Desert Nightlife
by jdannels

Comment by rennie:
Wonderful! What a clarity.

Desert Nightlife
by jdannels

Comment by cutlassdude70:
I love nighttime desert shots. :)

Desert Nightlife
by jdannels

Comment by hotpasta:
I hope you ribbon with this...excellent...a tad oversharpened, but that suits this shot

Desert Nightlife
by jdannels

Comment by sjturner:
a good long exposure shot

Desert Nightlife
by jdannels

Comment by BrianR:
Sharp night shot....7

Birds of a feather flock together
by jdannels

Comment by loseme:
*Critique Club*

"Birds of a feather flock together" is an amazing photography into the Cliches and Sayings challenge.

Overall I have to say up front this is an excellent piece of work. The composition is prefect. I love the glow of the sun from between the hair, excellent angle. Technically this is just an amazing piece. Great warm orange coloring to change the tone of the piece.

I read your comments and would agree with your choice. I think some voters would have appreciated the other title, where others would just say huh and give you a lower score for it.

Wonderful job, keep up the wonderful work.

Birds of a feather flock together
by jdannels

Comment by Robby:
Love this silhouette. Not many make me take an interest. This does. Can't think of anything to improve this shot.

Birds of a feather flock together
by jdannels

Comment by Rikki:
Awesome capture. Very clean and crisp. I like it a lot!

Fibonacci's Serpents
by jdannels

Comment by strangeghost:
Greetings from the Critique Club
by strangeghost

The first three parts of this critique are written based purely on examination of your photo. "Final thoughts" is written after reviewing your score, photographer's comments, and voter comments.

TECHNIQUE
Bright, vibrant colors anchor this shot. The blur gives a sense of movement and motion to the whole shot and doesn't detract at all from the effect. Lighting, exposure and other technical qualities are difficult to judge in a challenge like this so I won't say much about those. The spot near the center and a few distracting elements (leaf fragments?) near the right side break up the clean feel a bit.

COMPOSITION
I really like the composition. The symmetrical swirls create an interesting series of lines that encourage my eyes to wonder around the image endlessly. The color contrast is also very interesting and attention grabbing. As with any good setup/comp, it leaves me wondering, "how'd you do this?"

EMOTIONAL IMPACT
Pretty satisfying. It's a creative image, has an unusual look about it, and grabs my attention.

FINAL THOUGHTS
Very interesting technique used to create this image. I hadn't even guessed the zoom idea but makes perfect sense now. I'm a little disappointed that it didn't do better than a 5.0. I'd imagine that some viewers/voters were turned off by the blur on the zoomed leaf row. Most of your commenters appreciated it though, and so do I!

Don Pedro's Cue
by jdannels

Comment by dahkota:
this one holds my attention because of his eyes - excellent editing. Title works very well. Comp, colors, POV excellent. 8