BC....Before Crest
by autool

Comment by briphoto:
This one made me sick to my stomach, but I have to give a decent score because the composition and title are so catchy.

WWII-B36
by autool

Comment by lisae:
Seems like a very technically good image, but the subject isn't interesting to me. It's like something from a museum brochure, maybe. Dry and technical, but well done.

WWII-B36
by autool

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Very clear shot! This seems like a bit of an odd perspective, but it works for me. I don't remember seeing a push propeller bomber, must be a McDonald Douglas product (I work for Boeing, he he) Colro seems a tad low, esp. the yellow on the prop tips (a little washed out?) Otherwise, this is a very fine photo! 8 Swash

Square..... and..... Plumb
by autool

Comment by autool:
The Critique Club and John Setzler:
Hi John,
Thanks for the in depth review of my "Square....And....Plumb". You have pointed out one of the things that I was really working on, and that is the reflection of the squares in the square. some of the pictures that I took which were very underexposed gave a real eerie look to the reflections. When I improved on the exposure I lost that wondeful effect. I tried a lot of different angles and light positions and could never get it back. When underexposed it looked as though the white squares were windows with light emitting through them on to the square. About the crop I tried several different crops and settled on this particular one due to the vertical line made by the square pattern, keeping them looking as square as possible. The picture could have stood being cropped closer but for some reason I kind of liked the suspended look so I went with it.
I always appreciate you opinion and great ideas and thanks again for a super critique.
Dick

WWII-B36
by autool

Comment by KarenB:
good idea. the yellow parts attract my eye, leading me to the far left of the frame. since the rest of the photo is so monotone, it would benefit this to be composed tighter in to eliminate some of the excess that the eye doesn't want to see on the right anyway. clarity .. pretty good focus. nice subject.

WWII-B36
by autool

Comment by jimmyn4:
Even though it has no bearing on my vote I just wanted to let you know that the B36 didn't actually fly until about a year after the war. The Air Force received the bomber in 1948 and retired it 1959.

WWII-B36
by autool

Comment by DougPaz:
Nice perspective. It seems like it could have used a bit more saturation though.

WWII-B36
by autool

Comment by justine:
Nice indeed....good work.

Square..... and..... Plumb
by autool

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Autool.. it looks like I get your image two weeks in a row :)

I really appreciate images like this. It fits nicely into one of my favorite themes of 'form and function'. ...what makes things work... how things 'fit' together... sharp definition... cold steel... I don't know what it is about the concept, but I like it.

In photographs of this nature, tack sharp definition is important and you have captured that well here. Your command of the camera is well noticed in this image and your past images also.

What would make this a stronger image? Hmmm... There are two elements in this image that I would have worked with myself... I probably would have cropped tighter to start with... actually framed this tighter with the camera. Your square and checkerboard is 'floating' in space. There is nothing wrong with that.. just my personal preference. I would have possibly even clipped onto the square with my crop. Secondly, I would have possibly pursued a lower camera angle. The reason for this is that I believe you could have made the reflection of the checkerboard play very nicely on the metal square. You already have a nice reflection of your black checkerboard squares on your squares... could a deeper reflection create more awe in this photo? Maybe... just a thought :)

Your use of diagonals here is perfect. Diagonals always create a stronger composition for my eye. I'm trying to decide about the centered composition... I can't make up my mind how well that is working for me. I think that the tighter crop that I mentioned earlier would releive some of that by removing some of the extra negative space...

Keep up the good work... I'm looking forward to critiquing some more of your photos :)

John Setzler

un-PASTURE-ized
by autool

Comment by autool:
Natasha & CC,
I was thrilled to see your critique of my mud born dairy picture. I feared that if it were critiqued the person would be one of those that insisted that they were beef cattle. I didn't get much time to try for better composition before I was told to leave as there is quite a lot of controversy at this time related to the conditions in dairies in CA. I used spot metering and tried to get in on the cows but the day was so bright with indirect light from the haze and lifting fog I guess my camera was confused.
Thanks again for your time to do your critique on this snap shotish picture.
Dick