Regal Pine
by 777STAN

Comment by mpreslar:
WOW This is really blown out! everything is washed out and the colors look unnatural.

Regal Pine
by 777STAN

Comment by tjbel05:
Too washed out for me

Regal Pine
by 777STAN

Comment by JunieMoon:
I think this was taken at too high an aperture. It appears you may have been compensating a dark image by trying to lighten it. Left signature artifacts. Compensating exposure by a few stops down, and using a tripod for slower shutter speed would have given a cleaner image.

Regal Pine
by 777STAN

Comment by shudderbug:
really washed out colour and lack of detail

Regal Pine
by 777STAN

Comment by coolblue:
hey mate; this looks like its washed out

Longing For West Texas...
by 777STAN

Comment by ambaker:
Critique Club Review:

You've already heard from others about the need for more contrast to take the silhouette darker. Focus is good. I like the color of the piece, and the texture that helps isolate the background from the hat.

The bolo tie hanging from off frame, and the window frame/prop for the hat, distract the eye somewhat. Perhaps a different angle, and maybe using just the Stetson for a subject might have helped. (Most people see cowboy hat and think Texas anyway.)

Perosnally, I'd like to see a similar picture in a different challenge where it doesn't have to be a silhouette. The warmth of the colors, and the earth tones on the ledge could work to make a really wonderful picture. It holds the interest quite well as it is.

Fountains At Dusk
by 777STAN

Comment by posthumous:
nice job! you processed this into something interesting. even the car looks sexy, but mostly of course it's the unreal quality of the fountains.

Pink Cadillac
by 777STAN

Comment by alzart:
Title should be Pink Pontiac . :2) Nice car!

Regal Pine
by 777STAN

Comment by msdoubletrouble:
"regal" suggests to me royal colours such as dark puple, gold, etc. What shows on my laptop (ugggg) monitor is glare. not sure if there is a haze/fog/something from left running downward into bottom center of frame? but the needles are lemon green and trunk is washed out light grey/neutral. 5 because it does meet the challenge..gl :-)

Regal Pine
by 777STAN

Comment by renegade1966:
Don't care for the crop. Not sure what the inteded effect was.