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 Refocused

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

Aflame
by n_ravikiran

Comment:
this shot is out of focus and there appears to be a screen or something in front of the photo... the criss-cross patterns look very odd here... - setzler

Computer Bugs Rampant
by Bullwinkle

Comment:
cute idea :) - setzler

Electric Blue
by jclark20001

Comment:
nice shot, but i don't see any journalism in it... maybe i'm missing something... - setzler

photo OF journalism
by Slimharpo

Comment:
interesting twist on the challenge :) - setzler

Already made it to the Cover
by Harz_Joerg

Comment:
this is a unique idea... i like the concept... the colors are a bit off for some reason, but the concept is nice :) - setzler