Tower Bridge
by bob_bobski

Comment by sabphoto:
Fits challenge=5
Color/lighting=0
DOF/focus=1
Wow factor/uniqueness=0
Attractiveness=1

Nice image, love the subject. Colors seem a little too bright.

Tower Bridge
by bob_bobski

Comment by xodiak:
If you could have used a polarizer (and gotten good polarization) on the sky, this would have been a very nice shot. Ahh London in the Fall.

Tower Bridge
by bob_bobski

Comment by Riponlady:
know where this shot was taken from! lovely sky, good sharp pic,meets challenge

Tower Bridge
by bob_bobski

Comment by Tammer:
This would make a nice postcard. The sky is terrific and the colors just right. Falls well into thirds.

Tower Bridge
by bob_bobski

Comment by kena:
Interesting picture. Nice.

Tower Bridge
by bob_bobski

Comment by Tom:
This is the same bridge from dprievew.com for the Canon Digital Rebel XT tutorial. :-P

Branch Line Train
by bob_bobski

Comment by strangeghost:
Greetings from the Critique Club
by strangeghost

Hi Bob, welcome to DPC!

COMPOSITION
I like the composition. You're close in on your subject, the frame is filled, and you have great lines running diagonally through the frame with a dramatic perspective expansion toward the right. I might have cropped off the cables visible at the bottom. I'm sure your choice of subject left some voters saying "huh" as far as the challenge was concerned.

TECHNIQUE
I see several problems here, which if rectified, would have made this a much more eye-catching image. The whites of the train the stones at lower left are overexposed and have lost much detail. The colors in general seem a bit washed out and low contrast. Since you were already at f36 (!) you might have gone to a slightly faster shutter or even thrown a ND or CP filter on the lens to knock down the light a little more. The colors seem muted and pastel. I would have worked to bump the saturation of these colors and might also have shifted the hue a little to really make them pop. Also applying a curves "S" will help with the contrast and the tones. Finally, maybe a dramatic USM adjustment with 40/100/3 type settings. This doesn't really sharpen in the traditional sense but helps boost the tones.

OVERALL IMPACT
This is an image that had significant potential but suffered from some technical shortcomings that prevented it from standing out in a large, crowded challenge. You have a great eye for composition though. Keep shooting and keep experimenting with the longer exposure stuff, and don't be afraid to really work your images over in post-processing to bring out the potential.

I enjoyed studying your image for this critique.

Message edited by author 2005-09-18 13:41:25.

A new perspective on the "self portrait"
by bob_bobski

Comment by Tammer:
My eye first travels to the Harley logo, then I see the photographer reflection.

A new perspective on the "self portrait"
by bob_bobski

Comment by kbhatia1967:
Good Idea!

Branch Line Train
by bob_bobski

Comment by racb:
Nice shot, creative. I wish there was more color, though.