Peacock
by Nuzzer

Comment:
Love the omposition, focus and dof are spot on, and exposure seems good. What does seem to be missing is a sense of vibrancy and clarity.

The Blue Cup
by toddhead

Comment:
Took me a while to spot it, but now I have I can't believe I didn't see it straight away! A good group photo.

Blue Streak
by margetts91

Comment:
I rather like this - the play of light , especially with the encroaching shadow to the right, is really interesting.

Thinking of you...
by IreneM

Comment:
An appealing and new take on an old theme.

Blueberry
by Alain

Comment:
Dun't look very blue to me! That aside, a photo I like a lot.

Flight of Fancy
by mpeters

Comment:
This is LOVELY!

Hard Boiled Blue
by tanguera

Comment:
What a cool idea - abstract and surreal.

Blue Zone
by VariationFilms

Comment:
This just doesn't work for me. I can see that the play of light on the drops may have drawn you to the subject, but I don't find the end product either appealing or sufficiently interesting.

Memphis Blues
by Schmeldontino

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club.

Certainly an interesting old building; I always find old painted advertising intriguing.

The photo is a record shot, and for these to succeed well in competition they do need to be technically perfect. The composition is ok, but there is nothing dynamic about it; I see that you took this from a bus, and to a certain extent that does come across. The exposure is fine, although you might like to consider some selective dodging and burning of the paint and brickwork to enhance the detail even more - although you may feel that would take away the 'authenticity' of the photo. The sky appears fairly noisy - two possible reasons: a. initial incorrect exposure rescued in LR, or b. as a result of the 400 ISO. If it is as a result of the ISO - and I don't know how your camera performs here, I would have been tempted to increase the aperture to around f5.6 and drop the ISO to 200. The building is pretty much flat to the photographer, and as such doesn't require a large depth of field.

My over-all impressions are of a competent, although some-what uninspiring record shot that doesn't really make me want to linger. Hopefully I have given you some ideas on how you could approach the same subject were you to take the photo again. If you have any questions, please feel free to drop me a PM.

feeling blue
by allamericanwoman4

Comment:
A nice idea for the challenge, but the end result falls a little short. The lack of sharp focus and the high levels of noise would suggest that this was taken hand-held with a slowish shutter speed. A lower ISO, and even slower shutter-speed either tripod mounted, or securely balanced would, I am sure, have produced a better result.