It's 11pm, Do You Know Where Your Kids Are?
by f0rce

Comment:
This is an interesting photo and I like the angle of the lighting as well. I'm not sure that I understand the intention though... - setzler

Homeboy Brings Jobs
by Gotcha

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

I think your photo is a good photojournalism shot... I have read through your comments here and I do see several that recant the rules about photographing art... however, in this instance, 'art' is your journalistic subject. I can definitely see this photo appearing on the cover of a local newspaper to show it off...

Composition:

I think you did a reasonably good job with the composition. Maybe a little angle would have added some impact, but I don't know what is visible here to the right or left of this mural... it could look like crap from any other angle :)

Technical:

The colors seem a little flat. The sunlight could have played a role in this.. I'm not sure if there was a way to make the colors punch harder here or not...

My Opinion:

I gave this photo a 6... slightly above average shot... I do agree with some of the previous comments about having some 'human element' in the photo. I think it could have added a higher impact as a photojournalistic shot.. especially if a few people were standing in the scene simply looking at the artwork....

John Setzler

Gilbert Days Parade
by rcrawford

Comment:
Excellent shot... I think you did a great job of photographing this parade... I also particularly like the shadow being cast here... including the people on the left edge of the frame makes this image even stronger... very nice work :) BTW- please help support this site by commenting on photos. The photographers really appreciate it! if you already comment on photos, comment on some extra ones :) - setzler

I Made the Cover! (Literally)
by amonteforte

Comment:
interesting :) Good work with the concept :) - setzler

Aliens Invade Amish Country,Take Over Cheese Operation
by klbfrisbee

Comment:
cute photo :) - setzler

Sunset on Autumn, Winter on the Way!
by DougPaz

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Doug, I think this is definitely a beautiful sunset photo. I definitely like the placement of your horizon low in the frame... the sky is the subject here and seeing more of that is important. As I look at the image, I think the tree could be a little sharper silhouette. F3.4 is possibly a little larger aperture than necessary for this shot. I would have started this one at F5.6 in aperture priority mode and bracketed with extra exposures one stop up and down from there. I believe that a smaller aperture would have sharpened up the tree against the background quite a bit. Metering for a photograph like this is very difficult.... The key is to take a lot of photos at different settings and do it in a hurry. Sunsets like these are constantly changing and they don't last long.

As for this photo and the photojournalism challenge, I'm not sure. I haven't read all the comments you received, but IMO, this is photojournalism, but not as much for news as it is for weather. The term 'photojournalism' usually strikes a sense of 'news' and 'action' in my mind. I have browsed many books of 'photojournalism' such as the Time/Life photo books and National Geographic as well. Your photo fits better into the national geographic schema than into time/life stuff.

John Setzler

Living On Faith
by Shiiizzzam

Comment:
excellent portrait :) I love the 'tilt' of the head in this shot... the safety pins in her scarf really make this photo for me... great shot :) - 10 - setzler

Flower
by Title9

Comment:
The image quality on this shot is suffering terribly from pixellation... not sure what happened here, but it needs some serious help... I also do not understand what is 'journalistic' about this photo. The photo is not telling me a story... - setzler

First Contact
by Pifflefish

Comment:
I think the lack of focus adds something interesting to the mystery of this shot... good work :) - setzler

Thanksgiving is his favorite holiday too!
by GolferDDS

Comment:
This is a very interesting shot :) I like the high key approach and the cow has a unique appearance with the white band around it. The post processing here has created a strange 'blue' tint on the underside of the cow that looks slightly strange... I think that a b/w conversion on this particular shot may be an overall improvement... good shot :) - Please help us enhance this site that we all enjoy by commenting on photos each week. The photographers really appreciate it :) - setzler