Another Day on the Bay
by phinbob

Comment by jbsmithana:
Overall I like it. The framing of the rocks in the foreground works but I'm not sure about the portrait mode. I think I might like it better in landscape with less sky. The tone and old feel really work well.

St Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia
by phinbob

Comment by decadentsavant:
I like it. Maybe just a weeee bit too purple for me.

Another Day on the Bay
by phinbob

Comment by kenskid:
Very nice...I like shots like this.

IMO...I would have tried one with more cloud detail to see how it compared.

Kenskid

Another Day on the Bay
by phinbob

Comment by mandyturner:
I love the old building. I also like how you framed the bottom of the picture with the rocks, very smart move. Usually I do not care for low contrast photos, but with this scene, it works really well. It really looks like an old photo. Nice picture.

Another Day on the Bay
by phinbob

Comment by vxpra:
Very good shot. Love it the way it is. There are so many other ways to go with it as well, the first thing that comes to mind is a tighter crop- top, bottom and right side. Shots like this are just incredible, once you start playing around there are so many different feelings that a slight change can make. The way it is it gives me a feeling of being alone, out in the middle of nowhere.

Another Day on the Bay
by phinbob

Comment by Canadian_eh:
this is an amazing photo! i love the majestic feel of this photo! great prespective, and nice soft tones! its hard to pull off photo like this using really muted tones!

Another Day on the Bay
by phinbob

Comment by Jutilda:
Very nice. I like the nostalgic filter. The muted tones work well here. I like the perspective. Nicely capture.

Living in the Southwest
by phinbob

Comment by zapgrafx:
Greetings from the Critique Club

I have shot cityscapes that I would love to post for challenges but once I̢۪ve reduced them they just look too busy but the full size image is quite stunning so it̢۪s rather a challenge to comment on images only seeing a reduced version. I̢۪m going to guess that the full size version of this image is spectacular, however, the reduced 640 does not do it justice.

The image appears flat and the buildings appear too small giving them a sort of toy city look - it appears as if the image has been over sharpened giving it that flat look and boosting the overall saturation. The houses at the base of the mountain range are barely discernable and almost appear to be noise.

The colors in the cityscape are fantastic and really give you a flavor of the Southwest. You maintained a lot of detail in the mountain range and in the city. I think a lower vantage point might have worked better for this image, the cityscape with the mountains as a back drop – perhaps simply showing the colorful buildings against the mountain range without the dead space in the center even though it would eliminate some of the architecture would have worked better – there is a parking garage at the lower right of the frame that may work well from the roof top (the sometimes less is more theory).

I hope this information is helpful in some small way. BTW your portfolio is fantastic love the jaquar entry for the affluance challenge.

Best regards, Michele

Living in the Southwest
by phinbob

Comment by AzCKelly:
Wow, Sure looks like my Hometown! I love this picture. I really like how you made all the colors pop out like that. Good Job!

Living in the Southwest
by phinbob

Comment by angflener:
I really like the contrast between the brightly colored buildings and the mountains.