Lichen, can only live in a pristine environment!
by Ptman

Comment by Swashbuckler:
I like this scene, but less than crazy about the angle/DOF. I know a flatter angle to the branch would be more boring, but does increase the amount of subject in focus. It's not upsetting enough to really drop your score for me. 8 Swash
(Oh I really like the leaf in the upper right corner!)

Retrospective in Motion
by Ptman

Comment by LanSnake:
Greetings from the Critique Club --

PTMAN,
Your photograph captures the feeling of motion very well. The composition is balanced well between the still image in the mirror vs. the motion area on the left side of the photo.

One of the comments below mentioned that you should use your graphic editor to rotate the image (I assume they want the mirror perfectly horizontal?). I'm not sure if all side mirrors are mounted parallel to the ground, so will leave this for you to decide. A person viewing this photo could use a stronger horizontal frame of reference, I'm just not sure if that reference should be the mirror. The trees reflecting in the mirror seem to be vertical (no tilt) and this would indicate that a rotation is not necessary. Of course there are no visual cues to indicate the type of terrain either; ie were you driving up or down a steep hill? ;-)

The shutter speed of 1/250 second is effective in capturing the motion here. The upper right corner (black arc) doesn't add anything to the image, and the lower right corner just shows the mirror mount on the vehicle. The composition could possibly be improved by cropping this small amount from the extreme right side.

Overall nice motion capture!
LanSnake

Lichen, can only live in a pristine environment!
by Ptman

Comment by jjbeguin:
Not quite true, my roof and stone walls are covered with these creatures. its the quality of the air that is the key factor for their survival. Nice capture, could have been taken closer to the center of interest though.

Lichen, can only live in a pristine environment!
by Ptman

Comment by justine:
Nice focus, nice color, nice work.

Lichen, can only live in a pristine environment!
by Ptman

Comment by Wes:
I like the DOF in this shot, but the subject itself is a little uninteresting to me. the shot is very clean, the lighting is nice, and it looks good though. Well done.

Retrospective in Motion
by Ptman

Comment by chrysalis:
I love the focus in the mirror and the motion on the side. Very well done. Excellent thought.

Retrospective in Motion
by Ptman

Comment by HBunch:
Really cool patterns in the mirror. I like how you have the stuff in the mirror in focus and the area you are driving past showing the motion. Great angle and framing/cropping. Definately shows motion. Good luck in the challenge.

Retrospective in Motion
by Ptman

Comment by andrewm:
Very clever contrast between the mirror and the blurred side of the road

Retrospective in Motion
by Ptman

Comment by Slimharpo:
sorry

Retrospective in Motion
by Ptman

Comment by blick:
clever idea!