Physical Altercation
by cbeller

Comment by candie:
your actors need stunt doubles that can convincingly portray this punch. nice contrast

Physical Altercation
by cbeller

Comment by leskataus:
Nice contrast.

Physical Altercation
by cbeller

Comment by Resurrected:
Wish this was more realistic...I can see the conflict but the reality of the photo just isnt there and needed to be there to depict the true nature of the conflict...

Physical Altercation
by cbeller

Comment by JoelHSmith:
Ideal contrast. Nice border. Good Title. Just needs a little movement for to be more convincing. 8.

1887 Granite
by cbeller

Comment by Neil:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

Hits: This is a well composed natural gradient photo. The exposure looks about right. Sharpness is good and there isn't much noise. The overall tones have fine aesthetics.

Misses: Texture is downplayed here in the stone at this angle and with this light. The granite looks is pretty smooth, so it's really the engraving, the overall shape of the stone, and the clouds that represent surface texture here. And the engraving is not even very visible here.

Ideas. Perhaps another source of light from an assistant angled onto the stone would have brought out the engraving. I think a perspective shift might have made it more dynamic as well: perhaps you could have captured the stone angling on the diagonal of the shot, with an even sharper perspective. Or found a stone with a broken off area so an unsmoothed area of the granite were visible.

Nice picture overall!

1887 Granite
by cbeller

Comment by LoudDog:
Great shot, well taken. It doesn't make me think textures when I look at it, but I still really like it.

1887 Granite
by cbeller

Comment by nborton:
i like the toning and perspective.

1887 Granite
by cbeller

Comment by jenesis:
Great textures and a beautiful sky. Your choice of color has made this a somewhat omnious shot. Nice job.

Mill Falls
by cbeller

Comment by Mick:
[Critique Club]

Composition: Good, if the subject of the photo is the large building. However, because of the challenge criteria, the water should have been the focal point of the image. Since the water is viewed at such an oblique angle the viewer̢۪s gaze passes right over it. The other features surrounding the water also tend to lead the eye away from the water.

Technical Quality: Well done, although the focus seems a bit soft. The use of sepia works well with this image.

Meeting the Challenge: Room for improvement. The water should have been emphasized much more—perhaps by shooting from a different angle.

Creativity: Room for improvement here as well. Maybe a closer shot of the water, possibly from a different angle, would have worked better.

Overall: A very nice image, but it fails to rise to the challenge.

I hope this helps. Good luck.

Regards,
Mick

1887 Granite
by cbeller

Comment by drgsoell:
Very nice shot. Contrast of the marble to the sky is well done. Since this is a 'Texture' challenge, you may actually need to be closer to the marble to fit better.