Begining of Autumn
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Comment by barndog:
Very nice. I would prefer a little less foreground, bring the viewers focus to the wonderfully done water in the shot. Keep a little of the foreground for perspective. I like it a lot.

Beacon Heights
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Comment by barndog:
Nice with the reflection in the water.

Beacon Heights
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Comment by gloda:
Holy Moses! Now that's an excellent capture of Nature's beauty+ What a great composition, it really emphasizes the drama in the sky, even the water seems to applaude the cloud's turbulent dance. I like how you left a tint of blue in the sepia colouring. 10. Going to favs.

Beacon Heights
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Comment by Dax-:
Nice shot and beautiful reflections! :)

Dynamic Lines
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Comment by Artyste:
Hello, and greetings from the Critique Club. I am your critiquer today, and I think I'm in over my head. LOL.

Initial Thoughts

Seriously, my initial thought was "woah!" and it even came out vocally as such. Some seriously fine subtle color work here.

Composition / Content

I have nothing to offer on this subject, as this is a very tried and true compositional photo on this site, and many others. I can't even explain why the offset circle is stronger than a centered one would be.. but I certainly *feel* it. Leading lines and all that. Your content is just wonderful as well. The colors just really blend, giving it an almost hypnotic appearance. This is one case where it proves that you should always be looking as a photographer.. up, down, left, right, all around you.

Background

Since it's not a *background* per se, it's hard to comment, but what looks like clouds and sky through the circular opening is simply icing on the cake. Brilliant without being tacky, and with a wonderful textural element.

Camera Work / Technical

Again, I feel like just and admirer instead of a critiquer, but I honestly can't find much wrong with anything here. Exposure, DOF, Framing.. everything is pretty darn fine.

Digital Processing

You didn't include any details on this, so I can't really comment, but whatever you did certainly didn't hurt anything.

Fits the Challenge

Finally, something I can critique a little bit.. Dynamic Lines, while being a D&L technically.. aren't really a D *and* L, if you get my meaning. I think people might have been looking for a dual-mode photo in a way. I can't be certain, but it might be one of two weaker links that dropped this score out of the 7 range.

[b]My Opinion of the Photo[/b}

Stunning, it truly is. However, it's also been seen before, and while that doesn't always apply to lower scores in challenges (many examples of "seen before" actually increasing scores), I think that maybe that aspect also contributed to a slightly lower scoring. Also, the fact that it's more "abstract" in design also probably wasn't a help.

Still, I love this shot. The muted, complementary color scheme is simply fantastic. It's like a Southwest color scheme meets avante garde architecure. A great find, and a great shot all-round.

Good luck in future challenges.

Beacon Heights
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Comment by Sherri1209:
The colors, reflection, sky are just amazing.....a wonderful shot. Great Job

Beacon Heights
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Comment by conglett:
Fascinating colors

Beacon Heights
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Comment by loseme:
Nice shot, the water reflection is cool. The lighting in the clouds is centered very well.

Beacon Heights
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Comment by Jutilda:
Lovely - almost an out of this world sense. the colors are wonderful and the reflection. WOW

Beacon Heights
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Comment by maralomar:
amazing shot, i really like it