Farmer's Harvest
by erin_m02

Comment by Morgan:
Wonderful image, I really like it. Great DOF and resolution. I also like the earthy tones, which are perfect for the image. The glove adds just the right amount of contrast to make the image work. Just great!

Farmer's Harvest
by erin_m02

Comment by irae:
I love tight compositions, but I miss seeing the ends of the ears here. Nice tone, texture, color and sharpness.

Farmer's Harvest
by erin_m02

Comment by Harz_Joerg:
Well composed and warm colors.

Blue Heart Shadows
by erin_m02

Comment by andrewm:
The Critique Club

I have to admit a bias in my evaluation of this photo—I love wrought iron—it always gives me a feeling of Spain and hot summer nights-and this is what your photo does. The contrast between the blue and the wrought iron and the white and the shadow is what makes this photo sing.

Technically the blue is slightly underexposed because of the camera adjusting to the white wall—but I don’t mind that—the very dark blue adds to the interest of the photo although some may criticise this aspect. The white wall is well exposed with no burn-out and the shadows well shown in detail and the texture of the wall is good—this all adds to the feel of the photo—as you say the shadows are your favourite bit and indeed they are great!

The thorny question of composition—I think you did a good job with a very difficult composition. But the distracting elements are the symmetry and the slight slope in the photo. I think personally that if you start to be symmetrical it is safer to stay that way and make the photo truly symmetrical. The slight diagonal diverts and distracts the eyes as does the slope of the wall- if you went for another angle maybe a greater slope on the wall and almost make this a diagonal and shoot the iron from below at a greater diagonal but I don’t know the structure of the area-as it is your photo confuses the eye by being not one thing or the other.

I rated this photo quite highly—I think it is well observed and atmospheric.

Andrew

Blue Heart Shadows
by erin_m02

Comment by PTLParsons:
The wrought iron is nice and clear and focused. I can plainly see the heart. I don't see a complete heart in the shadow. Am I supposed to, for you just refering to the blue heart in the wrought iron? I'll assume that and give you a 7 PTL

Blue Heart Shadows
by erin_m02

Comment by Arachnophilia:
a good picture, could have been helped a lot by a little bit of straightening. 6

Blue Heart Shadows
by erin_m02

Comment by Turbotech:
There is nothing here that I think deserves the attention that you seek in your focal point.

Blue Heart Shadows
by erin_m02

Comment by falvey:
I think it would be more striking if it was vertical.

Blue Heart Shadows
by erin_m02

Comment by derekleung:
There are 2 weak points in this interesting shot. Firstly, your angle of the shot is slightly off. If you had the heart shape bang in the middle, this would have made an intentional interesting symmetrical shot while also portraying the opposite in the shadows on the white wall. Secondly, a further crop on the top till the edge of the heart shape would have finished the composition, creating a deeper impact. Overall 7.

Blue Heart Shadows
by erin_m02

Comment by Jacko:
Nice curves, however picture seems titled to the left. Jakco. 6