"I Think I'll Raise"
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Comment by Antanas:
Very clear and colourful.

Now Where?
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Comment by Tammer:
I like the shot, but compared with others in the challenge, the subject matter doesn't hold my interest as long. My eyes keep getting tricked and it looks like the leafless tree is "growing" out of the stop sign itself.

Now Where?
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Comment by Krikkit:
Crisp.

Now Where?
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Comment by phylsy7:
Right or left?

Now Where?
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Comment by metoecus:
This is a novel shot, but I would have liked to see an angle which doesn't have the tree growing out of the sign. You'd need to check with the SC to be sure, but you may have been able to get away with cloning out the offending tree. The fall colors would have had a much stronger impact if you'd have increased the saturation a bit.

Halloween Ghosts
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Comment by MyeReadBik:
Good street shot.

Mini
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Comment by SteveJ:
Greetings from Critique Club:

The challenge was Light On White II and you provided exactly what was asked for with this entry. However it meets the challenge brief in two ways, the literal sense - a light on white - and a light coloured object on a white background.

Technically it is very crisp and clean. Not a great DOF used, but it has the desired effect, there was no need to have the whole torch in focus as it is prefectly obvious to the viewer what it was. Also, had you used a deeper DOF you would have brought the background material more into focus and destroyed the softness of the material. Shooting an object like a Mag-Lite using strobes or any other kind of lighting will always give the highlighted area on the body, yet you managed not to blow it out.
The composition will be disliked by some voters due to it being centred rather than Rule of Third, which seems to be vogue at the moment. Using an object like a torch means you can't avoid leading the eye towards the centre of the image. The colour of the torch gives it a hint of an advertising image, which is no bad thing.
My overall impression is of a simple, clean image that meets the challenge head on. I like the way the torch comes into focus so the writing is sharpest. Using Neat Image has produced a smooth look and it is not over sharpened. A worth entry that should, IMO, have scored 5+. I hope this is helpful and constructive.

Steve

Halloween Ghosts
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Comment by UNTITLED:
Very nice photo, would do very well in "Busy" also.

Halloween Ghosts
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Comment by Commando303:
Good work.

Halloween Ghosts
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Comment by FotoMunki:
Nice pic and theme!