Tides of Dusk
by RulerZigzag

Comment by rkligman:
Nice colors. It looks like you used a flash for the foreground and it makes the middle look too dark.

Twilight Beach
by RulerZigzag

Comment by BJokerud:
Most def some Heida in this, but not at her best in my oppinion. 5

Tides of Dawn
by RulerZigzag

Comment by rooum:
Great colours. Could do with some foreground in the shot maybe. Get down there and get your feet wet! :)

Tides of Dawn
by RulerZigzag

Comment by ThingFish:
Beautiful tranquil tidal scene.

Tides of Dawn
by RulerZigzag

Comment by dafletchr:
Nice minimalism composition.

Cataclysm: The Wrath of Nature
by RulerZigzag

Comment by Ja-9:
you have an amazing portfolio...one thing that I really like is that you put where you took your pictures...this shot is absolutely stunning...I love the angle, texture and how abandoned the building is...excellent ... well obviously I really, really like this...

Twilight Plaza
by RulerZigzag

Comment by Ja-9:
tried not to read the other comment but...IMO I not as big of a fan of the sky...it looks to fake (would like to see the original if possible..) but I do like the color and tone of the shelter and the grass...

The Pearly White Gate
by RulerZigzag

Comment by salmiakki:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Interesting image, I could imagine seeing it as a book jacket for a murder mystery book.

I like how even though it's a colour image, it looks like a black and white. The composition is good, I am a fan of negative space, although I perhaps would have liked the lone figure to be a bit further to the right, but that's a miniscule nit pick and simply my personal preference. I like the silhouetted figure with the strong backlighting, it's very effective. Also the complete darkness adds to the sense of mystery.

Tying to analyse why this did not score higher is difficult, I think it's a well composed interesting image, but I suppose it perhaps lacks the WOW factor that is typically associated with DPC free study challenges. I would have expected it to be more like 6.0.

Idle Waters
by RulerZigzag

Comment by Tammster:
I really like everything about this shot. The colors are amazing... can't believe that's SOTC.

Into the Light
by RulerZigzag

Comment by timfythetoo:
Greetings from the Critique Club -

I will start off with the fact that I gave this a 7 - which in a dismal challenge was one of my higher votes. I like the graininess, I like the varied levels of shadow going back. I may have punched it even darker making the front stone almost a true silhouette. It doesnt have anything really standing out to say "WOW" but I felt it stood out well in the challenge.

My biggest issue is the border. You have this dark gloomy image wrapped in a bright white border. I would have probably gone with a black border or no border at all. It is just an odd combo in my eyes.

I figured this would have placed higher. Whatcha gonna do.

Tim