A Few of LA's Arteries
by takethat

Comment by jmsetzler:
This is a beautiful photo.. the negative space works very well and the exposure offers very nice contrast... great work :) = 10 - setzler

A Few of LA's Arteries
by takethat

Comment by muckpond:
Excellent use of negative space. I enjoy the cropping on this quite a bit.

A Few of LA's Arteries
by takethat

Comment by Gracechild7:
Absolutely amazing composition!! I am kind of concerned that I can see what I think are jpeg artifcats however???

A Few of LA's Arteries
by takethat

Comment by clicker:
I imagine that this is croped to show only the bridge. Nice sharp focus and good lighting. Nice scale for height in front and low in the background. Fits the challenge well.

A Few of LA's Arteries
by takethat

Comment by Gren:
A very nice abstract.

Where I use to Chill
by takethat

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

I love the color in this shot. I like cityscapes as well. Compositionally, I think this photo could use a slight rotation to the right, which would straighten up the building edge and level the horizon at the same time :) I am slightly at a loss for words on a critique for this photo. Subjectively, I'm not overly inspired by what I see. The color is the key in this photo. the color of the sky and clouds is what creates the interest primarily rather than the landscape itself. I don't know how it could be done without a little longer exposure, but some more visible detail in the buildings would be nice also :)

Keep up the good work :)

John Setzler

Where I use to Chill
by takethat

Comment by GeneralE:
I'm guessing, Portland?

Where I use to Chill
by takethat

Comment by timj351:
It's leaning to the left. That's a big mistake because it is so obvious yet so preventable. Ok, other than that, I really like this photo. There are a couple of small things that I would adjust. Since it is already very symmetrical I would have gone the rest of the way and perfectly center the horizon line with the middle of the frame and the middle of the building. I would have also brightened the middle values just a little bit more to reveal a little more of the buildings. I love how the texture of the sky mirrors the texture on the building. Of course, the colors are spectacular. Technically it is very good, but that leaning horizon line......... 7 -T

Where I use to Chill
by takethat

Comment by Malokata:
Nice sky, but the skyline detracts from it. Colors are good, but it feels too humanly cluttered (which may or may not have been what you intended), and it doesn't quite work for me.

Where I use to Chill
by takethat

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Lovely sky. The colors of this sunset are wonderful, nice clouds, too. I sort of question the inclusion on your building, but your title ties in to make it seem more valid. I question city-scapes as landscapes, but who knows, you (and the others) might not be able to leave the city (for one of several reasons I can think of), so I'm not "dinging" any scores for that reason, but I do question it.
7 Swash