The morning calm
by clickodak

Comment by sidpixel:
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A documentary style shot that contributes to the challenge.

This shot is all about the reflections from the wonderfully still water that forms a blank canvas. Whilst its pleasing to see the boat off-centre I don̢۪t think the blank water space is really helping create any strong visual impact. In this instance I think I would have gone for the boat on the opposite side of the frame with the jetty leading in from the left and filling that space with more interest. Ideally what would have worked best would have been to have found an isolated boat tied to a buoy with the blank water surrounding it so that it not ony floated literally but metaphorically too. In terms of the mono processing you have some good tones on the boat but the water needs brightening up.

Farm Wire Fence
by clickodak

Comment by sidpixel:
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An interesting image that meets the challenge.

A most appropriate setting for the challenge brief and made more interesting with the inclusion of the OOF horse in the background. In terms of composition, the horse is very central and the road in the foreground adds nothing I think it would have been better to have the fence dominate without the distraction and lack of imapct the road makes on the end result. The natural fence post on the left is far more attractive than the man made ones so I think a closer shot with just that post and part of the fence with the horse in a better position isolated from the trees would have improved. I do like your mono conversion but the sky is rather bland. I know you could have done better Marcel with a slower more methodical and creative approach.

The morning calm
by clickodak

Comment by mariuca:
Amazing this calming effect of the expanse of grey. Well done.
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Farm Wire Fence
by clickodak

Comment by insteps:
I like your POV and DOF. Very nice monochrome. Voted earlier 8.

Autumn Leaf Path
by clickodak

Comment by Cyrilda:
I can smell the autumn outdoors from here. My favorite time of year.

Harvest Honey
by clickodak

Comment by sidpixel:
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An interesting image that meets the challenge well

Well done Marcel for finding a very appropriate subject for the challenge, he̢۪s obviously very confident working without any gloved protection! The subject is interesting but the pose is less so with the beekeepers hat competing with the main subject, the bees. I think you would have done much better to take the shot from a low angle with the lid and bees in the immediate foreground looking up towards his soft focus face with the bees sharply focussed and clearly the main subject.

Harvest Honey
by clickodak

Comment by grahamgator:
I like this image, definitely fits the challenge. Bumping up.

Farm Wire Fence
by clickodak

Comment by bmartuch:
Nice depth of field.

Harvest Honey
by clickodak

Comment by MacDonald:
Extra point for showcasing the endangered bee. Nice work.

Take-Off
by clickodak

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge

Although there is not much evidence of speed it is implied through the obvious fact that the plane has taken off. Looking at your data it would have been difficult to show speed through motion blur even with a smaller aperture the shutter speed would probably have still been too high but a shot in lower light, dusk perhaps, and a much slower shutter speed to show some motion blur would, for me, have been more effective. I like the distortion of the background from the engines turbulence. Thanks for a generally a pleasing image Marcel