World of Wire
by GeneralE

Comment by lisae:
Interesting, colourful abstract shot, but I'm not sure if it's a stock photo.

Gull-able
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:
Thanks for your comments all. I was actually on the opposite dock, so I don't have the excuse of the boat's motion -- I blurred it all by myself. I was on autofocus and I'm pretty sure it picked the far background instead of the birds.
Also I had to crop pretty tight, so I may have lost some resolution/clarity there. There were two more birds on the rail to the left, but they had turned a little, so I abandoned the horizontal framing, which would have been a stronger composition, in favor of the vertical with fewer (but better aligned) birds. I tried a little more sharpening but it resulted in an unacceptable amount of fringing.

Gull-able
by GeneralE

Comment by timj351:
Critique Club critique by Tim Jensen

As others have said this is a little soft on the focus. You may have had to crop some of the image to get it framed properly, plus, being in the boat probably did help too much.

I still like the image quite a bit. There is nice rhythm and order to the scene and the composition has a way of keeping my eyes moving around effectively. I also like the way it is divided into sections horiontally helping to convey the sense of depth.

This would probably be worth re-taking with a polarizer and either a steadier hand or a faster shutter speed. The polarizer will help deepen the blue in the sky and water and maybe provide a little more color to the rest of the scene.

It definitely meets the challenge and considering that it is slightly soft I think you did a nice job with presenting the photo. You chose a good image to begin with. The mat is tastefully done as well.

Good job Paul.

T

Trouble In Paradise
by GeneralE

Comment by Chuckie:
nice photo, i really like the idea

Trouble In Paradise
by GeneralE

Comment by tiff:
good job. 7

World of Wire
by GeneralE

Comment by jerrft:
Good pic. What is it, and how did you do it?

Trouble In Paradise
by GeneralE

Comment by Gren:
The background is a little too gray for my taste. I think that this shot would be better if the background had a little personallity to it. Otherwise it's an interesting contrast, and the two main objects have good color and sharpness.

Trouble In Paradise
by GeneralE

Comment by Gracechild7:
Very strong image! (curves vs lines)

World of Wire
by GeneralE

Comment by rmahan:
This looks almost like an abstract of a tall building (your title gives it away). The colors are attractive and the focus seems quite sharp. Nice job. I don't know how often you would sell this shot from your stock portfolio but I like it nonetheless.

World of Wire
by GeneralE

Comment by kiwiness:
This would probably do quite well in the new challenge, leading lines! The green/orange effect really comes through here and gives this image charachter. I could see this photo in a magazine of presentation for sure. Good job!