth of field, details are all nice and sharp. There is one thing here that needs addressing. The bottom of the photo, The pitchers plant foot abrutly ends the photo he has know where to go on the follow through. This gives us the (OPTICAL) sense that he is either going to hit a wall or diappear from the game. If we included more of the mound giving his follow through foot someplace to land this would complete the scene you are trying to capture. If you have trouble understanding what I am convaying here e-mail me and I will explain further

Frankie?/Las Vegas

Holding the shed up
by Grandad

Comment:
Hello Grandad,
There are a few things I would like to point out here. First, the face board on the roof, it gives the (optical) impression that it is coming out of your should & again at head level. By moving a step or two to your right would reslove this. Secondly, the pad lock again gives the (optical) impression that it it hanging from your arm, not the door. The watch on your arm there is giving off some glare that is a we bit distracting. Finally the lighting, you could have used a reflector or bounced some flash off the barn at an angle fro below to lighten up the shadow on you face. Over all I like the shot. Hope these little tid bits hlp you out.

Frankie/Las Vegas

Maggie
by svt_gEEk

Comment:
Hello,
I have several problems with this photograph. Her arm is blown out, the ring on her finger instantly caught my eye & keapt drawing it back. Her hair to the left of the picture looks like a black blob, all detail in it was lost. The spot brushing left her chin sticking out like a sore thumb & her left eye 1/2 the eye is way to dark

Michele, ma belle
by pipersd

Comment:
Hello,
what can I say nice shot, Jst wish her eyes were open more, those blues eyes really would have made this perfect.

Frankie

Missing Him
by posthumous

Comment:
Hi,
I like the compostion of the shirt as it relates to th door. Two things I noticed, If you look at the left shoulder you can see the green and purple strips. On the right side they seem washd out. This could be one of two things the light from the flash light washed it a bit or the photo is a we bit under exposed. The other is the door handle if you look at it, it seem to be a bit out of focus, a 1/2 a step backward should help with the depth of field. Over all I like it nice shot.

Frankie

Windows
by nathaliedoo

Comment:
The Border Kills the photo. Big time distraction.

hope
by ursula

Comment:
Hi Ursula,
A very technically sound photograph. Your timing (Sun), Your setup position here hit the mark (Nailed it). I don't think the photograph would have had as much impact in any other position. Your choice in using the bridges guard rails as your leading lines entering and exiting the photograph are also very well done. The details through out the entire photograph are to be commended especially on the shadowed side of the guard rails. These could have gone over looked and lost without anyone really noticing (my complements) on this point. I really like the balance in the light & shadow's ties in very well with the concept of the photograph kind of like the good (sun) & evil (shadow). The low tight angle here gives the photograph great depth, looks like your looking out for miles (excellent). Your position relative to the bridge and the tree give the photograph a marvelous sence of scale. I also like the way you caught the reflection from the guard rails down onto the bridge planks (caught light) if you will giving us the details in the planking. The sky portion of the photograph is also well done, I very much like the way the color mells together here from the nice golden into the blue. The Cloudless sky works extremely well here, in fact I think a cloud or anything in the sky here would have actully hurt in this instance. The use of your title & text here work real well here tieing the whole photograph together. If there was anything I would have considered here and it would be just that was the words being done in the golden color of the sky blending the entire photograph into one. Over all this was a well thought out, well composed photograph. This is a sellable photograph !!!. Would love to see this shot in both color and B&W with snow. Again my complements on this photograph know dout taken by someone that loves photography and takes pride in her work. Again VERY WELL DONE.

Hope and faith
by ramevi

Comment:
Ramevi,
The composition of the photo is lacking. Concentrateing on a single orange or two with a few leaves would have helped out here. The light here is alo very strong, it completely overwhelmes the photo. A softer light (back or side) would have gotten your point accross a lot better and gave the photo some warmth.This in turn would have helped connecting your title with the photograph.Also by concentrateing on just a few oranges along with the light would have enabled you to get some detail which you lost because of wide angle used here.

Critique Club.

Follow a Straight Path or Be Out of the Box
by vtruan

Comment:
Hello vtruan,
Well I do not see it as a poster and it lacks in motivation. If there where some medical personal or fire & rescue you could have squeezed some motivation out of it (helping the driver). This photo just shows us one hell of a mess, nothing to indicate how it happened or where for that matter. Cropping the top 1/3 of the photo would have allowed the road in the background to be more prominate giving the viewer some sence as to the where. The pink sheen through out the entire photo grass included tells me your white balance was a bit off here. The rig it self is nice and sharpe with plenty of detail.

Hats off to the New Year!
by rll07

Comment:
Sorry just doesn't meet the challenge.