The Old Barn
by BigSmiles

Comment by Imagineer:
Beautiful, thought-evoking shot.

Red.. or Blue?
by BigSmiles

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*
Strange looking pills. They almost look like they are textured or something. Actually, they look like those foam ear plugs that you squish up and put in your ears.
The photo seems to have speckles throughout it. I see a couple pixels that appear to be dead, but other than those, the pills look a bit grainy, and there are also speckles in the bluish areas of the glass.
The focus looks good on the pills, there is a nice crisp line seperating the red from the blue pill.
Color is really bright. Looks like you upped the saturation levels a bit. not a bad thing, I think it helps them to stand out even better on the background. i wonder though why the glass looks so strange and spotted like that. maybe something in post processing? You didn't say what you did TO this photo, so it's hard really to say.
I like the angle and framing/cropping you chose very much. I like the tilted angle of the glass. Very dramatic. Had this been a straight on shot, I think it would have been quite boring and not 'different' than any of the other pill shots. The angle sets this one apart.
~Heather~

The Old Barn
by BigSmiles

Comment by JPR:
very nice sunset. very warm colors contrast well with the old barn silhouette.

The Old Barn
by BigSmiles

Comment by frisca:
beautiful colours and a magnificent silhouette. very well done. 8

The Old Barn
by BigSmiles

Comment by jerrft:
Gotta love that sky. I like how the sky is seen through the holes in the building - gives it that old worn out charm. 8

The Old Barn
by BigSmiles

Comment by Firstrich1:
very nice!

The Old Barn
by BigSmiles

Comment by justine:
love the colors.

Spooning Candies
by BigSmiles

Comment by autool:
Critique Club Critique

Title: Spooning Candies, by Bigsmiles

Composition: A well composed shot with good use of basic rules of thirds and negative space.


Technical: Great color rendition without much use of post processing. Focus is too soft on blue candy, could have used better control of depth of field. Very nice whites.


Challenge: Definitely meets the challenge with true colors.


Suggestions: Your original concept has proven the impact of this type of photo, but your use of an unoriginal idea has hurt you quite a lot. Probably a hard lesson, but still a nice picture. I scored you a 6 in the challenge based on your soft focus on the blue candy.
Your contribution to the site is a pleasure for all of us and I look forward to seeing more of your work.



Disclaimer:
Bear in mind that I am here to learn, just as many others and any comments that I have made are not intended to be offensive in any way, and are only constructive criticisms. If you wish to comment or discuss this critique please feel free to do so at any time.
Thank you,
Dick Pattee (Autool)
Autool@attbi.com

The Loneliest One
by BigSmiles

Comment by wewillexplore:
Could've used a NeatImage. Interesting effect here.

The Loneliest One
by BigSmiles

Comment by LarsPaysen:
Lovely looking tree. Pity about the fence. This shot with the shadow but no fence would be fantastic. 9.