Life in the Outback
by Issus

Comment by Germaine:
Beautiful sky and clouds, but the foreground isn't that interesting (IMNSHO). If it were me (which it isn't), I'd crop off a bit at the bottom and concentration the sky.

Life in the Outback
by Issus

Comment by abuscemi:
Nice shot and it looks beautiful there but the title doesn't work for me because it feels like the clouds are the subject from the composition..also if those are animals in the background they're hard to see in this image...I guess I just don't know what the subject is here and for me it doesn't stand on its own as a landscape....

After the storm
by Issus

Comment by Cory:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Meeting the Challenge: I think this is probably the biggest driving factor in your 4.x score. I suspect that people wanted to see sheet metal in this challenge, and I'm afraid you probably got those 19 3's, 6 2's, and 7 1's simple because of a lack of sheet metal.. With that being said, I personally do like the OOB approach to the subject.

Composition: The composition is decent. I say decent because while you did include a leading line (the light poles), your title emphasises the weather conditions, I would have really liked this taken just a few inches from the pavement, to emphasize the reflections of the wet pavement (probably the most interesting aspect of this photograph, even composed as it is..). I also feel there is an issue with useless dark space to the right of the composition.

Technical Quality: Nothing to really complain about here, the photograph is sharp and technically competent..

Creativity: High points for you here. Certainly a creative approach to this challenge.

Conclusion: This is an interesting "coffee shop" photograph. I think it offers the viewer an interesting scene that invites exploration. I do think there are a few things that could have been improved, but this isn't bad considering the situation you were in.

After the storm
by Issus

Comment by liberty:
interesting technique, 5.

After the storm
by Issus

Comment by cutout:
weird 8

After the storm
by Issus

Comment by Jutilda:
Very noir. Like an old radio mystery story. :)

After the storm
by Issus

Comment by jonkster:
I like this, good composure and interesting image, Lots of atmosphere

After the storm
by Issus

Comment by Luci11e:
pretty cool in black and white

After the storm
by Issus

Comment by phlover:
Usually this a kind of picture that would better in color, but I have to admit it looks good in B/W too.

Sunset Patrol
by Issus

Comment by EL-ROI:
Good gradient with complimentary colors... the blue to the orange is good. It is somewhat high key but I think it comes from the muted pastel colors. I think I would like to see a smaller aperture (f11-f22) to compare because more than two thirds of the shot is OOF due to the depth of field created.