Forgotten path
by hi131

Comment by marytwitchel:
I'm a sucker for roads, trails, train tracks, etc. This photo draws me right in. Love the detail in the leaves, too.

Forgotten path
by hi131

Comment by Thai:
could be sharper but nice anyway

Rough
by hi131

Comment by TroyMosley:
***Greetings from the critique club***

firs off i would like to say thankyou for entering the challenge, thats what keeps this site going

alright,

technically this photo shows good texture and a good color combination,

i dont see things you could correct with your photo or post processing,
the one thing i see is there is no DOF, its just a full picture of tree bark, not to interesting but it did score a 5.6
maybe if you shot from an angle up or down the tree so we could have seen into the crevases of the bark that would have added some more dof texture
so overall its a good shot you got a not to bad score, next challenge think a little more creative,

Forgotten path
by hi131

Comment by Qiki:
I'm not sure if you intended the soft focus, but personally I'd have preferred to have found some part of the image nice and sharp.

Rough
by hi131

Comment by sherpet:
Good textures here...

Rough
by hi131

Comment by pjangel:
Nice shot...I wish it was sharp from corner to corner though.

Rough
by hi131

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
I grew up playing on sandstone cliffs with rock similar to this. You have truly mastered the texture of the stone. Well done. There are a few minor focus issues around the edges that slightly greater DOF would take care of, but no worries, it's among my top picks.

Crisp Point Lighthouse
by hi131

Comment by srdanz:
::: Critique Club :::

Hi

I am Serge from the Critique Club. The following is a critique for "Crisp Point Lighthouse".

First Impression - the most important one: Wonderful photo but - what's that with the horizon? Could it be the perspective - will check later...

Composition: Very good. Rule of 3rds applied on both the horizon line and the seashore line. The lighthouse is occupying the middle 3rd of vertical space - everything is pleasing to the eye.

Subject: As this is the best of (free study) it is hard to measure how much does this one meet the challenge. From your perspective (as per your comments) it means a lot to you, so this is your most remarkable (if not the best) photo of 2005.

Technical (Colour, focus, and light): This is another place (other than the horizon that could have been straightened a bit, while leaving the lighthouse perfectly straight) where this photo did not draw all the top scores (although 5.7x is pretty good result). The lighting conditions were not perfect. What is lacking is some contrast between the sea and the sky, and the gray color of the lighthouse against the similarly gray color of the sky behind it. The lighting was very diffused, (sometimes a good thing that eliminates harsh shadows) that in this case subtracted from the photo a little bit. What could have worked is if you dodged the lighthouse to bring out more white in it.

To grow its vote? a big pet peeve at DPC is the crooked horizon. Although it is not a written requirement anywhere to have straight horizons, you WILL lose point(s) on it. That's one thing guaranteed to bring your score up.

Summary: Overall nice and appealing photo. Among 800+ entries in the best of 2005 (and I voted on all of them) I actually remembered this one. And that is something to take with you - it is a memorable photo after all.

if you have any questions on the critique feel free to PM me.

Best regards,

-Serge

Crisp Point Lighthouse
by hi131

Comment by Gallatin:
Beautiful

Crisp Point Lighthouse
by hi131

Comment by aerogurl:
lovely image. would make a great wallpaper for my pc. I love lighthouses and this is a great photo!