Station Master of his own Railway
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Comment by BrianR:
Very good challenge imag, ...9

Station Master of his own Railway
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Comment by hotpasta:
well done...sepia suits this shot

Duck Pond Chaos
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Comment by ubique:
Sally ... I am disappointed that this interesting and instructive photograph didn't do better. Judging by the comments, it seems that the problem was that it was an unlikely subject for a movie. I agree with that, but this image is a better photograph than at least 150 of the shots that finished ahead of it, and you should have got credit for that. If memory serves, the date this was taken was actually the opening day of the 2006 NZ duck season? Had I known that, my 8 would have been a 9. And no popcorn required.

Emperor Gum Moth
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Comment by kiumars_kashani:
Its B I G BIG

Emperor Gum Moth
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Comment by mvp:
Good exposure on the hands as well as the main subject!

Emperor Gum Moth
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Comment by PaulineZ8:
Wonderful, and you find those only at night, adimittedly.

Emperor Gum Moth
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Comment by PhantomEWO:
What a great capture, well done, an old moth and childs hand, perfect!

Emperor Gum Moth
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Comment by hshawky:
what amazing photo that you have. very good composition.

Emperor Gum Moth
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Comment by K-Rob:
Eewwww....

Teenager and Mother Rescued as smoke engulfs home
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Comment by Phil:
Greetings from the Critique Club Sally!

Simply put - a great capture and perfect for the challenge. It's very difficult to comment on technicals for this shot as I don't necessarily think that technicals are the most important point for photojournalism shots like this one. I will comment as to how I think you might've gotten a better score in a perfect world.

The angle hurt you here. I can see by the caution tape that you didn't have much choice (hence the "perfect world" comment above) but this shot makes the viewer want to see as much of the house burning as they do the survivors making it out okay. The same angle hinders a sense of connecting with the victim as you can't see the child's face. The caution tape itself is a bit distracting as well.

Overall a good image for this challenge indeed.

Thanks for the opportunity to critique this image Sally.

Cheers - Phil