Tuk Tuk
by tinkie2010

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
A fascinating vehicle. I guess my definition of an automobile could be stretched to include a fully enclosed trike. I doubt everyone will be that generous, however.

Tuk Tuk
by tinkie2010

Comment by HarveyG:
Awesome image, unusual. Lovely processing, crisp and street real.

Tuk Tuk
by tinkie2010

Comment by aznym:
That's a nice looking Tuktuk.

Tuk Tuk
by tinkie2010

Comment by jccminty:
Nice sepia-like tone and I normally don't care for sepia.

Week 6 - Hamerkop
by tinkie2010

Comment by Ken:
Sure is an interesting looking bird. Just curious, what was your white balance set at? It seems to have a yellow cast on my monitor.

Week 5 - Squacco heron
by tinkie2010

Comment by Ken:
Very sharp and detailed, although I'm not a fan of the border.

Week 4 - Road to Neylsvlei
by tinkie2010

Comment by Ken:
I really like this, it looks so warm and humid and draws me right into it...

Zanzibar
by tinkie2010

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I quite like this shot, my own entry for this challenge was quite askew too, if you want to take a look :-) However, here you have both a level horizon, and then a tilted foreground element. It's quite a difficult call unless you could find a way to frame the shot with an exact parallel to the horizon; as it stands it does give a little bit of a swaying feeling.
From your settings I would say you shot handheld.

Most commenters like the basic idea here, but the execution needs more work. This would have been a good time to bring along a tripod, then you would be able to look at the scene through the viewfinder and figure out ways to line everything up. It would also allow you to close down a bit and leave the shutter open, which would help to naturally saturate the shot with more colour.

Hope this critique helps, the only way to improve is to continue to shoot.

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan

Lazy lion
by tinkie2010

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

WOW! This really is an image worthy of that opening. The lioness looks like the click of the shutter woke her up, and she is deciding whether or not you're worth chasing down :-)

Composition isn't the greatest, but the eye is at a third, and the subject matter helps balance it out. The crop is a bit tight, I wonder if in using the border you chopped off part of her ear and whiskers. I find borders to be more of a distraction than anything, but they also have their fans here. The colours look fine. Even if you did use a sepia filter, which I suspect you did, predators are supposed to blend into their environment. I doubt that anyone here would argue with the amount of detail you managed to capture, even her eyelashes are visible.

I feel that what turned voters off wasn't so much the subject matter, but the lack of action, and the relatively flat tones and monochromatic background. Free Study is always an Advanced challenge, don't be afraid to take advantage of that fact.

Overall a very good image and nice lens, wish I had something like that! :-)

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan

Reception Hotel Serena
by tinkie2010

Comment by Bear_Music:
I think this is so cool :-) I am just loving the details. It's a marginal fit for the challenge, but what an enjoyable image :-) I gave it a 7...