Perfectly happy alone
by ajschel

Comment by Ken:
Back for a bump. This is one of those photos where everything meshes together - the sunset, the tones, the curved lines, and especially the skater. Well done.

Perfectly happy alone
by ajschel

Comment by scooter97:
I really like this image. The lone skater and his environment. Beautiful sky and light on the ice.

Perfectly happy alone
by ajschel

Comment by rlewis:
interesting story being conveyed, I like the lone dark figure and the setting sut

Perfectly happy alone
by ajschel

Comment by Rino63:
what beautiful image.

Perfectly happy alone
by ajschel

Comment by srugolo:
Perfect composition

Perfectly happy alone
by ajschel

Comment by Lutchenko:
Hey Stevie Weeks lol

Perfectly happy alone
by ajschel

Comment by Paul:
Good image but it frustrates the viewer with how close it is to being REALLY good - a slight bit of straightening and a tad more contrast and I'm sure this would stand out a bit more.

Perfectly happy alone
by ajschel

Comment by RulerZigzag:
I hear ya, nice shot !

Snowy sands
by ajschel

Comment by photokariangel:
This is Kari Ann, greetings from the Critique Club:

composition: the high horizon is nice, but the image lacks other composition.

color: the redundant color scheme throughout the entire photo give it a sense of lonliness, and as if your lost in the middle of nowhere.

contrast: nice, the bushes are set apart from the landscape very well, giving it more interest

focus: a good choice of general aperture for common focus throughout the entire shot

depth of field: as stated above, very well controlled and its enough, but not too much

lighting: normally not a fan of flat lighting such as this, i think it really adds to the bleakness of the shot.

other: interesting take on the challenge, i really enjoyed how much detail was to be found. the slight dusting of snow on the sand was a new sight for me, and i appreciate you sending this image for us to all see. Keep up the interesting work, i'll be looking forward to it.
If you have any other questions, feel free to PM me.
-Kari Ann

Snowy sands
by ajschel

Comment by undieyatch:
Distant subtle horizon haze, real, intriguing flat contrast - but for colour & texture. A great subject rendition of difficult uniform, even light.