Fall Out
by Schuff

Comment by SandyP:
This is stunning! It reminds me of my favorite place on earth :) Fantastic job!!!!

The Shire, Middle-earth
by Schuff

Comment by SandyP:
Oooooh, Wow! This is awesome! I'm just now getting caught up from being on vacation for a while! Great job, Jason!!! I love it. (I think it should have scored much higher too)

The Shire, Middle-earth
by Schuff

Comment by suemack:
Greetings from the Critique Club :-)

Initial impression
LOTR, even without seeing the title! You've certainly captured the feeling of Middle Earth.

Composition
Good composition, works with the figurine and lighting, though if you'd created a kind of 'riding through the forest' scene with a few of the branches stood up in a V on the sides of the image the figurine would have stood out less as a toy...more of a fleeting glimpse of the idea.

Camera technique/editing
This shot was well set up, well thought out. I do feel that although you've got beautiful shades of blue, the lighting appears a little flat (static), also seems to be a slightly soft focus on the edges of the figurine and branches. Image is only 85kbs, if you use the full 150 kbs you do tend to get a better quality image.

Meets the challenge
Certainly meets the challenge, immediate thoughts are of Middle Earth. Good creative idea, well thought out. Unfortunately toys never seem to score well in dpc challenges though.

Personal opinion
*Gasp* though I'm a kiwi I've never seen LOTR or any of the sequels. I avidly lived the books as I read them, they left a lasting impression on my mind. Your shot brought back a load of great memories. Thankyou :)

sue

Message edited by author 2005-10-02 06:24:23.

The Shire, Middle-earth
by Schuff

Comment by ShannonLee:
good idea, i love the blue of the sky, but it just looks to fake to me

The Shire, Middle-earth
by Schuff

Comment by Sherri1209:
Great color and composition. Love the imagery. --10--

The Shire, Middle-earth
by Schuff

Comment by blad:
could also be Icabod Crane

Baby Bugs!
by Schuff

Comment by SJCarter:
Fantastic capture! I would like to see a tighter crop. He's/She's such a cutie! Looks like great bokeh too (but not as effective with the given crop). Very cool capture.

Greeny
by Schuff

Comment by SJCarter:
I think you've got great natural color tones here, but the composition and focus don't do the subject justice IMHO. If you were to offset the bird and have a little sharper focus, I think that this image could really pop and have a much more lasting impact on the viewer. As it is, it is not a bad shot by any means, I just think that it could be better with a few minor tweaks. :-)

My Sunrise
by Schuff

Comment by SJCarter:
Nice capture of the layers of light. They can be so elusive to the camera, yet you managed to lasso them quite effectively. Beautiful tonal range too.

The Shire, Middle-earth
by Schuff

Comment by neophyte:
This looks too much like toy. I like the grasp of theme and the idea of the sillohouette.