Long Winter
by basia03

Comment by MattW:
nice idea, but kind of blurry

Long Winter
by basia03

Comment by karmat:
A little too busy I think. Maybe you could have cropped it higher and used the sky as negative space.

Long Winter
by basia03

Comment by e301:
Almost abstract quality to this - v cool. Doesn't seem to have re-sized very well though? I think it would have more impact if it was really sharp.

Long Winter
by basia03

Comment by nds:
Sorry, but IMHO uninteresting. Additionally it could have brought into a sharper focus too. I Hope, that other voters like it more! -3

Long Winter
by basia03

Comment by dsidwell:
you have found an interesting pattern here. I wish there were more to look at or to think about.

Long Winter
by basia03

Comment by Chuckie:
nice photo, i like the colors.

Long Winter
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Comment by kiwiness:
This is a "despair" causing photo for sure. Dreary grey skies and depression! A little bit blurry on the tree though.

Long Winter
by basia03

Comment by biohazardix:
Needs human element and much better mood

Stormy Weather...
by basia03

Comment by Natasha:
Critique Club

Content-Composition

A bit surprised that this scored under five! I think that your idea is good and "Waldo" is well hidden. Is your friend moving, or is the snow which makes her kind of out of focus? Either way, it is effective. Composition is good, there is a good balance.

Technique

The colours seem a little washed out, was it actually snowing at the time? If so, I can understand the overall fuzziness. Perhaps a little more contrast would have added a bit more imapct and I wonder if a bit more sharpening would help the individual trees stand out.

My opinion

I think that this is a lovely snowy scene, perhaps a bit more detail would be good. You have met the challenge well and taken a lovely picture. Good Luck in the next challenge.

Mark di Suvero's Sunflowers for Vincent - Detail
by basia03

Comment by Anachronite:
looks like a lot of jpeg artifacts.. after taking the original shot as a jpeg, when you begin editin try saving first as an uncompressed tiff file, and then save only your final image as a Jpeg