Going nowhere fast
by boyte1

Comment by Azrifel:
~~~~Critique Club Comment~~~~

Composition (content)
Original composition, I like the way treadmill guides you trough the frame and how the theadmills beyond that explain what we are looking at, what setting we are in. They also provide good depth and form a second diagonal trough the frame that leads the eye.
Nice motion blur.
Too bad that the power plug is plugged in and that the black of it contrasts so much with the wall, because it is a little distracting.

Background
The background is to busy, not that you have much control over it. The situation around the right leg isn't nice. A mirror on one side, more mirrors against the wall on the other side, with a lot of stuff. Would have been nicer without the mirrors.

Camera Work (Technical)
Good choice of shutterspeed, exposure is good, focus and depth is good. The only minus is the noise here and there (depends on what you like). Sharpness is ok, but tilts to the hard side with some lines, but overall ok.

Digital Processing (technical)
I tried a bit of unsharp mask in Photoshop and it depends on what you like, it could add something (right shoe and sock). On the other hand it oversharpened the diagonals.
Not much else to mention.
B&W is a good choice in my opinion.

My opinion
Good.

Message edited by author 2002-12-16 16:02:27.

Summer Home
by boyte1

Comment by justine:
Nicely done, good creative work.

Summer Home
by boyte1

Comment by FranziskaLang:
challenge -- met
composition -- good positioning of the nest in the frame. i like that branch to the left that seems to be coming out at the viewer and gives the photo a good feeling of depth.
technical -- just a few blown out hightlights where the sunlight hit the surrounding branches, but not too distracting. nice focus and sharpness.
overall impression -- good photo of a not overwhelmingly interesting (to me) subject.

Summer Home
by boyte1

Comment by Ptman:
Brilliant shot, fits the challenge to the letter.

Summer Home
by boyte1

Comment by LindaLee:
I like the subject, and the way you have it framed, but the shot isn't real high impact for me. 8

Summer Home
by boyte1

Comment by Wes:
The lighting isn't the best here. The nest is awfully dark in comparison to the well lit background. I like the placement of the nest in the shot, and the cropping and sizing is done well.

Going nowhere fast
by boyte1

Comment by chrysalis:
Too easy.

Keep the home fires burning...........
by boyte1

Comment by autool:
Even though the fire is inviting, I doesn\'t fire me up. No pun intended. I feel it needs something more in the picture to set the mood. Books, bear rug, a girl, etc.

Going nowhere fast
by boyte1

Comment by Marklane:
Good BW. Nice contrast and grain.

Keep the home fires burning...........
by boyte1

Comment by Yellowpeep:
Pretty image. I wish the colors were bumped up a little because it seems a bit washed out. Try experimenting with levels, if you have that capability.