St Louis Arch - Gateway to the West
by Juniper366

Comment by nico_blue:
my first impression of the photo is that it really has a collage like quality to it... not sure whether i like this quality or not but it seems like things are just pasted one on top of the other on the page.

St Louis Arch - Gateway to the West
by Juniper366

Comment by Travis99:
In my opinion I'm not sure what to focus on the statue the arch or the building. By this I mean the subjects in your photo are competing for attention with out a clear winner. I think photos do better when their is a main dominating subject, a clear object that pops out and says, HEY LOOK AT ME!!! If you have any other questions feel free to ask me.

Travis

round house for DP.jpg
by Juniper366

Comment by Beetle:
The magic of photoshop - wow, what a difference!
It looks really good now, but straightening it (see Jinjit's comment) would make it even better.
Well spotted for the mirror opportunity.

round house for DP.jpg
by Juniper366

Comment by Jinjit:
Yes! this is definately better then your original entry!
Just one more thing that I think you can fix: a very tiny tilting to the left. I think it is a rotation of somewhere around 1.00 degree cw or even a little bit less.
Maybe i'm just being too petty here, but with the more contrast came a certain instability feel due to the tilting, IMO.

round house for DP.jpg
by Juniper366

Comment by bcoble:
I do not remember how I rated this, however It does look alot better. I see you cropped it and adjusted the colors. Much better.

The Other Half
by Juniper366

Comment by cheekymunky:
great use of symmetry, a striking image.

The Other Half
by Juniper366

Comment by ebertdj:
Great Reflection! I would have cloned out the spots in the reflected sky ... 9

The Other Half
by Juniper366

Comment by fstopopen:
good pic. I think that the line where the reflection meets the real thing (horizon line) should be either higher or lower to follow the rule of thirds. my vote is higher.

The Other Half
by Juniper366

Comment by Corwyn:
Levels look a little of. Would have liked to see a bit more contrast

The Other Half
by Juniper366

Comment by e301:
You could darken this enormously, i think: in the sense that there are no blown-out highlights it isn't over-exposed of course; but in the sense that all the colours lack vibrancy, and a sense of contrast throughout the image, then it is over-exposed. Cameras meter in an odd way, and it's almost always worth shooting with the exposure compensation set down a stop or two: darker images can always be brought up in processing.

I think this scene is a bit complex to work well as a reflection: certainly at the submission size here. The figures, the dome, the flowers, the house, the greenery ... and the over-lapping of many of those leaves you with an image where there is too much stuff going on for the reflection to stand out.