Morning Glory
by newtune3

Comment by Tlemetry:
Im not crazy about the color tones. I would have altered it in photoshop to boost the blues/pinks better. Looks like the ISO might have been a bit high as you have some noise in the dark areas. I might have flipped this image to show the rays coming downward as we would expect them to be even though they may not have been. I like the shape of the cloud. Looks like a hand holding the sun if it had been flipped.

Morning Glory
by newtune3

Comment by H700256:
nice photo

Morning Glory
by newtune3

Comment by sjturner:
nice image

Morning Glory
by newtune3

Comment by xXxscarletxXx:
Great capture

Power Squared
by newtune3

Comment by Katmystiry:
There is too much to look at in this shot.

Power Squared
by newtune3

Comment by Strontious:
too busy, too boring

Power Squared
by newtune3

Comment by saracat:
Would be better had the right hand pole not been falling out of the picture. Throws the balance off, I think.

Power Squared
by newtune3

Comment by hotpasta:
great industrial type shot

Delicate Music of the Bells
by newtune3

Comment by CEJ:
Hello from the Critique Club!

I have studied your image and have the following to offer:

Composition/perspective - there are a lot of elements in this picture that by themselves could carry the image. It is very busy and somewhat distracting when viewing due to the odd angle of the shot and all that is going on with the wires. A tighter crop on just the bells would have made a good subject; a different perspective to eliminate all the cables perhaps; a different angle of the camera to 'straighten' the slant that appears to be part of the structure as opposed to your actual positioning. The image appears to be slightly out of focus which causes the eye to wander looking for a sharp part and there is none. The blank space above the frame is a distraction as well.

Lighting - this appears to be natural lighting only and that part of the structure is exposed to more light than the rest (left side) making the frame on the left very dark. Cropping that out may have helped. There are no strong reflections or flares/glares in the bells so you had good control on that aspect.

Color - there is a limited palette and that itself is very narrow. A boost in contrast may have helped to bring out the natural variances that exist in some of the bells as well as letting some of the textures on the bell tops to come through.

Challenge requirements - without the title I honestly would make no connection to 'Delicate' in this shot. All the elements of your subjects are hard surfaces and it is hard to make that soft/delicate. If we could hear the music perhaps, but we cannot. Also, the connection with your title, bells are by nature very hard and dynamic sounding. Especially ones meant to be heard from a distance.

Overall/my opinion - I honestly feel that a better effort could have been made here. The focus is the biggest distraction in the shot. The subject matter could have been presented in a much more pleasing fashion. The angle and busyness just make it difficult to 'relax' while viewing. (I have viewed your portfolio and can see that you are capable of a much better photograph...perhaps you were having a bad day.)

Delicate Music of the Bells
by newtune3

Comment by UNTITLED:
Interesting subject, but the composition seems a bit busy.