Portrait of a Self Portrait
by cresus

Comment by TrollMan:
Very cool effect with an excellent resutl - 8 from me

Portrait of a Self Portrait
by cresus

Comment by liltritter:
Very creative. Love it.

Solitude
by cresus

Comment by Balko:
Fantastic image, but the distortion is a bit distracting. Still a 9

Solitude
by cresus

Comment by Azrifel:
Good to include that person, it makes the shot. Nice perspective and pov, cool church.

Solitude
by cresus

Comment by KarenNfld:
Very nice. I like the wide angle feel to it and the one lone person with his head bowed.

Cascadilla at Dusk
by cresus

Comment by Phil:
Greetings from the Critique Club Zeke!

Lovely soft water flow. Certainly gives a peaceful, tranquil feeling.

Just a few things: I realize the arch might be a part you wanted in this shot but I'm not convinced that it works perfectly. While it may shut the top of the image down it also makes the sky pull your eye away from the subject. As someone suggested below, a grad filter would've helped darken the sky a bit so that is definitely another route. I also see the tilt that others mentioned.

Some contrast would've also helped your score here. Everything seems to hang on the gray side and not enough on the black and white. You really need that "pop" to pull out a great score here. I also see a bit of noise that is probably from shooting at ISO 800. Drop that down and leave the shutter open longer if you need.

Overall a great effort with this beautiful image.

Thanks for the opportunity to critique this shot Zeke.

Cheers - Phil

Solitude
by cresus

Comment by Thai:
would like to have seen more of the front than the seets as it looks very interesting, but it is difficult to get the light in these places

Solitude
by cresus

Comment by Ben:
Good atmospheric shot.

Solitude
by cresus

Comment by photo_gadget:
I am guessing you used a fisheye lens maybe with this. Looks well thought out in composition, sharpness and lighting.

Solitude
by cresus

Comment by jayita:
well done!