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mcraelComment by Manic: Critique Club Comment :o)
Composition:
The vehicle fills the frame, which means there's no ambiguity as to what the subject is! I have two suggestions though - rotating the image a degree or two clockwise would help balance out the angles, as it feels slightly slumped to the lefthand side currently (if the vehicle really does slump like that, it may have been best to use a different camera position to help emphasise it). My other suggestion would have been to flip the image left<->right, so that the lines of the side of the vehicle lead the eye from the top-left corner down to its front. However, doing so would mean that the licence plate would be backwards, so perhaps you'd have to take this shot from the other side of it.
Background:
Since the vehicle dominates the frame, there is very little background to this shot, but what little there is helps provide context to the image (ie everything's snow-covered), yet it doesn't distract from the subject itself, which is ideal.... but perhaps cropping the righthand side a little would help make a cleaner edge there.
Camera Work:
I've already mentioned two possible other positions from which you could have shot this, but perhaps a higher angle shot, looking down on the vehicle a bit more would have helped, since that would show more of the snow on the roof etc. Other than that, the focus on this shot is excellent, and the DoF is very deep, so that the entire vehicle (and most of the background) is very clear.
Post-Processing:
Since you've provided no details, I can only guess at your post-processing, which I'd guess included focus sharpening. My one suggestion would be to play with the levels, and try to create brighter, less muted colours (which appeal more to the "normal" dpc voter). The alternative would be to really desaturate the shot, and wash the colours out more, so that it'd emphasise the cold & abandonment.
My Opinion:
This shot definitely meets the challenge, but I feel it lacks anything that really holds my interest, making it an "average" photo. But that's just me :o)
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