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davidus428Comment by ambaker: Critique Club Review:
Tilt or no tilt I like this picture. From what I can tell, it is really hard to tell. The sea and sky get really close in color and tend to merge at the horizon. With the shadows of the clouds also on the water, it really is difficult to measure exactly. I also think that when it gets to that point, it starts to get just a wee bit silly. So I'm going with optical illusion here. That being said, it still makes the photo look tilted. Interesting effect, but for voters who are going to take all of 10 - 15 seconds to look at some of the pictures, they may not stop to analyze.
Very good focus and depth of field. Color is good, though personally I might have preferred a bit richer color. (I'm a sucker for saturated flaming sunsets.)
I like the composition. The fence adds to this piece. I've seen them as distractions in so many others.
I found the kite. That is so cool... I might not have found it, were it not mentioned. Then it becomes a "Where's Waldo" like hunt. Once you find it, it really stays obvious.
Had the picture appeared more level, and possibly with more saturation in the sunset colors, I think your score would have gone up quite a bit.
As it is, this is an excellent photo. One I could see hanging on my wall for a long time. Very nice job.
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