Gold Plated Rust
by highprice

Comment by autool:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 4
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 7
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 2
How well does it meet the challenge: 10
Total Averaged Rating 5.75 Dick

Gold Plated Rust
by highprice

Comment by Kathyc:
No real strong focal point. The "flat" area in the lower right of the photo takes away from the stronger areas of contrast and texture higher up.

Gold Plated Rust
by highprice

Comment by peecee:
afraid I can't tell what this is. focus is poor.

gazing upon the perfume river
by highprice

Comment by melismatica:
This is an excellent composition. It really evokes a peaceful mood. Much as I love black and white, I would have liked this in color better. You might consider getting rid of the handlebars. My eye keeps going right to them. There could be a bit more contrast between the water and the dock as the two areas blend almost invisibly into each other. There isn't a lot of detail in the water due to overexposure. Out of context it could be almost any surface--concrete, snow, sand. I'd also suggest cropping it to exclude the branches and bring a bit more focus down to the boy. You would still have quite an expanse of landscape, including the mountains. You might have to crop most of the branches and then PS the lowest ones to avoid placing the mountains at the very edge of the frame. Another idea would be to zoom right in on the boy (if your original is a large enough file to retain sharpness) and only show the water in the background and omit the architectural details. This would only work if the original were in color because of the issue I mentioned with the water and the dock obscuring into one plane.

Message edited by author 2004-05-08 19:11:41.

lord of the flies
by highprice

Comment by melismatica:
This is a nice shot. I like the subject matter and the choice of black and white. Overall, it's a good composition. Some problems I have with it (outside the rather sinister implications of the title) are that you cropped the foremost boy's legs at an awkward spot and it looks like an amputee. If you had moved a bit to the right, you might have avoided splitting the second boy's face in half with the fishing pole.

Gold Plated Rust
by highprice

Comment by orussell:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 4
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 5
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 2
How well does it meet the challenge: 6
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 4

Gold Plated Rust
by highprice

Comment by admart01:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 4
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 2 (wider dof would help as would less-flat lighting)
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 2
How well does it meet the challenge: 4
Total Averaged Rating 3

Gold Plated Rust
by highprice

Comment by strongheart:
should have all been in focus..

Gold Plated Rust
by highprice

Comment by thunderbug:
this is kinda hard to look at. it makes me feel like my eyes arent focusing properly

Gold Plated Rust
by highprice

Comment by mandyp:
This is confusing for me, I'm not sure what I'm viewing. I'd look at focusing more on a larger portion of the image.