Mon-arbre
by chloefr

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Lovely twilight colours and good use of silhouette, I like that the figure on the right is somewhat blurry so we know that this isn't a static shot.

I don't want to sound like an ignorant North American, but titling your images in English might help a little. As I've said before my French is adequate, so I know it's 'My tree'. Not everyone else will get it, though. Perhaps a tighter crop because the tree here is huge but the human is vying for attention with the tree.

A suggestion: invest in a tripod. Unless you like shooting handheld with a needlessly high ISO, a tripod will be a godsend because you can frame the shot, have a lower ISO and use a longer exposure. Look at the work of photogs like Mark aka Cuttooth to see what this little investment can do for you.

Hope this helps

Susan

Message edited by author 2016-01-07 19:27:15.

151220 PLAN SERRE
by chloefr

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

The basic concept here is ok, with the shallow dof drawing us into the centrally located eye, but the execution leaves much to be desired. Yes, the eye is in focus, but the somewhat odd choice of white balance and the darkness makes this image very difficult to figure out. My French isn't great, but the title tells us nothing about this person or his situtaion.

For example, why is his skin yellow? What is he supposed to be seeing, to be feeling? Bluntly put, the voter has a very hard time trying to decipher what's going on here, so they will just give a low vote and continue to the next image.

You need to put a lot more work into the idea you are trying to convey or you may not do well here.

Hope this helps somewhat

Susan

151220 PLAN SERRE
by chloefr

Comment by tnun:
emboldened by subtlety.

Mon-arbre
by chloefr

Comment by Abra:
Captivating and intriguing.

Mon-arbre
by chloefr

Comment by illini75:
Nice shadows and lovely violet color in the sky

151220 PLAN SERRE
by chloefr

Comment by WonderDude:
Too dark IMHO.