Summer's Golden Bounty
by Jules1x

Comment by illini75:
Beautiful symmetry

Hylophobia. How will I ever escape these woods?
by Jules1x

Comment by ambaker:
Critique Club Member Review:

Color Saturation and Hue - colors are normal and accurate

Brightness and Contrast - both are within normal ranges.

Focus and Depth of Field - focus is sharp with a deep depth of field. Perhaps a shallower depth of field would have eliminated some background distraction.

Subjective - everything is in focus, but my eye is drawn deeper into the image, which gives the illusion that the foreground is a bit soft. That is until I focus on the nearest branches, which are then sharp. But it is a struggle to keep the focus there. I believe the lighting hurt you as well. The angle does not give enough definition to the trees. Later or earlier in the day might have helped. I would really like to see a night shot of this.

Summary - I like the image, it has good bones. If you could find a spot where there was something desirable beyond the tangle of trees, it could really work. As is, I feel safer on this side, as opposed to being trapped.

Summer's Golden Bounty
by Jules1x

Comment by levyj413:
A beautiful use of color and texture to fill the long photo. My only quibble is that the sky is so skinny as to distract me with sort of a false top to the photo. Still, an 8 from me!

Summer's Golden Bounty
by Jules1x

Comment by tvsometime:
Bounteously golden. Good comp for the topic.Reminds me of one of those 19th cent French painters. Maybe Millet.

Summer's Golden Bounty
by Jules1x

Comment by Pangurban:
Really like the simplicity of the lines and circles of this.

Summer's Golden Bounty
by Jules1x

Comment by jgirl57:
Nice work!

Countdown
by Jules1x

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
Wow! Cool shot. I know this happened quickly, and it's good that you were ready, and also in a good position to get the shot. Oshkosh is on my bucket list.

The Straight and Narrow
by Jules1x

Comment by streetpigeon:
Simple but effective image with wood planking that wraps around from fence to pathway, giving subtle volume to the effect. I especially like the vegetation behind the fence that's in the style of Chinese brushwork.

Summer's Golden Bounty
by Jules1x

Comment by Lydia:
*gasp*


Oh! This is ... so... LOVELY!

Oasis on the Prairie
by Jules1x

Comment by hahn23:
I get the impression the day was overcast and maybe gray. The smoky area in the upper left leaves me wondering if it is smoke. Maybe it was. overall, my impression is the scene could use a wider dynamic range going to some highlights and more black details. This could be considered to be lacking contrast.