Skyline-for-web.jpg
by neophyte

Comment by zaflabout:
i like this a lot, i would recomend you try tone mapping and see what it gives you.

Uncertain Crossing
by neophyte

Comment by khdoss:
cute

Uncertain Crossing
by neophyte

Comment by Jon_Jon:
How cute, good composition!

Uncertain Crossing
by neophyte

Comment by adeldegan:
Wonderful image except for the distracting blur in the top left.

Uncertain Crossing
by neophyte

Comment by angela_packard:
VERY CUTE

Macro Link
by neophyte

Comment by purpleflutterby13:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

I gave this image a 6 during voting, which should actually be seriously flattering - I was downmarking pretty much all just chains images on the basis of lack of originality, and the ones that had matching titles like 'chains' or 'linked' were particularly grating on me, on the basis of both lack of originality and absence of imagination... Therefore it's a sort of miracle of life that this one got over 5 from me.

What I think really makes it work is the simplicity of the composition - there's something very graceful about the minimalism of it. And it's got that lovely curved diagonal shape that a number of your images seem to have, which really works for me, I find it very elegant. The bokeh works very well, and the background is good - the shadows are interesting, but without distracting from the main subject. The light is nice, the texture is good.

It's quite sharp, but probably not as sharp as it could be. Also, I find it slightly too close up - I would have liked to see the same curve, but from slightly further off, so that more of the links in the chain are shown.

So yeah, overall a nice image, but I do wish the subject matter was more original.

Jelena

Send
by neophyte

Comment by L2:
Yeah, those challenge descriptions are a bugger, aren't they? No "shame" in the shot, though! :)

Macro Link
by neophyte

Comment by Simms:
Lots of shots like this, and this falls in the middle somewhere. 6

Macro Link
by neophyte

Comment by stanm2:
good comp and color

Planet Harley
by neophyte

Comment by purpleflutterby13:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

A well executed image which fits the challenge well.

The light is just right. The POV is perfect - it fittingly shows an element of pop culture in multitudes, and the row of motorbikes makes a lovely curvy diagonal. The composition is lovely and simple - nothing distracts from the focus of the image. The depth of field works well.

Can't really think of anything you could've done better, to be honest.

During voting, I gave this image a 6. It probably deserved a higher mark, but the mark I gave was partly based on personal aesthetic preference (I'm not a big fan of just machinery on its own, even if it's well photographed). I don't really see any other reason why someone would give it a low mark though.

Well done on a good image. Any questions - just PM me.

Jelena