"The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco." - Mark Twain
by tryals15

Comment by posthumous:
My reaction to this while voting was non-reaction. I gave it a 5. I think your description sums it up well. It is a not very exciting composition prettied up with color and obscured with a vignette. I almost never like vignetting, because it is so often used to attempt to compensate for a composition that's not doing the job.

But you scored a point and a half higher than I did in this challenge, so no worries. :)

[Pelecanus occidentalis]
by tryals15

Comment by Melethia:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

Initial reaction - first off, I love your comments. Don't you hate it when they don't cooperate?? I liked this when voting - and even did get the feeling from it that the bird was just hangin' out, not going anywhere.

Technicals - good light, good color. The top shot is very well framed showing off the wingspan nicely. While the wooden structure provides a nice natural frame, it's a bit much when repeated three times and sort of adds a little weight to the picture, if that makes sense. Very nice work with a 400mm lens - excellent clarity on your subject.

Definitely meets the challenge, too.

[Pelecanus occidentalis]
by tryals15

Comment by aerogurl:
the pelican has always been a favorite subject of mine to photograph.. the top shot is beautiful, the wingspan... beautiful.. :)

[Pelecanus occidentalis]
by tryals15

Comment by kea:
The upper frame draws all the attention to it, so the lower panes are somehow lost.

I like the shot in the upper frame, great bird.

Shadow across the lower left bird is distracting.

"The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco." - Mark Twain
by tryals15

Comment by eamurdock:
Great color and mood, fantastic vignette. It looks almost threatening, which is a very different take on the bridge than one usually sees.

"The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco." - Mark Twain
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Comment by shamer:
just when I thought I was tired of seeing photos of this bridge... nice work!

"The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco." - Mark Twain
by tryals15

Comment by neophyte:
And he lived right up the street from me in New England. Nice tones great POV.

"The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco." - Mark Twain
by tryals15

Comment by CapeSail:
Very nice photo. Bridges make great subjects...especially this one. Nice job.

"The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco." - Mark Twain
by tryals15

Comment by Benzgirl:
6

[Pelecanus occidentalis]
by tryals15

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Great set - Maybe a little more variety would have helped such as closeups of the bird etc