Beauty of the Beast
by ibkc

Comment:
6 - Like this. Criticism; in my opinion, a tighter zoom/crop (if possible), aiming for the 'smoke/steam clouds' to really dominate this shot, would have made it even better in my opinion. The colors are also nice, but would like to see them a bit more vivid, perhaps it is the lights that are competing with them too much, not sure.

chocolate
by ursula

Comment:
7 - Good effect and lighting. Criticism; apologies if I am wrong, but this seems like it needs rotation/straightening. Toning is good, but it just seems 'tilted'. 2nd look - looks like it might have a pier/jetty/causeway(?) going out into water, but it is barely discernable, still, looks slightly 'tilted'.

Pulley
by Tallbloke

Comment:
7 - Like this. Good colors and good background. Criticism; difficult, especially seeing as this was likely quite some distance from you, but like to see those colors even more vivid. Perhaps an attempt at desaturation, not sure, as the sky is a nice 'contrasting color' too. More detail also, especially in the pulley and chains (again difficult from this distance), and a greater depth of field (also difficult I imagine), would have made this even better in my opinion. Maybe a slightly different crop, especially to 'minimize' that 'rod'/whatever it is on the right there may also have helped.

Industrial Power
by seebrown

Comment:
8 - Good shot, good colors, good perspective. Criticism; difficult, maybe more detail at the front of the train/locomotive, especially in the dark/black areas, may have made this better in my opinion. Slight crop adjustment too, especially at the top right, there is 'something' there. Like to see the colors even more vivid, but difficult, especially with the resulting contrast issues. edit:typo

Message edited by author 2005-12-07 06:57:19.

sugar fabric
by soeren

Comment:
4 - Mainly for the potential. Criticism; firstly needs to be 640, in this case height. I see more potential in this shot than has been 'captured', whether you've lost some with the b/w not sure, but the unusual wall pattern, 'shapes' of the silos/tanks, the windows, etc, all could have been 'used' more in my opinion to give this extra punch, especially with the other similar shots you are competing against.

Underground Mining
by Judi

Comment:
4 - Good potential. Criticism; difficult to tell, but seems to be more 'underground reading' here than mining - though obviously a miner (at least that's the assumption). Think you had more potential to get a better shot here, even if just reading (and minor yes, but adjusting your title to 'fit'). This seems a little blurry too, or it could be the focus, not sure, as it seems the man's hand is fairly sharp. Ok up to 4 from 3 (doesn't help you I know), mainly because I like this shot, or rather, the 'potential'.

Our Industrial Strength
by Transit

Comment:
7 - Good. Looks genuine, but who knows. Criticism; not much, maybe 'somehow' bringing out more character, whether through the use of lighting, crop adjustment, or even 'using' the light on the hardhat, not sure. Just needs a little 'something' extra in my opinion. Maybe 'tweaking' the colors/contrast (eg; the blue of the hardhat) slightly if possible might have 'lifted' this a little.

Copper Fields
by Nald

Comment:
8 - Very nice, good use of color. Criticism; difficult as, as much as I like the fore 'grass' texture and color effect, just think if it were 'competing' less (especially for this Challenge) would make this even better in my opinion. Also difficult to tell, but seems the sharpest focus is on the mountain rather than the 'factory' (apologies if wrong there), so a shift in focus might have also made this better. An overall 'contrasting' type of feel to this shot, given the 'environment'.

Industrial Sunset
by shirokko

Comment:
6 - Nice. Criticism; sun is a little distracting (dominant) on the left. The silhouette effect is good. Perhaps a slightly tighter crop at the bottom, not sure, as does 'work' like it is. Those 12 extra pixels in width would have helped this. Color is nice. Not sure on the frame, perhaps just a fraction too thick, especially at this size, in my opinion.

Gear Box
by pablo1029

Comment:
3 - Good potential. Criticism; needs at least 640, in this case width, but this 'composition' may lend itself to 640 x 640. Hard to discern at this size, but seems the focus is sharpest on the larger cog/gear on the right, so a shift in focus might have also helped this.