There's Always a Light
by pmichaud

Comment by nordic:
Bit dark, but great idea

Wild Blue Yonder
by pmichaud

Comment by wewillexplore:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Hi Patsy!

As this image is your highest rated yet, I find it almost amusing to try and tell you how to improve it. Instead, I'll focus on what I see and don't see.

What I see is that it looks like you used a gradiant fill from top right to bottom left. While these are nice effects and I use them as well, the black doesn't fit and the lines it creates in an image like this are distracting. You could have cleaned them up with a healing brush, though admittedly that's more work.

I also see a stunning shot with 3/4 of an inch off both the top and right margins. These areas aren't adding anything to the photo - get rid of them and make the subject larger as a portion of the image.

I don't see a pilot looking into the sun. I don't see the wing. And I don't see anything on the right side of the image to balance this composition except the streak in the upper right.

This is a wonderful image and congrats on your best yet score! Keep shooting and good luck!

Mav

There's Always a Light
by pmichaud

Comment by relgraphics:
I like this a lot...great shot. 7

There's Always a Light
by pmichaud

Comment by autool:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 9
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 7
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 5
How well does it meet the challenge: 5
Total Averaged Rating 7 Autool

There's Always a Light
by pmichaud

Comment by taterbug:
I like this shot a lot. the person at the end really makes it. very interesting colors. this shot should do well in the challenge. my top pick so far.

There's Always a Light
by pmichaud

Comment by thatannemarie:
Beautifully composed, but looks over-saturated. Nice shot.

There's Always a Light
by pmichaud

Comment by borison:
A great illustration of the proportion. The image needs some work though. It feels muddy and flat. You might try using levels. I'm confident you can get it to look much better. It's still one of the best in the group for showing proportion.

Yellow Swallowtails Dancing
by pmichaud

Comment by melismatica:
This photo had possibilities but there is not enough contrast in terms of value. I like the strong shadows their wings have created but the photo is too monochromatic to be really striking.

Yellow Swallowtails Dancing
by pmichaud

Comment by borison:
Serendipity is a difficult concept to visualize. For me it means being at the right place, at the right time, and being lucky enough to capture something unique. Some of these entries are set up shots trying to illustrate that concept, and some record a serendipitous moment experienced by the photographer themselves. This is a good example of the latter, however the butterflies seem to get somewhat lost in the background.

Wild Blue Yonder
by pmichaud

Comment by ursula:
Wow! What a picture! Bravo!! The blue of the sky is fantastic. 10