Water Tap
by clickodak

Comment by jnenvir:
Wonderful example

Storming Sky
by clickodak

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

An interesting image that meets the challenges

The plane adds interest to a fairly interesting cloudy sky, I like the varying shades of grey in the mono tones. I need to point out a couple of problems with the plane which is nicely positioned compositionally but it has been over-sharpened, there is a halo around it. Also, a slower shutter speed would have been more pleasing it would have rendered the prop’s motion blur instead of 1 leg sharply caught the way it is.

Thanks Marcel, your entry meets the challenge brief sorry you didn’t get any comments during the challenge, I hope this makes up for it.

Snapping Rope
by clickodak

Comment by docjonny:
Cool shot.. definitely on the home page..

Blind Reflexion
by clickodak

Comment by blindjustice:
Quite profound, makes us question everything right back to existence, for a brief second.

Water Tap
by clickodak

Comment by Lydia:
7 from me. I love the idea of this... but I think the texture overwhelms the subject just a bit too much.

Yet still... I love it.

Distracted Cycling
by clickodak

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I like shots like this because I've taken more than my share of them...get it all framed up and then something unexpected happens. Here the cyclist adds interest because he's clearly looking at the barn too.

On days when you have such a flat, washy sky, remember to use as low an ISO as possible to help minimize it and to help bring out colours a little more. A deeper dof would help a lot too, esp as you shot handheld. Barnboard is usually a good mid-tone that reflects light well so you needn't worry so much about exposing for it. The cyclist being out of focus is a bit of a distraction as everyone here likes their whole scene front-to-back sharp. Still I like the way he helps add interest and provides a link between mid-ground, the barn, and foreground with the road. As the barn is broadside to the road, the cyclist adds depth and breaks up the flat planes of the shot.

Overall a different kind of shot that I think is fun to look at with its spontaneity. Just watch your settings! :-)

Susan

Distracted Cycling
by clickodak

Comment by JakeKurdsjuk:
Would have loved some more motion in the cyclist

Distracted Cycling
by clickodak

Comment by Ammie:
Nice catch, focus on the barn but cycler adds interest. Good one

Snow Goose in Love
by clickodak

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First off, Free Study is very difficult to do well in. I like this shot a lot, the composition is great, but I think the high ISO has cost you here a bit - the raised wing of the bird facing us looks very soft. I know Canon is lauded for its high ISO capability but even it has limits! The shot also appears to be backlit, so exposing for black in these conditions only makes things tougher.

The three *headless* geese wandering around add to the clutter, sadly. This is the kind of shot where you see a situation unfolding, and get ready to shoot bursts, cause in all likelihood by then those geese would have wandered out of the shot or at least enough that you wouldn't have to do a crazy amount of cloning.

Hope this helps

Susan

Distracted Cycling
by clickodak

Comment by Cyrilda:
I love the old barns.