My Concrete Garden
by jasonmccarthy

Comment by emorgan49:
straighten the horizon

My Concrete Garden
by jasonmccarthy

Comment by hordursv:
fantastic photo... but doesnt really fit in the theme of the contest....

My Concrete Garden
by jasonmccarthy

Comment by cpanaioti:
First, the photo. I love the lense flare at the top of the Sydney Opera House and the exposure. The lighting on the bridge and the city lights in the background came out perfectly. The Harbour bridge makes the image look a bit crooked though. From the title I know including this amount of concrete was intentional but less of it, more of the opera house and less of the bridge would probably balance it better.

Second, this is a bit of a stretch for the challenge. There are several good locations in Sydney that may have proved a better choice.

My Concrete Garden
by jasonmccarthy

Comment by bsalu:
am not so sure if this fits the theme

Sunset from Heaven
by jasonmccarthy

Comment by cpanaioti:
Critique Club Critique by cpanaioti

General: I commented on this during the challenge and I will try to overcome the shortcomings due to the size of the photo. Something bigger would make it easier to evaluate.

Here's the link for the resizing tutorial: //www.dpchallenge.com/tutorial.php?TUTORIAL_ID=8 . Even if you don't use photoshop there is probably a tool or a save-as option that will help in getting a better sized photo for submission. One thing you can do is to go back and review your submission after it has been accepted. This will generally give you an idea of the viewing size.

Handheld shutter speeds are usually 1/30 sec and faster. If your camera/lense has image stabalization you can generally go 1-2 stops slower. The use of a tripod at the speed you chose would have sharpened the image.

Composition: Highlighting the colours in the sky is definitely a good idea for this image. They are strong and catch the viewer's attention. I do feel that the horizon is too low in the picture therefore unbalancing it. I wouldn't have zoomed/cropped so much. By leaving just enough in the foreground to draw the viewer in adds impact.

Exposure: Since the colours in the sky are the main event here the exposure is probably just right.

Impact: The colour of the sky definitely plays big in this area. Only one drawback, there's not enough (IMO) in the foreground to draw the viewer in to the photo.


Good luck with future submissions. And most of all..... Have Fun....

Sunset from Heaven
by jasonmccarthy

Comment by eloise:
If this were (a) bigger, (b) more detailed, and (c) better focused, it might well have gotten a 10 from me. Of course, I'm a sucker for pretty clouds with good sharp tree-silhouettes in front of them, so I'm biased. :->

Sunset from Heaven
by jasonmccarthy

Comment by DavidLevin:
Its alright, although I would've enlarged the image size.

Sunset from Heaven
by jasonmccarthy

Comment by pinback:
Pretty colours, but a very small shaot which makes it hard to judge. Looks nice from here, though. I think it might be better with the fdark bit cropped off the top.

Sunset from Heaven
by jasonmccarthy

Comment by selooj:
ahhh...the majesty of God! Awesome!

Sunset from Heaven
by jasonmccarthy

Comment by marbo:
Nice colours but a bit on the small size.