Framing Carpenters
by Travis99

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*

Very nice image. Works very well for the Naturally Framed challenge, as the carpenters are framed in a carpenters 'natural environment'. Focus is excelltnt. I like the detail on the wood and sky. Their faces don't seem clear though. Seems like the focus is good, but maybe just too small to see much detail in their faces. Looking at it, it may be the shadow over the face of the guy on the right that makes it a bit difficult to retreive detail in that area.
The angle really makes the photo in my opinion. I woul dchange nothing about that. Perfect angle and 'framing'. Great placement of the subjects within both the frame of the wood and the frame of the photo.
I like the black and white for this image. Not sure why. Maybe it's the dramatic sky that makes my eyes enjoy seeing this without color.
Other than the slight shadow of the man's face, I would have to agree that this is an excellent image that needs no major adjustments.
Congrats on the placing and score.
~Heather~

Framing Carpenters
by Travis99

Comment by ClickNSee:
I'm so surprised this did not finish much higher. Excellent shot, with great photographic tecniques. Very nicely done!

Framing Carpenters
by Travis99

Comment by graphicfunk:
A very good entry. Congratulations on your top twenty finish.

Framing Carpenters
by Travis99

Comment by graphicfunk:
Good angle and great b/w study with low key sky. Bumping up.

Ship In The Bay
by Travis99

Comment by SJCarter:
Beautiful shot! I love the composition and colors. It appears very natural - not overprocessed. Nice job. My only criticism would be that far shore in the center. It's very distracting because of the lack of focus. Everything else in the shot is done extremely well (IMHO). Had it been in an appropriate challenge, I would have scored it a 7 (due to the OOF shore). I could easily see a much higher mark if the distant shore was more in focus, because your lighting, composition, crop, colors, and perspective are superb. :-)

Just my 2 cents...

Framing Carpenters
by Travis99

Comment by Jutilda:
This is one of my favorites. I like the angle of the shot and the contrast of the lights and darks plus the humans amidst the hard lines of the timbers.

Framing Carpenters
by Travis99

Comment by sammy_stecchino:
Nice sense of humor/irony! :) You did a good job taking simple/normal/boring picture and turning into a great image through exposure, framing, and choice of bw.

Framing Carpenters
by Travis99

Comment by ClickNSee:
This is awesome, baby! Perfect...! I love it. I think using B&W was a great choice on this image. It's wonderfully framed, but the picture and the building. Great title. Great Image. My favorite in this challenge. Good Luck, hope you get a Blue Ribbon! <10>

Framing Carpenters
by Travis99

Comment by GolferDDS:
Well done. Great angle. Would have done well in the Construction challenge also.

Framing Carpenters
by Travis99

Comment by coolhar:
this certainly fits the challenge well and is a fine picture but I think it would have scored at least a point higher if it were in color