Spirit of Ecstasty
by temba

Comment by skylen:
Ok, but feels like something of a snapshot to me. What I mean is that it's a very literal representation of this object, which of itself isn't extremely compelling in this case. If you were to take control of the image and add some artistic elements, such as using shallow depth of field to emphasize the hood ornament, or using an unusual camera angle, the image could gain more interest.

Corked
by temba

Comment by NoahGoldman:
great depth

Chaos in Blue and Gold
by temba

Comment by GeckoZ:
How is this "refraction"?

Corked
by temba

Comment by rick13601:
I like it....I don't know why...but I like it.

Corked
by temba

Comment by arsenal:
good setup, and nice title. good border aswell

Sunrise
by temba

Comment by Louis:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

You've capture a lovely sunrise moment without blowing the highlights in a way that would ultimately destroy the effect. Well done. The shape of the boat and its shadow cuts the image from bottom to top into pleasing shapes. The zig-zag feel of the underexposed portion is a formalized leading line that winds up pointing directly at the sun in a very satisfying way. I enjoy the very smooth gradient sky as a counter balance to the textured rippled water; sometimes in scenes like this, a sky with lots of cloud activity detracts, or adds drama that does not seem appropriate. The golden colour is very beautiful, creating a duotone effect that's perfect for this scene.

I'm not sure about the minor elements in the background: the seagull, the dark objects in the water. In my opinion, the image would have benefitted had you decided to clone these out, because for me, my eye is drawn to them to no purpose, as they do not enhance the image. There is a certain distracting element to the far horizon as well; smoothing this, or cloning out the rightmost elements may have helped.

Overall, though, a lovely picture, and well done.

Hope this helps,
Louis

Beautiful Garden and a Beer = Comfort
by temba

Comment by DefyTime:
:: Critique Club ::

Technically can’t really find anything wrong with this shot. I like the colors of green on the ground and the red in the background, makes the can stand out more. I do like your choice of DoF, glad the words are clear and the background is blurred. Wish the can were turned a smidge to the left so the word Heineken were more centered. Couldn’t find the shot you were going for as far as being Déjà vuâ€Â¦not saying you didn’t do a good job in that aspect just maybe didn’t look hard enough. Overall it’s a nice simple shot and you did a good job setting it up and lighting is also good.

And on a side note I also received a perfect 5 on the abstract challengeâ€Â¦never have received a perfect anything beforeâ€Â¦always is like 5.3478, or something like that. Guess that means you were right in the middle of the road on this one.

Deep in the Heart
by temba

Comment by ShutterCricket:
I feel like I am close to the sun. Great color variations

Sunrise
by temba

Comment by graphicfunk:
Lovely capture with a great feel. Bump.

Deep in the Heart
by temba

Comment by Elaine:
My first impression was that it is a flower, but after another second I am thinking an orange. I like the lighting and the composition.