Impossible is Nothing. Just Do It.
by KristinaG

Comment by spiritualspatula:
Some brand loyalty issues going on here.... ;)

Grass in foreground detracts somewhat.

Bridging the Gap
by KristinaG

Comment by PGerst:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

How did you do the conversion? I find that the channel mixer is a great way to mix.

I'm breaking from my usual critique of commenting on the composition and technical, because you already seem to have grasped many of the concepts, just by reading your post.

This is not a bad image in any way, but there are some things that could be improved upon which may be reflected in the score.

One of the best attributes of B&W photos is their well thought out balance to the zone system. Wikipedia has a good read on this. You photo has the range of the zones, but its rather imbalanced. Most notably, you have a couple very dark regions (zone I, II) and some very blown out regions (Zone X). There also is no defined order to where the zones are.

If you look at the top 3 photos, certain objects exist in particular zones. #1 (the walls are separate from trees, the top level is separate from the bottom), it is very ordered. The same follows for #2. In your photo, trees/flora exist in widely separated zones.

The second important attribute of B&W photos is the simplicity and ordered composition. All of the top 5 photos have a very distinct order to them. #2 The bridge is the foreground element, distinctly separated from the cityscape. #3 The castle is contained in its own region with a line marking the sky and water. #4 The trees are very ordered. #5 The natural order of a cityscape is ordered again by the zones.

Your photo doesn't have the distinctness of elements in it. The bridge melds into the background, its actually hard to see at a glance and does hold the focus of the viewer. A photo which does not immediately grab the attention tends to get the default "5" vote as noted with 82/139 (59%) votes at 5.

So, one improvement may be on the B&W conversion. The second would be a completely different angle. Perhaps, standing in the water to capture the bridge from its side.

I hope this helps, and if you had more questions or comments, I'd be happy to respond.

Paul

You are the Apple of my Eye
by KristinaG

Comment by graphicfunk:
A very cool effect. Of course, a few more takes may have yielded one where the entire fingers were preserved, yet, I understand the process involved of which time is the worst. These images require so much work and patience, but hey, you did good.

Impossible is Nothing. Just Do It.
by KristinaG

Comment by mrbig65:
ahh,,, not very interesting ,, but in the theme,,,,,

Busy Little Bee
by KristinaG

Comment by Abra:
As they say - focus on the eye. Love the colours and capture of movement. 7

Impossible is Nothing. Just Do It.
by KristinaG

Comment by cablondeone:
would have been nice to have the blades sharp- I think it would have added to the picture

You are the Apple of my Eye
by KristinaG

Comment by tnun:
Simple and beautiful.

Busy Little Bee
by KristinaG

Comment by digichic:
Very pretty colors!

You are the Apple of my Eye
by KristinaG

Comment by hawkeyefilms:
Double exposure proved to be great way to illustrate your idea.

You are the Apple of my Eye
by KristinaG

Comment by OwyheeBrave11:
thats quite a nice picture having the eye sort of melt into the apple all in all the picture is quite nice the lips and nose is a bit distracting