Evening Cocktail
by CLarson557

Comment by magnetic9999:
beautiful composition and colors but looks heavily over processed and artifacted.

Billings, Montana
by CLarson557

Comment by dsidwell:
...and I always just thought that Billings was a big trailer park! Just kidding. Nice shot, esecially how you show Billings to be in its environment fo mountians and big sky.

Evening Cocktail
by CLarson557

Comment by pinback:
I like the composition. The jaggies on the curves are a little distracting - they suggest to me that the shot is a little oversharpened (or perhaps not resized optimally). I like the patterns of light on the background.

Billings, Montana
by CLarson557

Comment by kiwiness:
What is interesting about this postcard is the layering effect. You got 4 layers: sky, hills, town, trees which makes for a good composition.

Evening Cocktail
by CLarson557

Comment by nitro102:
nice blue background

Billings, Montana
by CLarson557

Comment by eloise:
Not a bad try, but I had to mark it down a bit. The choice of angle is nicely postcardy, but no postcard would smudge its subject up with that much blur and fog. There's also really no main 'thing' to look at - no focal point. One of those tall buildings could have been the star, or the mountains, or the (very pretty!) clouds, but as it is, nothing is but the text, and that's just an odd choice to have made.

On Track
by CLarson557

Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Composition - I like the single source with divergent lines coming off the common line. I like the background with the shadows of the pictures showing as well. I think it fits with the photos very well. The only thing that I'd like to see different about this picture is the middle frame being asymmetrical. I think if it were symmetrical with lines leading to the other 2 frames it would be a little more balanced. But really as is it works really well.

Technical - these are 2 very well taken photos that have a nice common theme. The greater DOF works well since the pieces of track are not trying to show an infinitely long path. The tops of all the frames are sort of blurred, but relatively clear compared to a shot with very shallow DOF.

Overall - Nice shots and a really well designed triptych. I really like the choice of background and the shadows behind the images. This is well conceived and well done. I think you've really done as well as this subject will allow, as its not the most compelling subject on earth. You did a really great job. Good work and good luck - Inspzil

Evening Cocktail
by CLarson557

Comment by Gallatin:
Nice colors and comp.

Evening Cocktail
by CLarson557

Comment by sagestudio:
I wish it was a little less pixely. Very nice lighting and composition!

Billings, Montana
by CLarson557

Comment by K-Rob:
The soft focus is a nice touch and the text makes excellent use of negative space.