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crabappl3Comment by stephan: Greetings from the Critique Club, Danny!
Composition: Very interesting. At a first glance I also would have said, that you should have cropped more from the right side. But then I realised that the patterns on the wall are quite interesting. But there is something about the composition which feels odd. I think using the rule of thirds would improve the photo. The centering doesn't fit here. I don't know if it would have been technically possible, but instead of cropping from the right I would like to see more from the left side. Then there also could be seen more of the darker area on the left, which corresponds the the right side.
Lighting: I guess the red colour comes from a wrong or no white balance setting. I don't know of that was intentional but I would like it be more "natural". I know it's a bit silly because for this subject it does not matter if it's red, yellow, blue or green. But the red just _looks_ like a technical "error". While testing some different crops I also changed the hue a little (+16) which results in a more golden/yellow tone. I think that's much better.
The "star" effect created by the small aperture is nice.
Focus: Generally ok. 1/2s exposure time, so you surely used a tripod. I can't make out where the camera focussed, but the foliage could be a bit sharper.
Challenge: Met. A deeper tunnel would have had more impact, but it certainly fits to the challenge theme.
Creativity: Well, not overly creative, but not totally boring either.
If you have questions just send me an Email. I'll happily discuss this more.
-Stephan
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