Hall of Horror
by RulerZigzag

Comment by 4score:
You have a great eye Tony. I love this image. I'm glad I finally found it. Nice colors and "feel". Well done!

Little house on the left
by RulerZigzag

Comment by tolovemoon:
I really like this its to cool... Ooh I see a open gate did you go back there.. :)

House on Haunted hill
by RulerZigzag

Comment by tolovemoon:
LOL so you entered for a real challenge eh.. Aw just make a badge and tell them you are a photographer they will let you go.. just kidding I have never had a problem there.. I like this its to bad the porch lights werent off too.. It would of really looked spooky..

Kreischer Mansion
by RulerZigzag

Comment by tolovemoon:
Great shot for this time of night... I like project series you have going on ....

A Shady Character
by RulerZigzag

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*

OK, first thing that stands out as a negative here is the corner of the TV. There's a little section of background that is a slight lighter color than the TV and it's in the upper left. With you being in the lower left, I think that it's a bit of a distraction from you.
Focus and clarity look great, especially for being a low light shot.
I love the framing/cropping you chose. I think the negative space works really well in a shot such as this.
Side note...I really REALLY want a Snickers candybar right now.
The lighting in my opinion is great. I like how it hides features and shows others. This photo shows that you can still be a 'tough guy' and still 'pose' for photos.
I personally think this should have scored higher, but I'm a little odd like that anyway. Nice one.
~Heather~

The Insomniac
by RulerZigzag

Comment by Philos:
Critique Club Comment:

First of all, I want to say that I have myself tried night photography and I am not the best at it.
It's hard to get exposure right, there are so many things to take in account when trying, it's not my favorite kind of photography to do, but the results can be great.

I have voted on all entries in the free study and voted this a 6.
I can tell you why, now that I have looked at your image longer I understand what you where trying to say, but when voting on 500+ photos people don̢۪t take the time to look really hard.

I don't know for sure if I would have voted higher if I understood it right away, maybe a point more.
The trouble with this picture is there's so much going on, the fence, the light on the fence the light in the doorway, that it is not easy to find a place of interest. And that way your message doesn̢۪t come across.
Also keep in mind that people send in their best shots (well most of the time) and there will be some great ones in every free study. Because of the high number of really great photo̢۪s the average goes down, so don̢۪t be disappointed with your score, it̢۪s tough to compete with so many great photos

I think Frisca's comment says it all, without the fence this would have been much better.

Keep up the good work.

Peter

If you have any questions, comments or other things about this critique, or are bored and want to spam someone just PM me.


Message edited by author 2005-04-27 10:20:15.

The Insomniac
by RulerZigzag

Comment by marbo:
Good night scene, shame about the fence on the right spoiling it a little.

The Insomniac
by RulerZigzag

Comment by pitsaman:
After night in bar shot?Everything is crooked here.

A Shady Character
by RulerZigzag

Comment by naomik:
clever work.

A Shady Character
by RulerZigzag

Comment by debitipton:
The title says it all -- very interesting photo