Golden Shadows
by Phocal

Comment by jomari:
So very pretty. Top two.

Winters Eye
by Phocal

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the Critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge

There's no denying that clouds are definitely the subject here! I like your extreme composition it certainly captures the sunrise moment well, the start of a new day and new opportunities. I also like the resulting distortion from the fisheye lens but it feels unbalanced with the bulk of the land features on the right. In this situation where you are dealing with an obvious distortion like this a better option would have been to tilt the image to give it more balance, it really doesn't matter that your original horizon is way off level. Its good that you have captured some water to enable some reflections too.

Well done, thank you for your entry.

Amazement
by Phocal

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the Critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge

It is always rewarding to capture a natural expression of awe in a candid shot and to that end you have achieved just that here, I just wish that expression had been created by something much more worthy. Your choice of position and composition is excellent. The interior lighting is good but the outside is harsh and overexposed but the most important part, her face, is well exposed and thats what matters most here. I think you could crop the bottom to the level of her red garment for the benefit of the end result.

Well done, thank you for your entry.

Amazement
by Phocal

Comment by Jules1x:
Nice catch. I hope you know this little one and that they will have this picture as they grow. The expression is great, and the perspective is awesome.

Amazement
by Phocal

Comment by posthumous:
truly frightening and disturbing image. you really got the right angle for this.

Amazement
by Phocal

Comment by Neat:
Cute shot, her legs seem to have disappeared somehow, guess it's the time of day.

Incoming
by Phocal

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the Critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge

The way the water and the misty background merge seamlessly into one is what makes this works so well. The composition is good. It is certainly minimalist though any more than what we have would start to lose the feel, in other words there is just enough. A plain post may have been preferable but there was nothing you could do about it at the shooting stage I think it would improve it if the notice were removed.

I find the exposure way too dark and too low in contrast, I think this would be greatly improved with several stops more exposure to brighten everything up substantially, it would make a great high key shot.

Thank you for your entry.

Incoming
by Phocal

Comment by posthumous:
great minimal moment

70's
by Phocal

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the Critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge well

You do indeed get a feel of retro here, in this simple but effective image. The central placing of the vase is key to the whole image, I like the choice of aperture to soften the background done a little. The colours are plain and work well together. It is easy to imagine whiling your time away here. The lighting is good with good detail throughout

I like your image Ronnie I voted it 7 during the challenge and it has been reasonably well received by the voters in what was a very strong challenge, thank you for your entry

70's
by Phocal

Comment by wbanning:

You've been POLM'ed.

I've lived in that world. You nailed it.