Stairwell
by jimmyn4

Comment by lisae:
Wow, great sense of perspective. The textures and colours here are cool. Some areas seem a little out of focus without meaning to be. A smaller aperture and longer shutter speed... etc (if you have that kind of control on your camera).

...isn't free.
by jimmyn4

Comment by Jacko:
INteresting twist on this topic. Maybe should have used a new bill (flatter) and a bit more focus. Jacko. 6

...isn't free.
by jimmyn4

Comment by Annida:
But it" makes the world go round." Nice take on the challenge. Lighting is good, composition is good. I like how one eye is crumpled and the other eye is very crisp.. well done. -annida

...isn't free.
by jimmyn4

Comment by Shiiizzzam:
Why is it I think a man posted this one ? LOL !

...isn't free.
by jimmyn4

Comment by cq107:
thank you for using DOF and taking an artistic aproach to a "planer" subject...
planer refering to the subjects geometry..

Stairwell
by jimmyn4

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Very sharp photo, esp. the railing. Color seems good (a little hard to tell w/o a known frame of reference). Challenge met. Interest moderate. 7 Swash

Stairwell
by jimmyn4

Comment by johnny_justjohnny:
you seem to have gotten the angle that produces the most lines possible within your rectangle. good job. did you use a flash? the lighting's a little harsh in the lower right maybe.

Stairwell
by jimmyn4

Comment by justine:
Cool looking place, character. I'm not too crazy about the focus.

Stairwell
by jimmyn4

Comment by Jacko:
What a llovely railing. It seems to be lacking foucs and the window in the back is distracting.

Through the Keyhole
by jimmyn4

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Jimmy...

I think you have a great concept for a 'door' photo with this shot. I actually thought about something like this myself but didn't pursue it. I'm glad I didn't because I don't think I could have done it this well :) I was planning to create a red light and probably desaturate everything but the red channel in the finished result to create some sort of eerie effect with the photo. Your choice of steam to increase the impact of your light blast worked very well also.

I would have probably played around with the exposure on this shot a little to try to create some more definition on the keyhole as well. I think this shot would have even greater impact if the keyhole outline was defined a little more. That may have required a little different light angle so that the light source wasn't hitting your camera lens as directly as well... it may have also cast a really cool beam of light :)

Keep up the good work!

John Setzler