Daybreak at My Place
by camelotnorth

Comment by PTLParsons:
Looks like a storm is brewing. Would like it to have been a little lighter so the water would show up. The water would have added to this. Otherwise, great shot. PTL 9

Daybreak at My Place
by camelotnorth

Comment by kandyj:
GREAT photo, although maybe a bit too sharpened??

Daybreak at My Place
by camelotnorth

Comment by zadore:
nice sky...the horizon seems tilted...i see a bit of noise

Daybreak at My Place
by camelotnorth

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Interesting shot. Suggestion: crop the lower 1/10, I think the bottom could have easily been the edge of the lake. Sky seems a tad grainy, was that on purpose? The trees seem very sharp. I'll bet this was gorgeous in person. 7 Swash

Daybreak at My Place
by camelotnorth

Comment by spiller:
Wonderful shot. Looks like the end of time is upon us.

Daybreak at My Place
by camelotnorth

Comment by LadyLin:
More grey than blue, but a nice picture...

Daybreak at My Place
by camelotnorth

Comment by Simms:
not quite blue enough... nice photo though 7 marksimms

Daybreak at My Place
by camelotnorth

Comment by IGJOE:
the rising sun is a little out of focus and distorted causing it be a distraction. overall a nice capture.

HOLD THE PRESS
by camelotnorth

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the "Critique Club" :)

I believe I understand your intention on this shot...

Composition:

I don't find anything seriously wrong with the composition of this photo... the angle looks fine to me.

Technical:

Once again, I don't see much to complain about technically in this photo. In my opinion, a newsroom copy layout editor workspace would be brightly lit. This particular image seems a little on the dark side for that. Maybe adding some extra light here would have improved the overall image somewhat.

My Thoughts:

I read through the comments you received. The comments you received here don't really help qualify your finishing score very well. Two people showed you high scores and the rest didn't really jump for joy :)

I believe that your photo may have suffered in two areas. This photo is a 'photo of journalism' and not really a photojournalistic image in itself. If the photo that is visible in your shot was your entire image, I think it would have been a much stronger shot overall. The second issue, in my opinion, is that the photo does not produce enough 'wow' factor for the viewer. What I see here is more of a still life photo. The photo itself doesn't seem to contain any action or any other real mechanism to attract and keep the viewer's attention for a long time.

If you have any questions or comments about this critique, please feel free to contact me via my profile page here on DPC :)

John Setzler

HOLD THE PRESS
by camelotnorth

Comment by Arachnophilia:
interesting idea, not what the challenge was asking for exactly, but i'll mark high for creativity and a well setup and planned shot. 9 good?