Rustic Relic
by Ter

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Initial impression: Nice refereshing take on a popular theme in this challenge, the broken-down car.

Technical: Definitely looks good in b/w, the tones are subtle and lots of gradiation. I am a huge fan of ambient light and handheld shooting, which seems to be the case here. If the wire fence has wide enough gaps, can get the lens in between the strands and shoot. ISO seems a bit high, may have been better to go down a bit and shoot at a faster shutter speed. If you had a tripod with you, could close it way down and shoot with a slow shutter.

Artistic: Not terribly keen on the tree, that light-coloured branch tends to draw the eye. Seeing that it was an Advanced challenge, you could have photoshopped it out or darkened it a bit. However, that in its turn may draw attention to the branch, so a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation.

Overall: A very visually pleasing shot, but that branch does interfere a bit.

Feel free to pm me with any questions,

Susan

scram
by skewsme

Comment:
I thought this had to be the funniest shot and the freakiest-looking, ugliest emu I have ever laid eyes on! Poor dog, is it in therapy now? And how about the cat? :-)

Oh yes and huge congrats on the ribbon! Woot!

Message edited by author 2010-01-20 04:36:08.

"The Equine Profile"
by Rmac

Comment:
Tee hee! Fun to see how many TSers thought you were me. Can see why though, this looks a lot like my November FS. And I thought you were LydiaToo! :-)

The MASTER
by andrewt

Comment:
Yes, the floating head is a bit disconcerting. But the beard is great :-)

The MASTER
by andrewt

Comment:
Yes, the floating head is a bit disconcerting. But the beard is great :-)

The Goose Lady
by zifengw

Comment:
Great work, Zi! The woman herself is a strong enough presence, but the geese really are the icing on the cake. Well done.

Dark River
by ASTONishing

Comment:
hmmm Nuzzer?

Lonely Sunset
by jumboshrimp

Comment:
hmm could be odriew

Fiesta Then Siesta
by CoreyFitz

Comment:
HawkeyeLonewolf?

My Clouds
by angkokweng

Comment:
could be SteveJ