Fields of Gold
by cools98

Comment by kevrobertson:
Lovely peacful image
good luck

Fields of Gold
by cools98

Comment by messerschmitt:
thats a great panorama!!

Fields of Gold
by cools98

Comment by UNTITLED:
Great shot one of my top two. Simple, yet elegant. The flow of the land accross the photo is great. Perfect exposure to boot. Good luck!

Fields of Gold
by cools98

Comment by owen:
I like the panarama format and the scene though I think it would add more interest if there was a subject in the shot to focus on.

Fields of Gold
by cools98

Comment by pacpinto:
Excellent use of "wide" format, great colour and contrast. Makes one wish one was there... very good.

Fields of Gold
by cools98

Comment by LeeD:
Great perspective

Fields of Gold
by cools98

Comment by Dseale:
Good choice with the panorama, but it seems too small.

Fields of Gold
by cools98

Comment by Jaimeson:
Very, very beautiful landscape! Nice tones in color too...well done!

Thinking Of You
by cools98

Comment by KiwiShotz:
::: Critique Club :::

We love our kids like nobody else and we love our kids photos like nobody else can. So don't be surprised that it didn't blue. Having said that, this is a great image for the card!

Firstly, he has that wonderful far-away expression (probably thinking "has she finished yet?" ... LOL). The desat of the colour also works. It gives the image a sort of meancholy look which I feel is very appropriate to the subject and challenge. In terms of a commercial card, kids sell. So for all sorts of reasons, yes the image did deserve to score higher. That it didn't I believe is not a reflection on what it would sell like.

If there is any fault I can find with it , it might be in the lighting. It is well lit, maybe too well lit. I suspect you used the on-camera for some fill? The result often of this is a flattening of an image because all the shadows are gone. If its not fill flash then it is maybe half a stop overexposed.

To ribbon? I dislike the option of having to create a wow factor just for the sake of a score when you already have something that does the job it set out to do. I would try a little thirds in the composition whcih would mean moving him down and right in frame until the gross between his eyes fell on the top right thirds intersecting lines.

Brett

Message edited by author 2005-10-06 01:57:57.

Fields of Gold
by cools98

Comment by Minstrel:
thank you for sharing this beautiful corner of your world