Evening at the Gate
by swallace

Comment by xXxscarletxXx:
This is a beautiful photo except..the gate looks unaturally smooth but the colors are brillant and meets the challenge well 8

Evening at the Gate
by swallace

Comment by Beetle:
Very pretty!! I just love the leaves at the top, they add so much to this photo with their glow and the pretty framing. The only thing I don't like is the angle of the gate. It's neither straight nor diagonal, just off at some weird in-between angle. 8

Evening at the Gate
by swallace

Comment by KarenNfld:
What a beautiful photo. The colours are lovely and warm.

Solitary Man
by swallace

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Great focus, especially considering that this was a self-portrait AND was done with a 2.5 second shutter. Everything came out very crisp. The depth of field works very well for this image.

Lighting: Excellent lighting that produces a very lonely mood. I got an old barn and hard work feeling even before reading the comments. You did a nice job using light to direct the viewer into the frame and over to your subject.

Composition/Content: Great composition and very strong leading lines that also work to keep the eye moving around to the important elements. I think your capture would have been stronger with a more timeless feel if you had left the sunglasses off.

My Opinion: I guess that the voters subtracted points for there being two objects in the room, you and the stool. In my opinion, you met the challenge well, and did so with an image that is much higher quality than 5.58.

Eric

Evening at the Gate
by swallace

Comment by dabidejpn:
gorgeous colors!! well done!!

Solitary Man
by swallace

Comment by B74A:
Nice picture, good modelling. Meets challenge, just a wee bit brighter for me, please, maybe my LCD just needs replacing!

Solitary Man
by swallace

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Where's yer sniper rifle? ;-)

Solitary Man
by swallace

Comment by Judi:
Now he looks relaxed...great angle.

Solitary Man
by swallace

Comment by Louison:
Great lighting and mood.

Solitary Man
by swallace

Comment by Skip:
ok, i'll say it: DNMC! take ONE thing into a room. good thing for you i'm only commenting and not voting ;-)