Roof Inspection
by Azrifel

Comment by Sonifo:
Nice shot. His head is a bit bright though. Did it pass inspection?

Roof Inspection
by Azrifel

Comment by DennisF:
More lines than I can count, but none take me in a particular direction.

Roof Inspection
by Azrifel

Comment by dacrazyrn:
Plethora of lines here to contrast. Sun a bit bright on the subjects face and hands

Roof Inspection
by Azrifel

Comment by jjbeguin:
To many lines here, some distracting ones (the one going through this poor guy's head for example). A shot, facing the "inspector" using the gutter alone as a leading line could have been a better choice.

Roof Inspection
by Azrifel

Comment by kiwiness:
Ah good, the lines are leading right to the main subject, it's a good quality shot and a good crop.

Roof Inspection
by Azrifel

Comment by ChrisW123:
It's good picture but the lines don't really do anything for the subject.

Roof Inspection
by Azrifel

Comment by kandyj:
Although not a bad photo, it might not be a wall-hanger. This was a tough challenge and my entry is not doing well, so really can't talk much!!

Roof Inspection
by Azrifel

Comment by jmsetzler:
this is an interesting composition.. the leading line theme may be a little weak but it works :) - setzler

Roof Inspection
by Azrifel

Comment by LindaLee:
Sorry, this shot just doesn't do a lot for me. The "leading lines" (roof) takes up less than half the shot, and doesn't have a lot of impact. There are quite a few distractions - the upper edge of the road with the grass and the curb, the car on the right, and the bushes - and for me, they all detract from the "leading lines" theme. I would have considered shooting from the top of the roof down at the gentleman, down close to the roof to try to make the lines the largest part of the composition. Good lighting, nice clear, well focused shot otherwise.

Shipmates of Bontekoe
by Azrifel

Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

First off, that is far and away the longest comment I've ever seen regarding a picture. It will most likely be longer than my critique.

Composition - I think you could've focused solely on the statue and gotten a good image. The statue is my favorite part of this image. Unfortunately I can't stop looking at the white spot on his left foot where it looks like once there was a toe. The spotlight on top of the wall keeps catching my attention now and again. That would've been a nice thing to spot edit out as you said above. The building looks huge, which I'm sure is what you were going for. I like the overall composition and the choice of black and white is very good. I think this might be a little dark for my taste though.

Technical - This does look a little dark but if you lightened it up any I think you might lose the sky. The photo looks pretty clear with good DOF. Fill flash looks like it was a good idea, but that might be where the white spot on the toe came from. Processing - Overall I think you did a very nice job with this one. If there ever was a flash on the spotlight, I can't tell.

Overall - A solid image, but a little dreary with the dark colors and greyscale. By your description of what you did to the shot to make it better I'd say you really did a good job saving a picture. I think the statue should've been a stronger part of this picture. Hats off to your comments, they've proven to be helpful to some degree!! Interesting story - Good luck in upcoming challenges - Bob