City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by dimitrii:
An excellent composition, however technically the image seems a bit noisy and the framing a bit distracting. Also, the alignment of the conners is a bit tilted, which puts a bit of a strain into the image. On the bright side, I love the colours; and again can't stress enough how great the idea is. Hope this is helpful, congrats and good luck.

City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by Kaz:
Nice work. I think the border is a nice addition too.

City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by LindaLee:
This shot is quite interesting to me. I love the reflections, and the repeating lines and angles. The limited color palette is also very effective for the shot. The wide border bothers me a little, I think I would prefer that it be smaller so as to have less impact on the shot itself. Moderate to high impact for me. 8. lhall

City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by connie:
The more I look at this the more I like it! Good job.

City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by tjuneau13:
It looks like fire relfected in the windows. Nice lighting. It seems like the shot could be sharpened a bit to give more definition to the windows. Maybe drop the size of the border as well. Good shot overall = 7

City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by Wes:
A bit grainy... Nice concept though, would have loved to see this crisp and clear.

City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by goodtempo:
nice compositon and color. looks slightly grainy. love the blue and oranges.

City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by justine:
I have learned to love abstract in photography. This is a nice example. I like the color, composition and light. The focus is a little soft and the grain bothers me. I do like your work here. Justine

River Fog Rising
by Jak

Comment by RiderGal:
Critque Club...
Hi Jak! Before I begin my critique I want you to know that I admire your trying to take a fog photo for the challenge. Fog is very difficult and some people like it and some people don't. It can also be very hard in terms of focus... ok let me get on with the critique.
Composition - This photo includes a little too much blank space for me, although it follows the rule of thirds pretty well, my eyes tend not to go towards the dock. I think had the dock or rocks been moved down just slightly, coming in to the picture at an angle it would have been more effective.
Exposure - interesting... good blues, and with fog I suppose the exposure is good, but it's hard to tell. I like the fact that you can't tell whether its day or night, and I love the eeriness to this photo.
Color - Lots of different blues in here, but tends to be rather drab. I suppose thats what fog does though.
Focus - excellent focusing for doing it through fog! I like how the dock is definitely in focus, but a little soft to give the dreary feeling. Excellent job on that!
Background - The horizon is not visible which is cool, it's a very plain background, not much to say about it.
Fit fo challenge - great, makes you feel blue and cold which it is meant to do. Fits the challenge literally and mentally NICE JOB!

Wowability - although I'm not overly impressed when I immediately look at the photo... when you look more for some of the details it gets more interesting! Still a fairly drab and boring photo, but it comes across well.

Overall nice job, there are somethings you might try differently next time, but like I said, I admire you for entering a fog photo. Good job, and good luck with your next entries!

-Talya

City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by jenarom:
Looks like the building in front is on fire. Is it? Cool shot.