The photographer
by Gudjonotto

Comment by Jules1x:
Hi from the Critique Club.

This is a beauty of an image, and it scored very well so the DPC community obviously agreed with me.

For me that curve in the northern lights balanced with the curve of the water made this image really special. I also liked being able to see the detail and color in the grass and the surrounding area. That gave the shot lots of context. I did not particularly like the red light from the other camera in the image, that distracted me a bit from the overall beauty of the scene. But I still gave this a 7 during voting, so I still thought it was a pretty spectacular capture. (Plus I liked the person in the scene, and that person came with the red light so I kind of overlooked it.)

Thanks for sharing! Looks like you had a nice evening.

Fall
by Gudjonotto

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An attractive image that comes close to meeting the challenge.

There are a few specular highlights that are starting to form bokeh but I feel that the image as a whole is more soft focus than true bokeh, though it is definitely not far off. I think this could have been more effective if you had, for example, some sunlit water in the background then those highlights would be a lot better defined and much more effective than what you have here.

In terms of exposure I feel you have a little too much of it, there are some severely blown highlights on the leaves of the focused plant in the foreground which are detrimental to the image as a whole. The composition is good with the foreground plant occupying a RoT hotspot and coming in from the corner with diagonals of colour running through the background, it works well.

A good attempt thanks for your submission, Sid

Fall
by Gudjonotto

Comment by posthumous:
spectacular in its way

The photographer
by Gudjonotto

Comment by illini75:
I hope he got some good shots

Sun house
by Gudjonotto

Comment by Pangurban:
Love the light effects.

The photographer
by Gudjonotto

Comment by Pangurban:
Beautiful!

Fall
by Gudjonotto

Comment by Revecca:
The colors here definitely scream "FALL".

The photographer
by Gudjonotto

Comment by Jules1x:
Nicely captured. I like the wideness of the scene. It lets that swoop be the star yet the stars in the blue make everything interesting.

Sun house
by Gudjonotto

Comment by jnenvir:
Lovely shot

The photographer
by Gudjonotto

Comment by giantmike:
Good job using the foreground instead of just relying on the Auroras.