Stella
by kyagudin

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a splendid capture of Spider Rock at just the right time of day with beautiful red light. F8 captured the detail very well throughout.

From the other images of this location I've seen, yours is right up there with the best IMO. The composition is well balanced with a good choice of land vs sky.

I'm hard pressed to nitpik much on this really. Perhaps the voters were looking for less rock and more 'pop'?

Sorry, but this is a difficult 'critique' ... can't find a lot "wrong" with it or much that could have been handled much differently. It was a tough, competitive challenge, and you did well overall.

Best of luck to you in future challenges!

Regards,
Barry

Moonrise at Mesa Arch
by johnfr

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

You know what's ironic? I hadn't noticed the Moonrise reference until just now, and I voted on this image during the challenge (gave it a 6). I actual am impressed that that is the moon! How awesome is that?!

It's such an iconic location that I looked at it briefly, said, yep, about average for this challenge, voted and moved on.

Digging in a bit more now, there are two technical items that come forward pretty readily; noise in the shadows (like it may have been pushed in post) and the night sky (stars) are not sharp (20 second exposure at ??? focal length? - may have been pushing the 500 rule a little? Or, didn't quite get hyperfocal distance quite right and the focal range didn't quite get the infinity point?).

I do like the composition balance between foreground and sky, and the '*burst' on the moon is a plus.

I'll have to poke around your profile / portfolio now and see what other fun things you've been putting out there. :-)

Regards,
Barry

"Sir, Where Is Your Mask"?
by MeMex2

Comment:
Thanks for the story behind the photo. It's a bit crazy out there currently!!! Glad the guy didn't grab your camera, or you.

Candy Apple
by epescala

Comment:
Wow. Just read that this is your first ribbon. That surprised me. Congrats, and look to see you grabbing the top spot again very soon!

Harbor
by PenelopeK

Comment:
Best in Show! Well seen and captured.

The Offer
by glad2badad

Comment:

Originally posted by roz: i'm sorry but my first thought was that the woody looked a tad risque .. !! .. the way he's lying down and that look on his face .. like a come-on .. and then 'care for a piece?' .. i hope i'm not the only person who's thoughts strayed from candy ..

Perfect! Exactly what I was going for. I'm glad it triggered this reaction and comment. I love it. Thanks! :-)

Sam Never Could Follow Directions
by vawendy

Comment:
Awesome! Thanks for the story details - very cool. â€Â¦ and congrats on the Blue.

Buses Only
by Bear_Music

Comment:


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socially distant (mostly)
by tvsometime

Comment:
Oiiii! Look at those dust bunnies. I like the subject matter of your photo though. Good luck.

Licorice Allsorts
by Neat

Comment:
Just guessing here, but it seems like a very heavy dose of noise reduction was applied on this?