Window on Government
by falvey

Comment:
I love how this looks like a human eye. Your depth of field and clearity are excellent. Your color tones and lighting are perfect! Great job!

The Sanctuary
by Rackat

Comment:
Well done, very nice shot. The bright spot on the alter is a bit over powering, but doesn't lessen the score any. This is a 10 all the way!

Skylight
by Konador

Comment:
Great composition and clearity. The colors in the sky really make the shot. I like your use of shadows. 10 all the way!

The Adult Side
by jimmythefish

Comment:
Nice shot, just for whimsy, I would have had one on the frosting side. That would show that even us adults like to have fun!

Garden Church
by Shiiizzzam

Comment:
I took me a minute to see that this is not crooked. Your step and path are level, it's the church that is crooked. You're color work is excellent and by leaving a long path to it, we are left to wonder who else has walked down this path in the years past. Great shot.

May The Light Shine On You
by goodtempo

Comment:
I almost submitted this same shot! Glad I switched at the 11th hour! Had fun shooting on Saturday, guess we need to discuss what we're submitting so this doesn't happen again.

That being said, nice shot, a little dark and might stand a bit of a unmask sharpen. I like your composition.

Road to Fogginess
by kiwiness

Comment:
Critique Club Comment:

For your first entry, you have chosen a very nice shot! This is a great find, and I glad you happened upon it so you could share it with us.

I like the balance of the shot. From the tree on the left that brings me into the frame, from the road with it's great texture that takes my eyes back to the top to the little tree on the right, and then back out of the frame. You might have tried moving the entry of the road to the lower left leading to the middle of the frame, but that's a personal choice.

The fog rolling across the road had a very calm feel to it. It makes me wonder what is on the other side? Make me feel curious, not anxious. Very nice. The amount of the white at the top is not over powering, as it has a softness to it.

Your conversion to black and white is well done. You have great detail in the branches and the pebbles in the road.

I like this shot, glad you shared it with us, I hope to see more of your work.

-danny

Suburbia in the Snow
by Dez

Comment:
Critique Club Comment:

Less is more... I really like the clarity of the houses in the shot. I really like the row right in front, and the shadows on them. I wonder if a cropt that excludes all the sky except enough for the tall building and a crop of your roof top so that this is a 16 x 9 format, would add a more dynamic feel to this shot? I see that you adjusted levels, but have you concidered doing curves, contrast and hues? You might be surpised what these tools can do to help an over cast shot. I have several that I almost tossed until I learned what PS can do for me. I'm not saying every picture needs it, and this may not, but with the tighter crop and some more contrast you could really make the view wonder what is happening in the houses with the cars in from of them.

Your sharpening is good and save for web. This is a nice photo that with maybe another camera angle to remove some of the foreground, could be a great shot.

-danny

Sunset on the horizon
by xertion

Comment:
Critique Club Comment:

I must say that you have captured a beautiful sunset. The gradient from the warm hue of the deep orange to the dark coolness of the sky above, is soft enough to not be harsh on the viewers eyes, but strong enough to make us stand in wonderment of the beauty all around us. You have manage to take the strength of the powerline towers and make them bring strength to the sunset. The wires in parallel with the ground and gradient changes have a natural affect of pulling my eyes to the righ to enjoy the background of trees that dot the horizon.

Your use of a long shutter speed has allowed you to capture the balance of light and dark in the scene. It has also given the camera a chance to get nice sharp edges to the towers. Your horizon is level and post processing work is good. You may want to run it through an unsharp mask to really make your edges super crisp.

This is a good shot making me realize that we are just pawns placed here to enjoy sunsets like this.

-danny

Outside local pub.....Akaroa....New Zealand
by Hoogie

Comment:
Critique Club Comment:

I will try not to rehash all of the comments left already so lets look at color. This photo has some great colors in it and I feel that with some minor curves/levels/contrast adjustments you could make this really pop off of the page. With all of the shades of green in the foreground in contrast with the blue of the water, you could make the viewer really want be sitting on the hill looking at the lake.

I like the composition of this shot. A little more sky and a little less of the tall grass may make it more relaxing to me.

You technical skill are good, there is not signs of artifacts and the picture is nice and crisp.

You have captured a very nice view that has me longing to see more.

Here's a quick and dirty mock up of what I was talking about. It's a little to much, but you get the idea: //www.pbase.com/image/11318466

-danny

Message edited by author 2003-01-22 11:46:50.