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!

Trouble In Paradise
by GeneralE

Comment by briphoto:
Very nice! The blossoms are as lovely as the barbs are cruel.

Kids Love McDonalds
by GeneralE

Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Before I get started, this is a strange photo.

Composition - I could see where you get love out of this. Its not really what I think the challenge was about, but in its own way, it does meet. That being said, Ronald looks like he's seen better days. The figure and Isaac are reasonably well framed. I'm not wild about the shot. It would be better to see Isaac's face methinks. Don't take this the wrong way GeneralE, but this is a little creepy IMO. As unbelievable as this may sound coming from me, I have no suggestions on what to change really to make it better. I'm stumped. Maybe Grimace?

Technical - A little blurry perhaps, but in spur of the moment situations, you are generale lucky to have a camera with you more or less turned on in your hands ready to shoot. Exposure is pretty good and the overall picture quality is quite clear, nothing lost by bumping the ISO up to 200. Processing looks pretty minimal. Nothing really to note.

Overall - I do not like this photo, even as a simple snapshot. I don't know any nice fluffy way to say it generale so I hope you can appreciate my directness. Maybe I have a clown-phobia that I've never addressed, but something strikes a wrong chord when I look at this. I understand the concept and I do feel it meets the challenge (a little loosely perhaps). And honestly its not a badly taken photo.
With that said, I'm moving on... My apologies if I said anything too offensive and also that this critique is basically worthless. Good Luck in the future challenges GeneralE - Bob