730 Sunday Morning
by HUETH

Comment by tnun:
it has its moments.

Who'll Stop The Rain
by HUETH

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An interesting image that meets the challenge.

I am not familiar with the song so I'll be guided by your image and title to assume that it fulfils the challenge brief. Many photographers put their cameras away at the first hint of rain, I'm glad you didn't, rain creates many more possibilities. I love the ripples from the raindrops and I like the diagonal reflection, I think it adds interest. What I am not sure about is the red at the top right, it doesn't feel enough of a feature to add to the overall image it feels more like an intruder.

Excuse my ignorance but CCR doesn't mean anything to me so its not helping in my interpretation. If you imagine yourself as an insect this must appear like our oceans do to us and as such it has interesting features such as islands with the main one forming the focal point.

Thanks for your submission, Sid

RAILING
by HUETH

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

A fascinating abstract though not immediately obvious that it meets the challenge.

Because the subject is so abstract it is difficult to tell what we are looking at, so your title becomes essential in telling us. So now we know we are looking at a railing it could be taken at the same height as the railing as opposed to above so we have to take it at trust that the shot is above. This would have been a great shot for an abstract, bokeh or OOF challenge.

I do like the abstract nature of your image it is very effective, however, as you have already observed the top right is completely blown out so there is nothing you can do with it except crop it out. Towards that end I think a crop immediately below it would have given the shot a lot more impact with the focused area at the top of the frame but how well that would be interpreted in relation to the challenge theme is still in question.

It's quite a respectable score in respect of the comments I have made, thank you for an interesting submission, Sid

Silhouette I
by HUETH

Comment by paulwestmoreland1:
I like the synergy between the movements of the dancers, and the movement in the statues. Nice job of capturing that. The colors are also really nice, and textures. Somehow you captured color and silhouettes in a shot - my critiques would be that the focus could be sharper on the silhouettes (or they could be super blurry with more focus on the other elements) but the focus doesn't change much between them; and also maybe the silhouettes and foreground could have been sharper, and darker or with more contrast. I just love the overall composition though, and it's cool being able to see the people in the background subtlety behind the statues. I would give this a "5.5 - 5.8" but they only allow for 5 or 6

Silhouette I
by HUETH

Comment by Cuttooth:
Love all the Chihulys! Saw that blue when he had a show at the DeYoung in San Francisco awhle back.

AIR1
by HUETH

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

First impressions are of a good shot that meets the challenge well and appears to have been appreciated with a reasonable score from the voters

I like your viewpoint taking this flags pole structure to provide interest and lead you into the lovely sky background. You have chosen well to photograph it on such a day where the clouds add interest, it looks like you may have used a polariser filter? There are certainly nice contrasts between the clouds and the rich blue of the sky.

Having the main pole come in from the bottom right hand corner creates a strong diagonal which in itself makes the image stronger and more dynamic. Where I think you missed a good opportunity was to use a much slower shutter speed to create even more dynamic feel with the blurring of the flags in the wind. Given your exif you may well have needed a neutral density filter to slow things down, this would have also helped you to meet the challenge brief even better giving a real feeling of the air driving through the image and also your objective 'The waving flags depicting the movement of air.'

The sky's the limitâ€Â¦ Sid

Mow Challenge
by HUETH

Comment by cowboy221977:
Hello from the critique club...

I think someone needs to mow their roof....lol I definitely like the idea of this shot. I do think it is a little oversaturated and a bit grainy. Also I would have brought the crop in a bit tighter on the right...eliminating that small triangle. I think that draws the eye too much. I do like the contrast between the sky and the roof. Definitely adds to the shot. Happy shooting.

Legends & Forefathers
by HUETH

Comment by cowboy221977:
Hello from the critique club....

This fits into the challenge perfectly. (the subject matter)I might sound like a copycat here echoing your previous comments but here it goes. The entire background needed to be blurred. I think the center part is distracting.....However the background has been blurred too much. It does make the totems look fake. I do have a good note though. I love the totems. There is plenty of detail. Also I like the touch of color in an otherwise b&w shot. I would like to see this one done again with the blur issue worked on. Don't let a few bad comments get you down though. Happy shooting.

New Dungeness Light Station
by HUETH

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

Your image has immediate impact with the buildings standing out from the rest of the desat image. In respect of the challenge it conforms with the desat elements.

I strongly agree with your commenter, your composition could have been greatly improved by moving the centre of interest on the upper third and reducing the amount of bland boring sky to just above the top of the lighthouse in preference for more of the foreground.

I also think you lost an opportunity to make more of the desat part by making much better use of the mono tones to given it even more impact through the use of a fuller tonal range and contrasts. A couple of other minor points, I think the yellows ought to have been subdued and timing wise it would be great to see the full coloured flag blowing in the wind.

I think your image works because the coloured areas include so much white they could still be part of the desat elements. I think desat works best when the coloured areas are kept to a minimum and although there is fair amount of the image retaining the original colour that is the effect we have here because the dominant colours are fairly minimal and they're broken up.

Happy shooting Sid

HAY BALING
by HUETH

Comment by Jon_H:
The crop isn't working for you as it makes the tractor appear insignificant and thus loses the sense of noise that is being generated whilst bailing