Hey ... Quit peeking at me ...
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Comment by carolee:
Nice expression!

Jay Likes Candy Too!!!
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Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Ayme :)

Jay looks like a cool turtle :) He apparently likes candy as much as i do.. lol... The detail of the turtle is excellent and the underside perspective is strong also.

As I said in my original comment on this photo, I think the theme of 'candy' is overshadowed by the turtle itself. Candy is present in the photo so it does meet the challenge :)

I like to spend some time evaluating the meaning of each challenge and I don't usually get on the fringes of what I think the challenge means. It's like in the flora competition this week, I see a lot of photos that contain flora, but the flora is overshadowed by some larger and stronger theme in the image... does that make sense?

Keep up the good work :)

John Setzler

Nightime Hedges
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Comment by jmsetzler:
you meet the challenge, but the interest level of this photo is rather weak for me... maybe a daytime shot with some added interest on the perspective would work well :) - setzler

Nightime Hedges
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Comment by mzanoni:
Too much flash, too near the subject has caused a lot of "hot spots" and an overal underexposed image. I think your cropping was done well with the picket fench at the ange it is and the wood in the right corner.

Welcome to the Sunshine State
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Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by inspzil: Greetings from the Critique Club By Inspzil Composition - The branches frame this shot in beautifully. I question the framing of this picture in general. I think a landscape shot would be more advantageous to show a little more of the landscape and a little less of the clouds at the top of the frame...

I think in the context of THIS challenge it was a good idea to include the differently-colored clouds at the top, even though a panoramic crop might make a better "sunset" picture overall.

Did you know you can completely re-crop the version you post for printing? Customers will see a new preview generated from the printable file. It can still be associated with your entry, even if considerably adapted...

Nightime Hedges
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Comment by adine:
I'd like this better cropped to just the top left corner - no fence, not so much glaring flash on bush. Just an edge of flash with the dark leaves in the background.

Welcome to the Sunshine State
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Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Composition - The branches frame this shot in beautifully. I question the framing of this picture in general. I think a landscape shot would be more advantageous to show a little more of the landscape and a little less of the clouds at the top of the frame. Those are a bit grainy for some reason. The sun is a little bit hot, but hey, it's the sun for Pete's sake. There is a very calm feeling to this photo, even though the water is so choppy. I think you did well with the composition of this photo, except for the orientation.

Technical - These shots are tough. I shoot a lot of sunrises and get caught up in the same type of scenario, with a hot sun that isn't lighting everything else up proportionally. So what I would've done is stopped this up to F6.3 or so and taken it again. Normally on shots like this I manually bracket it and take it hot and stop up from there to make sure I have the right exposure. I usually start where my exposure is a little higher than optimal and then turn the shutter faster every time I stop up. I probably end up with at least 5 shots of the same exact thing with the exposures getting darker as I go. Back to your shot.... I think that a higher F and shutter speed would've brought out the colors in the sky a lot better. You wouldn't really lose much detail from the branches or the rest of the landscape because they are pretty dark anyway. Most of those would be captured in silhouette which is a nice look anyway. It also might hide a little of the choppy water.

Overall - This is a pretty good picture as is. I think it wouldn't take a lot to make it really good. I like doing CC's on pictures like this because it's really up my alley, and its something that has a lot of potential and is worth the time to do these. Hopefully this could be some help to you and good luck in the future. - Inspzil

Nightime Hedges
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Comment by SteveS:
Nice

Welcome to the Sunshine State
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Comment by pncowley:
This shot belongs on a travel brochure! Almost perfect; the bit of sun flare on the palm leaves is just a bit distracting. --9

Jay Likes Candy Too!!!
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Comment by aussie:
LOL looks like this little fella loves the candy. Very well composed and I love the idea too. Well achieved.