Contemplation
by Jas

Comment by Konador:
Composition: 6 - I think cutting a little off the bottom and left would improve the composition.
Technical: 6 - The shadowy area at the bottom seems a bit dull, but the rest is nice and vibrant and contrasty, if a little soft.
Creativity: 7 - The tilt works well to add a unique perspective, but I think even more of a tilt would look better, to stop it looking like it could be an accident.
Appeal: 6 - A nice photo to look at that holds my interest for a while.

Overall Calculated Average Score: 6

Contemplation
by Jas

Comment by levyj413:
Great leading lines everywhere, taking me in to the subject. Careful about the titled horizon, though.

Contemplation
by Jas

Comment by srdanz:
I'm not a crooked horizon nazi, but it really does not work in this image.

Contemplation
by Jas

Comment by rinac:
Beautiful work. Love the colour, lines and subject. Tilted horizon by choice? I suspect so, and I personally don't think it harms the composition, but you may have some other die-hard crits tell you different - 10

Contemplation
by Jas

Comment by Pug-H:
It's clever that the figure almost looks to be part of the rock. I think having such a crooked horizon will hurt your score somewhat.

Contemplation
by Jas

Comment by UNCLEBRO:
GREAT VIEW AND COLORS.
The horizon looks tilted, yet it seems to add to the composition.
I would like to have seen the person a little more clearly.
had it not been for the title I could easily have skipped by and missed the contemplator.

Contemplation
by Jas

Comment by SandyP:
Jeeeez. . .what gorgeous lighting. I love photos like this that show scale and perspective by having a tiny little person in it. One of the great ones here for sure!

Contemplation
by Jas

Comment by naplesmusc:
The lines of the rock and water line are distracting. Good work to get details in shadows.

Contemplation
by Jas

Comment by hotpasta:
awesome light and shade...wonderful colour, hope you do well with this 8

Contemplation
by Jas

Comment by CNovack:
Great composition. Alone on the barren rock surrounded by the vast and open sea sits a man curled up in contemplation. Yes, I get the sense that he is very alone with his thoughts because in the composition he is small to his surroundings. While that composition choice plays as a strength to creating the mood it also is a weakness. I think that you could have cropped another 20% of the image and captured the same mood. And, the advantage would be that it would have called greater attention to the figure sitting on the rocks - he is a little too lost in his surroundings. The colors are a tad too surreal - the purple & blue hues in the sky and the sea appear to vivid, too unnatural in that they almost take on a supernatural effect.