lollipop
by miss parker

Comment by scroosloose:
Nice framing of subject, soft focus of background dosen't distract, while the lines seem to draw me in. Nicely done.

lollipop
by miss parker

Comment by Wheeler1992:
okay, nothing special stands out

road to nowhere
by miss parker

Comment by goodtempo:

Critique Club critique:

Composition/Content: Good contrast between the snow and the dark tree trunks. I like the subject, a tunnel of tree limbs lining a snow covered road. But there seems to be two points of interest: the end of the tunnel, and the light at the top of the image. It's difficult to tell what might remedy that. Widening the shot might depending on what is on each side.
Camera Work/Technical: The low camera angle does well for this shot. Exposure is good. Closing down the aperature would give greater depth of field.
Digital Processing: Processing looks good, color balance, noise, contrast.
My Opinion: I like the image. But the image needs a single point of focus that is interesting to my eyes. When my eyes are drawn to the light at the top I am disappointed because there is not much there. When my eyes travel back to the end of the tunnel there is not much there either to focus on. I believe opening up the shot with a slightly wider angle might help with the interest because I could then see the tree trunks framing the road. Maybe even a landscape orientation or someone down the road to focus on. You have a great idea with good technique that just needs a little something to top it off.

lollipop
by miss parker

Comment by davissprague:
Is that a lollipop wrapper? :-)

lollipop
by miss parker

Comment by catpixel:
good use of DOF,

lollipop
by miss parker

Comment by kiwiness:
Nice idea, 8 from me.

lollipop
by miss parker

Comment by Lustre:
I like the shallow depth of field - it brings attention to the sign. I think you may have cropped it a little too tightly though, especially at the top. With the shallow depth of field I would have tried to include a bit more background - it wouldn't have distracted the viewer much. Also, since you chose a new sign (still wrapped up) I was expecting something in the title to reflect that fact, like "brand new lollipop" or "coming to a street near you soon". The focus and exposure win good points though.

lollipop
by miss parker

Comment by justine:
heehee, great find..good eye.

lollipop
by miss parker

Comment by tomzinho:
my shots like this the background was over exposed too. not sure what i needed to do to fix that.

lollipop
by miss parker

Comment by Cub:
Harsh light to the right! More DOF would have improved it... Cub