Hop, Skip and a Jump
by rll07

Comment by ambaker:
Critique Club Review

By using a portrait orientation, as opposed to the more traditional "landscape" orientation, the tree in the foreground has become the center of attention. In this case, litterally. I'm not sure what the silver line is that runs across the picture. A road, a power line? It does distract a small bit, but then unless there was a way to hide it by camera angle you are stuck with it for challenge use. Focus seems a bit soft, at 1/45 second if you were at maximum zoom it could be camera shake.

The overall contrast and color rendition are very good. I really like the mountains in the distance, and the interplay of the clouds and snow. You caught the transition quite well, and the lighting is great for this type of shot. The shadows defining the mountains in the distance, show that this is not one of those high noon shots where everything goes flat. There are some very good elements here. I'd like to see one in landscape orientation from either beyond that tree, or to the right of it.

Applejacks
by rll07

Comment by Silver Fox:
The clarity of your color and image is great! Is that a drop of Milk hitting the cereal or a candy? I'd certainly like to know how you did it if it's milk. It's a great photograph. How do you get the background so white?

New York
by rll07

Comment by catpixel:
classic. Only flaw is there seems to be some noise in the top half

New York
by rll07

Comment by johnny_justjohnny:
somebody's gonna tell you they don't like the blurry cab, don't listen to them. would like to see this in color as well, looks like a spectrum full of different shades, did it look too busy in color maybe?

New York
by rll07

Comment by Ptman:
Excellent use of B&W adds to the city feel.

New York
by rll07

Comment by Turbotech:
Not a bad shot.

New York
by rll07

Comment by Silver Fox:
For being in N.Y. city, I think you could've done better had you looked around.

Applejacks
by rll07

Comment by sher:
great shot...nice focus. different colored background would have made the mild drop really stand out, though.

Applejacks
by rll07

Comment by Anachronite:
ramp up the shutter speed! catching that drop in motion would really increase the shots power to "wow" someone

New York
by rll07

Comment by Wheeler1992:
nicely done