Common Wealth
by rustedlight

Comment:
* Greetings from the Critique Club *

First, let me say that I do remember this from the Affluence Challenge. I thought at the time that it had a lot of potential, but didn't quite realize it IMHO.

Relevance
I think that this met the challenge topic well, in that it was a fairly universal example of affluence (in the industrialized nations).

Color/Focus
I think that actually the B/W conversion hurt your shot in this particular instance. Granted, I don't know what it looked like in color, but for it to be more relative to "affluence", I envision lots of "rich" colors. The focus was also not as sharp as it could have been to create a "wow" factor.

Lighting
Lighting was fair. There's not a lot of contrast in the image - mostly made up of grays, so it's difficult to determine whether or not the lighting was as optimal as possible. Which is to say, that it obviously wasn't as good as it might have been. However, I think that the image could be improved dramatically with a little more post-processing.

Composition
I think that the composition is good. The "line" of exotic automobiles, obviously represents affluence and the crop is very condusive to envisioning an endless stream of these. The inclusion of bicyclists is another reminder of the excessive needs of the "well-to-do". You did very well here IMHO.

Overall
I think that the shot has a lot of possibilities, but that it didn't quite reach as many of them as it might have. Namely, the focus and the choice of B/W over color. I think it met the Affluence Challenge theme well, but suffered in score because of these elements.

Just my 2 cents...

Sudden Storm
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Wow... Just got the "This photo has been validated." message on this viewing (probably the 4th). It's a phenomenally good shot. Love the composition and colors. I "hope" that this is real rain (and not PSed in), but even if it's not, it's a fantastic shot. Very well done. I think this is a ribbon contender. 10

Sheltered
by annah

Comment:
This is my 4th view of this shot. Every time I've looked at it, I've bumped it up another notch. Fantastic image. Very well done. The selective desat works wonderfully. 10

Early Morning Shower
by Konador

Comment:
Absolutely beautiful shot. Perfect focus & composition. Very nice. 10

Ruby Throated Humming Bird 2005
by soup

Comment:
Too bad the petal hides the hummer's head - otherwise great shot.

Ruby Throated Humming Bird 2005
by soup

Comment:
Great shot - I think you should crop much tighter to get close to the little girl. Looks like you have the focus & DOF to allow it. Nice capture.

Ritter Park
by ali626

Comment:
Beautiful shot - but needs to be cropped much closer IMHO. The DOF is very good and the colors are very natural, but I think they could be bumped up a hair.

0048-barn-bw.jpg
by tsheets

Comment:
Too dark for my taste, but fairly interesting composition.

Old Ford Truk
by tsheets

Comment:
Beautiful tones - very nice selective desat.

0045-barn.jpg
by tsheets

Comment:
Nice shot - the sky is a distraction though.