Sign That The Day Is Doneby
ElmakiasComment by CEJ: Hello from the Critique Club!
I have studied your image and have the following to offer:
Composition/perspective - the composition here is interesting...the foreground trees and the background trees with the house leave the only clear spot in the sky in fairly good placement via rule of thirds. Also, the sun through the pine tree is located in a good spot for the composition. Also well done is the perspective. You have managed to get a real nice balance between the different areas of the shot - the open sky, the partially blocked sky and the dark silhouetted areas. The detail present in the clouds is another strong aspect - really keeps it from being 'plain.' Well done.
Color - not much in this shot. The silhouettes are true and even throughout the shot. The slight tint in some areas of the sky add a nice offset to the reast of the shot. Perhaps a boost in color/saturation to bring them out a bit more would add another element that would strengthen the image.
Lighting - natural and well controlled for a shot directly into the sun. The tree helps there, but the exposure was well controlled as evidenced by the rest of the sky. There is still a lot of detail left in the clouds and no distracting blown out areas. Well done!
Challenge requirements - this, in my opinion, is where it fell short. Without the title there really is no connection to the challenge - Signs. It could be the beginning of a day or the end or even somewhere in the middle since it is winter. The title is the only thing that connects it to the challenge and this usually does not support the image very well with the voters.
Overall/my opinion - as stated above I think the weakest part of the shot is its connection to the challenge. The shot does demonstrate a good grasp of your camera and producing the image you want. Applying a bit of sharpening would allow the tree branches, especially the ones on the left in the sky, to become clearer and better defined. it might also help with stronger definition in the clouds. Overall a nice image, well composed.
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