Visit The Hunt Club
by cbeller

Comment:
From the critique club:
Yes, neon and night are very magical. It is very difficult to take a bad shot of neon lights provided the exposure is all right.
Now, since this is an advertising challenge I would have looked more closely at the subject. The sign has a lot of lights blown out and of course, the lamp does not help. Advertising shots are very demmanding because a very big budget is devoted to this art and thr great part of the cost is on the preparation.
I believe you made this challenge all the more difficult because you selected this subject.
Yet, if you discount the spirit of the challenge, there is a lot to be said about this shot. It is like the photographer simply wanted to bring the name detached from its physical body. A nice composition because the viewer is asked to search. Such pictures bear great strength when the viewer is rewarded with an additional detail that was immediately hidden.
This is exactly what my eyes do. They search and all I can do is surmize the structure. Again, take heart, it is a good picture, but not one to advertise the establishment. It is rather more a recording, but a well composed one.
This is certainly one approach to composition and I will make no suggestions to improve cropping because the empty night help create the pleasing blue neon.
My advise is to consider the challenge and select the simplest denominator of something you can control. You will be surprised at the results.

Archway
by frisca

Comment:
A good capture. Good lines, good symetry and tender warm colots. Good work.

The Celtic Balance
by Coley

Comment:
Very creative and well composed.

glass half full
by slingshot

Comment:
You have outdone yourself here. Colors are rich and reflections superb.

Quasi Una Fantasia - Moonlight Sonata
by C-town driver

Comment:
I love this shot. The flower is well placed and the view of the strings on the grand piano add to the message of the title. Good work.

Soup
by TommyMoe21

Comment:
This is a winner shot. Good work.

Poetry In Motion
by Sammie

Comment:
I have hardly seen anything as endearing as this. Very good capture. Kudos !

drawbridge
by graphicfunk

Comment:
This was my first entry and I uploaded the wrong file. Not that the right one was more interesting, it was just a bigger file with more detail. Yet, I consider it a poor entry because this photograph did not move me at all. It is simply the recording of an event. To have shown a waiting pedestrian or a different angle to show the waiting cars, would have had more impact and interest. The right file is on this port.

Cowspace
by Remie

Comment:
This is simply a wonder. "Great," falls short for the light hearted humor this picture brings to mind.

A Splash of Color
by Rackat

Comment:
I can say many things. How about I stare at it in awe !