Pay Back Taxes
by GeneralE

Comment by JordanZ:
Ha, great idea....too extreme for me! :-)

Pay Back Taxes
by GeneralE

Comment by RulerZigzag:
what!! billions ! nice composition

Pay Back Taxes
by GeneralE

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Oops, you forgot the penalties and the interest and the interest on the penalties. ;-)

De Fuse Lighting
by GeneralE

Comment by JordanZ:
Nice color but the focus could have been better

De Fuse Lighting
by GeneralE

Comment by lindaruthe:
why?

Erected A.D. 1901
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by Neuferland: Greetings from the Critique Club! ... the cropping leaves me with too much too look at. It's a very busy shot and while sometimes this works with crowds and such, with a building shot I try to look for something specific to be drawn to in the shot. The name, the shape of the windows, something that makes the building special and stand out. Using my magic envelopes, if you had taken out more of the sky and just a slight tighter crop on the left would have really brought out the front of the building, making the pillars the center of attraction. Also, the Christmas lights are a bit distracting to the overall image. Again, some cloning would really sharpen the overall shot. Hope you find these comments helpful and Good luck In future challenges! Deannda

Thanks! I have some of those envelopes sitting around too ... : )

I was afraid to crop into the windows on the left, and, for a stock image, I thought it better to leave some blank sky (where any added type might go), and trust the designer to crop it if appropriate for their particular use.

I sure didn't think to clone out the Xmas lights!

Erected A.D. 1901
by GeneralE

Comment by Neuferland:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I like the image for it's the lines and such but that's about it. Reading what you did to it afterwards explains the odd sense I got from looking at it more closely. I can see the difference in the shadows of the pillers, where you lightened one area but not others. If you had lightened all the shadows so they were the same it would have really helped balance out the overall image.

Also the cropping leaves me with too much too look at. It's a very busy shot and while sometimes this works with crowds and such, with a building shot I try to look for something specific to be drawn to in the shot. The name, the shape of the windows, something that makes the building special and stand out. Using my magic envelopes, if you had taken out more of the sky and just a slight tighter crop on the left would have really brought out the front of the building, making the pillars the center of attraction. Also, the Christmas lights are a bit distracting to the overall image. Again, some cloning would really sharpen the overall shot.

Hope you find these comments helpful and Good luck In future challenges!

Deannda

De Fuse Lighting
by GeneralE

Comment by 2Shay:
Another interesting take on the challenge. With better focus, I would have scored it higher.

De Fuse Lighting
by GeneralE

Comment by Lately:
clever thought, nicely balanced positioning.

De Fuse Lighting
by GeneralE

Comment by Matthew:
very blurry and relevance not very clear. interesting background blurs, though.