Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
by ClickNSee

Comment by amber:
Hi from the Critique Club!

Well done on finding the perfect subject for the challenge!

I appreciate how difficult it is to take an image in conditions of low light where you have little or no control over the subject or lighting conditions, or even where you can take the image from! So under those circumstances you have done really well.

The crop is a little severe, but had the image been lighter I think the crop would not matter so much. It's the fact that you have a tight crop and a fairly dark image together that has cost you score wise. The crop makes me feel claustrophobic, there's no space for the band..but I appreciate how hard it is to get them all in. Perhaps if you had focused on just Paul and John(?) but then the voters would ask where the other two were:)

Did you boost the saturation to bring the colours of the clothes out? Because whilst the clothes look bright, the faces are dark and a little too red. Paul's hair has disappeared into the dark background, as has Ringo's so it looks as if they have weird cut off faces with no hair or top to their heads:) Ringo also seems to be giving you the 'bird' with his drumstick - so rude!:) That hat on the guy in the middle looks like a pillow on his head - but that's not your fault;)

I'm curious to what post processing you did, and if you tried curves or dodging and burning to lighten the image? I think ANY lightning of the image would have improved your score.

A timely and appropriate image.

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
by ClickNSee

Comment by Melethia:
Well suited to the challenge!

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
by ClickNSee

Comment by Lucky:
too cropped, color dark

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
by ClickNSee

Comment by loseme:
Oh no! This is amazing you were able to get this for the challenge. I am LOVING the hat. You get some serious points for this one.

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
by ClickNSee

Comment by CNovack:
I have to say that you had the good fortune to capture this snapshot at the same time the challenge was going on! This is definately a great match for the song and has a strong connection to the Beatles. There are some things that I think could greatly improve the composition and technical merits of the photo. First off, as concert photos go, getting them all close together is a challenge - given where I see the mic's positioned. Nonetheless, I wonder if they may have done a number where they guitar players at least came closer together - that would have been the shot to wait for and attempt to get. If this did not happen, then an alternative is to get as many shots as one can and then to try to approach them and ask for a group photo - again that may or may not have been possible but you see the point I am making is that one can at least try. O.K. let me step away from the unknowns and just focus on the photo you submitted. It is a good shot - but it can be better. First off you would want to show us all of these 'Beatles' We can see the faces and expressions of the ones dressed in green & blue. But the one in the red outfit, his face is obscurred by the microphone. I would be better if we also see his face especially since he is positioned practically in the center of the composition. 'Ringo' is practically lost behind the drums and in the darkness of the background. Given that you most probably had to use flash and were not close to the stage the light did not illuminate him as well as his companions. The use of Bracketing might have been a good thing to try when taking pictures at the event. Bracketing, meaning taking several shots where you adjust the aperature setting for each shot you take (i.e. 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6 etc.) to then see which one worked better to capture the action. In Post Processing, utilizing the Shadows/Midtones/Highlight tool might help to bring him out so that we see him better.

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
by ClickNSee

Comment by coronamv:
The "get back beetles" I did not know they were on tour still?

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
by ClickNSee

Comment by Ivory:
Where did you find this, anyway extra points for doing it! 7

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
by ClickNSee

Comment by BrianR:
It was twenty years ago today
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play
They've been going in and out of style
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile
So may I introduce to you
the act you've know for all these years
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band ....7

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
by ClickNSee

Comment by Zigomar:
You got lucky. McCartney seems to be fat:-) But he plays left handed:-)

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
by ClickNSee

Comment by ade_mcfade:
NOTE.... I'm looking at the image first and tyrying to guess the title. If I can't guess, I can't give high marks :-(

I did think the right thing...