The Ride of a Lifetime - The Bomber
by agwright

Comment by Dave Gordon:
The sweeping lights give an exciting effect that would be wonderful in a challenge that emphasized lights or night scenes. In this case, I think the Bomber itself needs to be more visible than just a streak of light.

The Ride of a Lifetime - The Bomber
by agwright

Comment by StevePax:
I love the drama of this shot. Nice work. 10.

Determination
by agwright

Comment by Konador:
Critique Club

I really liked this shot. What makes it good for me is the sense of scale. The really tiny figure is placed near the edge where he is almost lost in the great landscape, but you've used leading lines to great affect so that people don't miss him (or her!). The composition works very well overall.

I do think that the photo itself looks a bit washed out, especially against the heavy black border. I think you should have maybe decreased the brightness a tiny bit, and increased the contrast, to get the whites whiter too. Other than that I can't fault the photo.

The quote fits the photo very well but I think it's placement makes the bottom of the frame look too crowded. I think it would have helped to have an equal gap between the quote and the photo, and the quote and the bottom. To make more room, moving the photo up to have the top of the frame smaller wouldn't have hurt. In fact, the bottom of borders are quite commonly bigger than the top. I think A light grey would have worked better than white too, so that so much attention wasnt brought away from the great photo.

The Ride of a Lifetime - The Bomber
by agwright

Comment by lockjawdavis:
The austerity of the building contrasts nicely with the blur of the fair.

The Ride of a Lifetime - The Bomber
by agwright

Comment by Kavey:
Oooh I like the way the colour and lighting of the foreground and the building behind contrast with each other. This is quite intriguing!

Men at Work
by agwright

Comment by legalsteven:
Excellent. I suppose being a Scot, you have to be expert in making dull / grey / dull & grey look fab. Without a Porsche, "classy lady" or Hawaiian sunset, workaday scenes like this have to be really good to make viewers pause. And this one stopped me long enough to leave a comment! Gorgeously even background, too.

Wind Surfing
by agwright

Comment by legalsteven:
A totally excellent "grab-the-moment" shot. I can't say anything bad about it. Even the green trim complements the cold grey water heaps better than brighter colours would. Perfectly positioned in the frame, and even a clear face to peek at!

The Ride of a Lifetime - The Bomber
by agwright

Comment by Coley:
whoa ... cool looking ride ... nice shot

The Ride of a Lifetime - The Bomber
by agwright

Comment by drgsoell:
Makes me dizzy just to look at it. I like the trees encroaching on the right side. They stand out still and stark and help emphasise the motion.

The Ride of a Lifetime - The Bomber
by agwright

Comment by brownt:
Like the almost flourescent blues in this shot. Good idea to show the building in the background.

Maybe could have cloned out the street lamp on the right hand side?