Butterflies (a high school band waits before marching in NYC's St. Patrick's Day parade on 5th Ave)
by tomzinho

Comment by ChrisW123:
The title is too long. Should have used: Butterflies Before the Show. Good picture however.

Butterflies (a high school band waits before marching in NYC's St. Patrick's Day parade on 5th Ave)
by tomzinho

Comment by Silver Fox:
Beautiful color, nice facial expressions, good concentration, nice focus, sharpness is great.

Butterflies (a high school band waits before marching in NYC's St. Patrick's Day parade on 5th Ave)
by tomzinho

Comment by justine:
Colorful shot, well done.

Butterflies (a high school band waits before marching in NYC's St. Patrick's Day parade on 5th Ave)
by tomzinho

Comment by BigSmiles:
Expressionless girl... does not display any emotions at all. She's just staring off into space

Butterflies (a high school band waits before marching in NYC's St. Patrick's Day parade on 5th Ave)
by tomzinho

Comment by rainbow:
Beautiful colour. It is a pity that the girl on the front row is looking away from the camera. It seems to spoil things for me and I am not quite sure what emotion is being portrayed. Perhaps you could have made this more apparent in the title.

Butterflies (a high school band waits before marching in NYC's St. Patrick's Day parade on 5th Ave)
by tomzinho

Comment by robbieh:
Nice bright colors and good job of focusing and framing this. Also, good job capturing apprehension. Have to give you a 10 on this!

blueprint
by tomzinho

Comment by Natasha:
Critique Club

Composition-Content

Composition is great, with the two bridges mirroring each other. I think that it is a very strong architectural shot, with the details of the bridges showing very well.

Technical

Personally, I really like the effect, it is strong, original and has impact. Unfortunately, I think that a lot of voters on this site prefer the more "traditional" approach, which is where your score suffered. I agree that this is a love it or hate it effect. I love it and the process you used is interesting and something which would be fun to play around with in the future. Focus is spot on and Dof is great, even though your aperture is only 3.5. Just wondering why you chose to use such a fast shutter speed and large aperture. The end result is great with good sharpness throughout the image, which I am kind of surprised about!

My Opinion
Great shot, original and has impact! Shame that the score didn't quite get over 5! However, I am sure that you are happy with the result of the shot, it's just not everyones taste! Personally, I love it!

prepare for takeoff . . .
by tomzinho

Comment by Silver Fox:
idea for the photo is really different and well photographed for a night shot..
Fits the Challenge; focus is great, as sharp as can be for night time, colours are good.

prepare for takeoff . . .
by tomzinho

Comment by LindaLee:
One of my favs, this is a beautiful shot. I love the composition.

prepare for takeoff . . .
by tomzinho

Comment by rll07:
nice night shot maybe crop out the red building on the right verizon i think...