City Architecture
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by sittingonthegrass:
Very interesting city view.

City Architecture
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by robdoc:
Needs perspective correction

Self
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Comment by Oddfrog:
Hi from CP2!

I like this shot! Not to sure on the red though. The red in the bottom corner is a bit distracting.

Strawberry Banana
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by elru21:
Greeting from the critque club,

This is a very nice still life. I like the background color that matches the strawberries, and then the yellow of the bananas is there to contrast. It is a very visually interesting use of color. I like the overall 'shape' of the composition as a triangle. I think for this arrangement of fruit, a square crop with a symetrical composition was a very fitting choice.

A few things that I would suggest to improve it. I think the shadows cast in front of the banas are very distracting. The lighting in general is nice and even and the background is well lit, but the shadows should have been avoided by repositioning the lights.

I think it is just a little too closely cropped. I like the center, symetrical composition but I would like a little more breathing room around the edges. It feels a little cramped.

Although you list your aperature as F9, both ends of the bananas are out of focus. I think a little more DOF would have been better. It would be nice to have the whole thing sharp. Or, is you want shallow DOF, make it more deliberate in a way to add to the impact of the image. Here, I think the OOF parts detract.

Overall, I think this is a very nice image and meets the challenge wonderfully. I did not vote in this challenge, but I would have given this a 6.

If you have any questions, please feel free to pm me.

CHeers,
Liza

City Architecture
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by Ben:
Really nice, captures the atmosphere.

City Architecture
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Comment by fotodude:
looks llike chicago to me!
if you took this on the 25 at 1 or around there i walked right past you down and back. on the otherside of the street. lol damn those gray skys and bad weather.

chicago represent!

City Architecture
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by Ragga2000:
Attractive and good.. Nice picture.

City Architecture
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Comment by Djabordjabor:
There is to much going on in this picture. Too many buildings and too many irritating objects like the cars. Next time you could choose one building and make it simple.

Self
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Comment by Rebecca:
Hey Shailesh -

The first thing I notice here is the red background. I'm going to contradict myself from my previous comment - after a few viewings, I'm not crazy about it. It's a very harsh color and overpowers you. There's a shadow on your hand that might have been eliminated with a reflector, and the picture isn't perfectly sharp.

Is that guy taking our pictures?
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Comment by puzzled:
Hahaha, GREAT title! They do look like their wondering what's up. This is a wonderful candid, Shailesh. For all that backlighting, you did a good job making sure there's clarity in their faces. I like the backlighting in the woman's hair and the yellow in the background.