California Palm
by justin_hewlett

Comment by ShutterPug:
love the perspective and sharp focus - wonderful detail here

Nature Photography
by justin_hewlett

Comment by TheMegalomaniac:
If not for the title I'd have a hard time following this but a nice picture and the nature background is very nice. 5

Nature Photography
by justin_hewlett

Comment by Judi:
Good tones and composition.

Nature Photography
by justin_hewlett

Comment by dahkota:
hmm... don't connect the title with the subject with the challenge but no bother. good focus and point of view. b&w works but a little flat.

Nature Photography
by justin_hewlett

Comment by coronamv:
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Nature Photography
by justin_hewlett

Comment by scarbrd:
Indulgence?

Fog
by justin_hewlett

Comment by LalliSig:
This one I like, it´s cool, taken at the exact time of day and works as a b/w, I normally don´t like landscapes in b/w but this one is definately one of those expections. Nice work dude, love the composition and lighting in this picture.

barbed.jpg
by justin_hewlett

Comment by LalliSig:
Nice but needs some of that extra umpfh! Sorry but whenever I see shots of barbed wire I always compare them to this

and doesn´t really stack up. This is hardly bad though but the key with these images is composition, the backround and toning. I think none of these three ingredients are bad in your shot but none of them are good either, but you are definately on to something, just keep at it :)

Twilight
by justin_hewlett

Comment by SJCarter:
Beautiful capture! Lovely colors and depth to the clouds.

Split
by justin_hewlett

Comment by rex:


Critique Club

Lighting IMO is ok. Perhaps too dark on the left side of your face. And the straight line shadow on your shoulder should go also. However it seems to me that you oversharpened a little too much. all your detail is lost and there is no detail left to see in the hair or eyes which is where you want detail in portrait work. The crop is great. You have a close up view which is what you also go for in portrait work. Nothing cropped out or cut off that shouldn't be. The background is good also for a quick makeshift one. I really like the fact that you left the wrinkles there. If you would have made the background flat then I believe you woud have lost all the depth to this photo. The border was a nice choice.