Coney Island Lifeguard Station
by vernkousky

Comment by klstover:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First, let me say that I am not a professional or even a very good amature photographer, so you may want to take my comments with a grain of salt.

Meeting the Challenge: As mentioned previously, this is not as old-looking as some others. I think adding the 1940's info to your title might have helped a tiny bit with this. It meets the challenge to me but with something like oldness, it is sort of a comparison between the entries.

Composition: I like the balance of building and sky, and the geometric shapes. Seems maybe just a little bit tilted?

Lighting: The shadows formed by the middle columns are sort of harsh. Maybe a different time of day would have helped this more. Otherwise good.

Color: Vibrant and pleasing.

Image Dimensions and Filesize: The filesize should be as close to 150kb as possible to minimize compression artifacts.

Misc / My subjective thoughts: Congrats on your first challenge entry. It's good to see you participating here at DPC! Do not be discouraged about your first entry - it is a decent first score. Also, I think that in another challenge this may have done even better. I hope to see more challenge entries from you in the future. :-)

I hope this helps! Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

Coney Island Lifeguard Station
by vernkousky

Comment by lfordhere:
this is a bit vague... that building looks new relative to some of the "old" buildings I have seen in this challenge.

Coney Island Lifeguard Station
by vernkousky

Comment by Rebecca:
With the advanced editing rules, I would prefer to see the power line cloned out.

Coney Island Lifeguard Station
by vernkousky

Comment by bod:
A bit of advanced editing wouldn't have gone amiss on this one. The cable is an eyesore on an otherwise well executed shot.

Coney Island Lifeguard Station
by vernkousky

Comment by BeeGee:
I guess other stuff out there may have been more clichee but definitely more attractive than this station, no?