Out of Place
by cools98

Comment by burtct:
I'd have prefered it a little sharper

Out of Place
by cools98

Comment by Neeshac:
Great use of paintballs! having been shot with many I am glad to see some standing still. :P

Out of Place
by cools98

Comment by M.O.C.:
You should be "in place" with this one. 8

Out of Place
by cools98

Comment by Penny Lane:
Great idea!

The Storm Advances
by cools98

Comment by L1:
Greetings from the Critique Club! :)

I will attempt to critique your image on four basic areas. Keep in mind I'm not a trained professional. ;)

1. Composition: Extremely well-composed image. Very strong subject and great leading lines. Well done.

2. Technical Details: The focus is good, your choice of aperture, ISO, and shutter speed work well together. The contrast (not just related to the challenge) is a bit subdued in the central portion of the image, partly because of the sheer depth of the shot I'm sure.

3. Aesthetics: Very lovely to view, and I'm sure that most DPCers will agree that challenge notwithstanding, it's a great shot.

4. Relationship to Challenge: Because of the muddied tonal range in the middle and upper parts of the shot, I'm afraid that the relationship to the challenge was weakened for some voters. That said, you still scored above average, which means that many were able to put that aside and vote on the other outstanding qualities of this image.

Overall, your image has some strong points and some points in which improvements can be made. Keep shooting and submitting and I look forward to your next entry!

Laurie :)

Timberland: Go Anywhere
by cools98

Comment by sfalice:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

A great idea quite well executed. Certainly fits the challenge beautifully.

Frequently center-oriented composition doesn't work well, but I think this does. It would work even better if the shoe, especially, was dead-on sharp. If you had been able to make any part of the splash sharp, it would have been very helpful.

I don't know how you did this, but a tripod, longish lens, time-release and patience could give you a terrific outcome. I see you used a 4.5 aperture at 1/30th. It could be that a deeper depth of field, 5.6 or 6.3 would be helpful. But then you'd have to find a puddle in better light, which may not have been available.

Still, it's a great idea, and you scored fairly well for this very good image.

The Storm Advances
by cools98

Comment by Tammer:
Nice contrast in the bottom half, but for me, the upper half of the photo is so similar in tonal values it offsets some of the high contrast. Very eye pleasing photo though.

Timberland: Go Anywhere
by cools98

Comment by coolhar:
this is a very good photo, I could see Timberland using it in an advertisement, but I think a greater depth of field would improve it, so that more of the splashing water was in focus

The Storm Advances
by cools98

Comment by glad2badad:
I really like the lines on this. Wish the clouds top right weren't so burnt.

Timberland: Go Anywhere
by cools98

Comment by jasonarm:
nicely original