Separate Reality
by flip89

Comment by doctornick:
Nice window reflections.

Dreaming of a Well-Proportioned Body
by flip89

Comment by Cam:
Why does that dude have a rack?

:)

Nice shot.

On A Clear Day ... You Can See Forever
by flip89

Comment by jpochard:
If taken from a plane...your planes have cleaner windows than the ones I've been on! This is a really nice shot. The shoreline really adds interest.

Dreaming of a Well-Proportioned Body
by flip89

Comment by Mona:
I like it.

On A Clear Day ... You Can See Forever
by flip89

Comment by Tranquil:
Like the shot, one of my favs for this challenge. I like how there is just enough room above the horizon.

On A Clear Day ... You Can See Forever
by flip89

Comment by magnetic9999:
this will probably do very well

Dreaming of a Well-Proportioned Body
by flip89

Comment by budokan:
I bet you were gutted you couldn't somehow cut the other people out - hmm, maybe it works that way. I don't know. Not the most helpful comment then.
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Dreaming of a Well-Proportioned Body
by flip89

Comment by Go-KL:
Too much going on in the image that distracts from the subject, who isn't sharp.

St. Ita
by flip89

Comment by dsidwell:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I concur with all of the positive comments below!

In this image, I see a very strongly presented sillhouette. With almost no gradients in terms of shadow, it appears formidable and bulky, except that the windows allow for some delicacy. So it already has some tensiveness (delicacy vs. bulk) which I like. I also really enjoy the gradient of the sky as it goes from the blue to the lighter color as it goes down to the bottom of the frame. The image is well composed and well balanced, and seems to agree with itself in terms of style and communication.

At first, I thought the image may have been tilted to the right, but now it appears that it is merely skewed and you get the keystone effect of looking up. Without the right half having any tower, though, it gives the illusion of not being vertical. One suggestion may be to use some kind of Skew tool to straighten the whole affair, or to get even closer so the skew is more obvious. You'd also get a stronger appearance of height with this latter choice, if that is important to you.

It may be a tad oversharpened. Your unsharp mask levels were 25/2/1. Try a smaller pixel radius and end up with numbers like 500/0.2/0, just to experiment, and you won't get so wide a halo. You'll also preserve more details. Make sure you sharpen after you resize for the web, if you don't do that already.

All in all, the photo emphasizes the gothic architecture of this cathedral, which is interesting in and of itself, and the gentle light adds a very nice touch. One thing you may want to think about is how you want me as a viewer to feel. Do you want to evoke a certain mood or feeling? Should I feel relaxed at this photo? On edge? Afraid? Happy? Nostalgic? My main suggestion would be to make sure that the feeling you want to communicate is clear, vivid, and enthusiastic.

Hey, great work. I like your other work, too. Keep it up!

Thanks,

David

On A Clear Day ... You Can See Forever
by flip89

Comment by brownt:
Now that looks high up...

I good shot, great details all the way down to the colourful cars!