OrangeFruit
by DAWAR

Comment by freakin_hilarious:
Nice use of thirds, but the OOF forground objects are just overwhelming to me.

OrangeFruit
by DAWAR

Comment by piaffe529:
The hazy green on the left side and top right takes away from this picture.

OrangeFruit
by DAWAR

Comment by mickisdaddy:
The out-of-focus foreground is a little distracting, but the rest is pretty well taken.

OrangeFruit
by DAWAR

Comment by JAMESdoe3:
interesting perspective. the color pallette is pleasing, but i think the blurred foreground is encroaching on the subject's "territory," robbing it of a more clearly defined context .

OrangeFruit
by DAWAR

Comment by pesque:
a bit out of focus?

OrangeFruit
by DAWAR

Comment by mist:
Unfortunately I find that the out of focus leaf on the left hand side to be overpowering and distracting.

Cloudy Sunset
by DAWAR

Comment by ambaker:
Critique Club Review:

Too soft a focus I'm afraid. I see potential here, the colors are very interesting, almost abstract. The branch of the palm, especially in soft focus, doesn't frame the photo, it almost cuts the abstract colors in two, like a dagger to the heart of your picture. Unfortunately there is also too many angles and objects sticking up along the structures in the lower left. Had you found a horizion a bit smoother, like rolling dunes, or buildings with fewer angles and vegetation, this picture could concentrate more on the play of the colors, which is what I think you may have been aiming for.

Cloudy Sunset
by DAWAR

Comment by jccminty:
Out of focus

Cloudy Sunset
by DAWAR

Comment by ferpal:
too out of focus my friend ;o)

Cloudy Sunset
by DAWAR

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Soft focus is designed to leave important details clearly evident, but to soften context and unimportant details. You've gone too far, IMO, to really meet the challenge.