Nosey Neighbor
by Digipixer

Comment by muckpond:
CRITIQUE CLUB!

It's late. I know. I'm sorry. I suck.

I have to laugh at the comments on this one. What's funny to me is that the people with purple shirts seemed to "get it" and the people with the grey shirts didn't (for the most part). Personally, this shot did not appeal to me at first, but the more I look at it, the bigger kick I get out of it.

Framing is an issue. I understand that you were trying to put the focus on the people inside the house, but the focus of the photo, IMO, is really the guy on the outside looking in. To that end, the cropping is a bit tight. I would have tried to include the entire figure of the peeping tom, as well as the peak of the window. Granted, it would detract from the "motion" of the shot, but I think it would make for a better photo. Also, the picture could be straightened just a hair. The windowsill especially shows a slant.

Technically, the photo is well-focused. The lighting inside the house is just perfect, but the lighting on the outside is a bit harsh. Notice the hotspot on the peeper's head, esp., and the way the lighting casts a bluish cast on the snow. The photo probably could have been brightened up somewhat without detracting from the lighting and coloring on the inside. I don't know what your software options are, but you could try playing with the levels and also reducing some of the bluish tint overall to make the colors a bit more natural. (Sidenote: ppl in the forums have been recommending a program call THE GIMP as a free alternative to Photoshop. Poke around online and see if you can get a copy if you're interested in more post-production.)

My last comment, really, is that I can see how some ppl would have a hard time seeing the motion of the dancers (?) inside the house. If you were using a tripod, you could have played around with a variety of shutter speeds to allow you to see if there were some other ways of capturing the dancers so they looked more in motion and less plain blurry.

Overall, a great shot and a great idea. Sorry again this came so late. :)

Rob

Nosey Neighbor
by Digipixer

Comment by chrysalis:
As a study in motion, this doesn't tie to the theme.

Nosey Neighbor
by Digipixer

Comment by GeneralE:
Very funny and seasonal.

Nosey Neighbor
by Digipixer

Comment by kwinter:
Don't see the relationship with motion in this one?

The Calm Before the Swirl
by Digipixer

Comment by RiderGal:
Critique Club
First off I just have to say, my boyfriend thought this was hilarious, and he loved it. :-)

Composition - I like the composition here... Good use of the rule of thirds. Good placement of the little guy.

Exposure - Its tough to tell on the exposure here cause you have something very light on a dark background. He almost looks a tad bit underexposed to me. Especially the tail, I wish I could see more detail on the tail.

Color - the color is interesting, rather bland though.

Focus - the focus on him is excellent,

Background - I don't care for the background here... maybe a solid background of blue tinted water would have looked good. Personally I can't tell whats in the background, and it's rather distracting.

Fit For Challenge - I suppose I can see where you were going with the blue water, however it turned out somewhat green. And this picture doesn't make me feel blue... it makes me laugh, which doesn't add to the challenge criteria of evoking blue.

Ligthing - tough to say, because of the water... good job on not having too many hot spots though!

Wowability - personally I don't think there is any, though I guess my bf saw some!

Final comments are that I would have maybe experimented some more with this picture... the water looks dirty on the top, and I"m just not sure if this is a very appealing picture. Good try though!

Nosey Neighbor
by Digipixer

Comment by ChrisW123:
LOL, pretty funny.

Nosey Neighbor
by Digipixer

Comment by BAMartin:
This is a very cute photograph but I do not see how it represents motion.

Addendum: Now I see the movement..... it took me awhile. This is one of the most clever ideas in the contest this week. Good luck.

Nosey Neighbor
by Digipixer

Comment by camelotnorth:
very clever and well done shot

Nosey Neighbor
by Digipixer

Comment by waltoml:
Nice enough photo. It's a bit distracting to have the insides of the building be out of focus. Were they moving? 6 waltoml.

Nosey Neighbor
by Digipixer

Comment by austinscott:
SORRY, BUT I JUST DON'T SEE THE MOTION