Melancholy Melody
by nards656

Comment by Yomi:
very great angle on this shot. Nice composition.

Melancholy Melody
by nards656

Comment by Sonifo:
Great focus and use of Dof.

Melancholy Melody
by nards656

Comment by Wes:
Great shot. I like the composition, and the cropping is nice. The only flaws (which might be in the guitar itself) is that mark to the left of the strings on the wood, and a spec of dust in the back section on the right. none the less excellent picture.

Melancholy Melody
by nards656

Comment by David Ey:
I think this is the best of the previous instrument shots on DPC. I would not change anything.

Melancholy Melody
by nards656

Comment by magnetic9999:
this is very cool. if you diffuse your light source more, it might make it better. don't be afraid to let there be shadows, also. mag99.

Melancholy Melody
by nards656

Comment by SatelliteSpeck:
i really like the framing of this, but am put off by the reflection cast in the upper right hand side of the photo. i love the detail in the strings! (6) -satellitespeck

Melancholy Melody
by nards656

Comment by muckpond:
Lovely perspective. Softer light and perhaps a longer exposure would tone down that blast on the left. Well done.

Melancholy Melody
by nards656

Comment by tjuneau13:
Great colors. My only comment is that the glare in the upper right of the shot is a tiny bit distracting. Really nice detail here.

Melancholy Melody
by nards656

Comment by kandyj:
One of my favorites, gave it a ten

Fading Factories in the Mountains
by nards656

Comment by myqyl:
Critique Club Comment ~ Mike (MyQyl) Clark

Composition : Strong use of framing with the factory framed by the color of the turning leaves. The clock is positioned well for the 'rule of thirds' and the time on the clock (4:40) adds to the feeling you wanted to convey. It's almost quiting time, if you like it or not.

Exposure/Lighting : The somber, grey feel expresses what you wanted to say well. It just doesn't help much for a photograph. But I think what you were saying is more important to this picture then an eye pleasing exposure would have been.

Focus : The leaves in the forefront are very soft, but I assume you chose to do it since you used F2.8... Personally I'd like to see what would have resulted from a longer exposure with a greater DoF.

Emotion/Challenge : I can certainly see this accompanying an article like you described, but without that description, I had a hard time making the connection. While many folks claim titles shouldn't be considered, I think a more descriptive 'headline' may have helped... 'Small Town Plant Closure' or something similar might have given people more connection with the shot. Emotionally this is very strong.

Post Production : I'm curious if the grey-scale on the building is a result of the day or of turning down certain channels. Either way, it's well done.