Me and Myself
by artvet

Comment by justine:
Nice, unique pose, composition. Would only like the far lower left chin cropped wider or tighter. Just looks like it ends a little funny there cutting off the neck/chin area. Your lighting is very nice and so is the pose. Good entry.8~

Sunset 2.jpg
by artvet

Comment by Dim7:
Nice shot

Walked away, heard them say "Poison hearts will never change"
by artvet

Comment by f-32:
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: Matthew 6:3

Walked away, heard them say "Poison hearts will never change"
by artvet

Comment by tony927:
has potential-but photo quality is too poor

High Speed Trucking
by artvet

Comment by admart01:
Hi Artur,

Greetings from the Critique Club...

I think your score is all about it not being a Plane, Train, Automobile. Can't help you our there as I agree on the theme disconnect. Instead, I'll direct my attention to the picture without reguard for the theme -- it has a lot of things that I like about it.

Looking at the rest of your portfolio I'm struck by your bold/interesting use of color. This shot shows your preference (your abstract shot is in my "favorites" and is a great example of your style) for working the color into the composition in an integral way.

This shot has a shock of yellow that demands attention. The Blue (top) and red (bottom) framing the truck and they scream right along with it to present a primary color balance. There isn't too much calming in this shot, by design, and that gives it energy. I would like even more blur and wonder how the shot would look without a little less of the trailer.

I hope this was helpful. Please pm me if you have any questions on my thoughts.

Regards,
Theresa

Walked away, heard them say "Poison hearts will never change"
by artvet

Comment by aznym:
I was grabbed by this image at first. After thinking for a while I think "..heard THEM say" doesn't do the picture justice. There's one guy walking away and there are 2 people facing the main subject. I think the timing for the image was a bit off. If you had waited till there were a bunch of people walking away, I think it would have made a much bigger impact. I think you have taken the theme well and have worked on a brilliant idea. Good luck.

Walked away, heard them say "Poison hearts will never change"
by artvet

Comment by nicoledb:
Very evocative image. The grain and slight unsharpness are very fitting. For a newspaper item the title doesn't seem appropriate though. Also, I would have cropped out the two pedestrians to the right, leaving only the guy seen from the back walking away from the beggar. 7

Walked away, heard them say "Poison hearts will never change"
by artvet

Comment by aksha:
I always like black and white. This one really nice.

Walked away, heard them say "Poison hearts will never change"
by artvet

Comment by bledford:
Too little resolution and too much grain. Also, the highly exposed nature of this picture does not really suit the subject, which is rather dark. I do like the relationship between the man in the sandals who has just passed and the man begging, but I think the other elements of the image conflict with the story being told there.

Walked away, heard them say "Poison hearts will never change"
by artvet

Comment by djscarrd:
Not much detail in the white and black areas.