Motown Magic
by Senay

Comment by tara9824:
Nice reflections, you captured great colors.

Motown Magic
by Senay

Comment by pedrobop:
Not much details for me, everything seems dark and the reflections are not really helping the shot. The buildings at the left are not very sharp for me too.

Motown Magic
by Senay

Comment by JacksonGariety:
Interesting shot... Not much is really in focus here though...

Motown Magic
by Senay

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Good enough, but it is not coming off to me any different than many similar shots I've seen here. Maybe my senses have been dulled...

Motown Magic
by Senay

Comment by bspurgeon:
I like the exposure and detail, I don't like the halo in the center, although I can't tell if it's part of the processing or light behind the building.

Motown Magic
by Senay

Comment by fldave:
Nice composition; not much difference between this HDR and long exposure images I have seen, imo. Still rates a 6 from me.

Motown Magic
by Senay

Comment by K3Master:
I shall be rating this challenge by the following criteria:

1 - Not HDR in my opinion

3 - HDR is way over-done, in my opinion

5 - A reasonable use of HDR, but not a very engaging photo, in my opinion

7 - A reasonable use of HDR, and an engaging photo, in my opinion

10 - A fantastic use of HDR, and an out of this world photo, in my opinion

Your photo receives:

5

The Road to Brown is Paved With Good Intentions
by Senay

Comment by Budya:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First impression: I remember this image from glancing through the entries and I love your take on the challenge and your creativity.

Technicals: The composition feels a little unbalanced to me, the camera position is a little off. While focus on the in-camera picture is great, I would have liked to see the framed ribbon was in focus as well. Setup similar to this has been done before and advanced editing would have allowed sandwiching different apertures. In addition, the photo looks a bit flat on my screen.

Final thoughts: I love the idea but I feel that execution fell a little short. The colors feel too muted; I would have liked to see blue and brown ribbon a bit brighter. I am not a fan of the table either, seamless background would have worked better, I think.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

Cheers,

Anna

The Road to Brown is Paved With Good Intentions
by Senay

Comment by elTORO:
very cool idea...great follow through...

House Of Secrets
by Senay

Comment by Budya:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First impression -- I like the serene feel here, beautiful old house and really interesting clouds. I wish the sky was blue, though.

Technicals -- The perspective seems a bit off to me, as the first glance it looks like the house is about to fall backwards. I would have preferred to see it from a different angle. While the house is nicely framed, by all the vegetation, I find the shrubs in the foreground in the current a bit distracting. They were cut off at an odd level; more of shrubs in the foreground would give the house more of a dignified look. The focus is good; the white sky looks blown out, though.

Final thoughts -- Your processing did not seem to add much to the photo -- I believe it might have benefitted from a pass of USM, some additional contrast and color boost. I also believe it would have looked great in b&w. This is definitely an interesting subject and a great candidate for HDR, so I really hope to see this house again in a different challenge or a free study.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

Cheers,

Anna