Sundae Best
by DougPaz

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Doug...

I think you did a great job with the setup on this shot. The spoon on the plate offers just the right amount of balance upset to make this image work very well. The blue background and the red tablecloth seem to compliment each other well in this shot :) It appears that this shot is lit more strongly from the right side of the frame. I believe that was a good choice :)

I can't really offer a lot of suggestions for improvement. The wrinkle in the background could possibly be vertical to improve it some, but other than that, I think you did a great job with this photo :)

Keep up the good work :)

John Setzler

Paved with good intentions.
by Ruchart

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

I like the composition of this shot. The sign makes a good strong statement in this image. The color is a bit flat overall, but I can see in your description that you have desaturated everything except the two channels. This is probably a good option for making your sign stand out in the image, but I think the sign already stands out since it fills most of the frame.

Did you try this in black and white? I think your sign offers enough contrast to do a very nice b/w here as well.

The sharpness seems a little weak overall. Maybe a pass with the sharpen filter would fix that up some. When I shoot an image at an angle like this, I usually try to use a little deeper depth of field also. In this instance, I probalby would have composed the shot the same way you did, but I would have backed up and used maximum zoom to help blur out the background some more. Your depth of field here is pretty strong for an F2.8 shot.

Keep up the good work :)

John Setzler

Once Upon A Time
by mariomel

Comment:
very nice work with the exposure and perspective on this photo.. the black and white really works well here :) - setzler

No Pedestrian Crossing
by bdshort

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

I particularly like black and white photos. This one is nicely exposed as well. The tonal range is excellent and the positioning of your road sign also works very well in this shot.

As for your comment on lens flare, I don't think that is much of a problem at all in this photo. I don't believe anyone even commented on it :)

I don't think I can really suggest any real improvement on this shot. I like the mood it presents to the viewer... This looks like a storm near dusk possibly. I don't think it's really moonlight. The moon would not be visible during a storm :)

Excellent shot and keep up the good work!

John Setzler

Garden Church
by Shiiizzzam

Comment:
This is beautiful.. I love the 'rustic' look and the sepia tone adds quite a bit to that here... great shot :) - setzler

2 Squared
by boyte1

Comment:
very simple and elegant design... the background color really makes this shot work well = 10 - setzler

Skylight
by Konador

Comment:
I love the simplicity of this shot... the lighting is excellent and the exposure is still showing the details in the dark areas of the shot... great work :) = 10 - setzler

Helical Illumination
by crabappl3

Comment:
great shot.. I love the 'curve' presented here and the yellow lighting tint works very well against the stained glass.. great work :) = 10 - setzler

Wall of Windows
by Natasha

Comment:
This is a beautiful architecture shot.. I love the patterns and 'texture' displayed on this one.. black and white accents that very nicely.. .= 10 - setzler

View from the Town Hall stairs
by jjbeguin

Comment:
This is a beautiful black and white... the perspective is excellent.. great shot! = 10 - setzler