even evening
by swagar

Comment by Prof_Fate:
Critique Club checking in here!

Good exposure! I like to always say something positive about an image. Unfortunately, there is a lot 'wrong' with this - a weak connection to the challenge is certainly part of it, although from the comments the voters seems to have 'gotten it'. I see one bridge tower...odd, not even to me.

Technically the lighting is good, but the picture leans to the right ever so little. If you use PS it is easy to fix (see the tutorials on this site). Even a little lean can be exaggerated by the subject matter or lens used and I think some of that involved here as well.

Compositionally, the image is way too centered, very static and unexciting. The cranes in the lower left backgroud are very distracting and destroy teh harmony of the rest of the image. The sky is nice, the water is too. The cranes...yuk. the way the light is hitting them only makes them more distracting. The boat under the bridge to the right is also a distraction. In a basic challenge there is not much you can do to fix it though.

-chris

even evening
by swagar

Comment by GrayGhost:
Symmetry is even, but probably not as interesting as some asymmetry. More sharpness would help.

even evening
by swagar

Comment by Oleeyo:
Leans a little to the right...

even evening
by swagar

Comment by mtpp:
Angle of this photo is strange to me. I would like to see little more of the bridge.

even evening
by swagar

Comment by Jammur:
Even lighting is a hard concept to extract when faced with one pillar as your subject

even evening
by swagar

Comment by gingerninja:
I suppose that by dividing your picture into four it fits the challenge. But I think you could have improved on the composition of this shot by including more of the bridge. Also, it's not straight

wire and light
by swagar

Comment by CEJ:
Hello from the Critique Club!

I have studied your image and have the following to offer:

Composition/perspective - this is an interesting composition and clearly shows a creative process was behind its creation. Some of the frame is in focus but the right side and top of the image are not. This is a little bit of a distraction. The focus seems to be only on the light source. Your angel to the subject is good which allows it to be off the wall and floor at the same time - not flat.

Lighting - I think this is the weakest aspect of this image. It seems you have a grasp of the concept of white on light, but did not use the lighting necessary to create the same photograph as you saw in your minds eye. A brighter and more direct light on the background to fill the background would have helped as well as light directly at your subject to brighten that as well. As it is here, the image is very dark despite both the subject and wall being white due to the single light source embedded in your subject.

Color - in a challenge such as this I would not expect to see an abundance of color in an image, but I would expect to see a lot of white and lighter shaded areas. This image is very dark due to shadows which takes away from any light element you may have had.

Challenge requirements - if this was lit differently this could have been a strong image for the challenge. As it is here, it really kind of fails to meet the challenge. More of the image is dark - grays and even black - than is light or white.

Overall/my opinion - if you had better lighting and took a little more time in thinking about the set-up and afterwards really thinking about your image, you could have done much better. This image shows a very creative side which just did not translate well into the challenge. Please do not be discouraged by this critique. You certainly have potential and the eye for the unique shot/perspective. I look forward to seeing your future work.

wire and light
by swagar

Comment by Rainybeet:
Interesting composition with very simple objects, but it is awfully dark for a light on white entry.

wire and light
by swagar

Comment by Leenie:
Very abstract and modern looking... would be good inspiration for architects, I think... :) 8

wire and light
by swagar

Comment by Jammur:
Nice compostiton, but too dark. I know the challenge topic, and know you met it, but for me the image just doesn't get the message across as well as other examples. I won't accept the term narrow mindedness, but I will admit to a certain mind set in my opinion.