Park Loop Road
by hsteg

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

My thoughts on the image: Congrats on a top 10 finish! Looking through this challenge, you were up against some really strong images. I love that area of the country, and I can almost feel the peace just looking at the capture.

My ideas for improvement: I believe you captured and presented just what you were going for in this one. Of course, a CP filter and some post-processing would have made the sky and ocean really pop, and I believe that would have grown your votes a bit. Even still, nice capture.

Where I would have/did score this entry: I did not vote in this challenge, but, after looking through the entries, this one would have probably been a 5 for me. With that in mind, I believe that the entry was scored well. Again, congrats on a top 10, and thanks for sharing it with us all.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric

Boulder Beach
by hsteg

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

My thoughts on the image: This is an excellent capture, but it seems like the voters felt that it missed the spirit of the challenge topic. Even still, the composition of this image is fantastic! While I tend to agree with bassbone in that the dead wood does not feel like the subject of the image, you still did a great job with the image.

My ideas for improvement: With this image for this particular challenge, I think you would need to fill more of the frame, if not most of it, with the driftwood. Doable, but I am not sure you would end up with the same, high-quality capture that you created.

Where I would have/did score this entry: I did not vote in this challenge, but I, too, would have most likely been harsh with my vote. Again, wonderful image, but it doesn't feel like dead flora to me. I would have given this one a 3 or 4. If it had been a more landscape-type challenge, this would have easily hit 6 or better. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric

Boulder Beach
by hsteg

Comment by glad2badad:
Love that shoreline! :-)

Boulder Beach
by hsteg

Comment by noraneko:
Lovely lighting.

Park Loop Road
by hsteg

Comment by Bear_Music:
Acadia's one of my go-to places now that I'm a New Englander :-) Before it was Big Sur and Yosemite, as I'm a native San Diegan.

Park Loop Road
by hsteg

Comment by tlalonde:
Nice composition. Would like to see more contrast in the sky.

Boulder Beach
by hsteg

Comment by bassbone:
lovely landscape and shoreline - i just am not finding the driftwood to be the main subject so the image does not really jump out and say dead flora to me

Unexpected Reflection
by hsteg

Comment by glad2badad:
I think this image flew under the radar! Wonderful timing (and patience) on the capture.

Somewhere over Arkansas
by hsteg

Comment by JakeKurdsjuk:
Need to pull some details out of all that darkness, which I suspect might have been difficult if this was a cell phone pic from an airplane.

GCT
by hsteg

Comment by tanguera:
Nice panning pano :)