Homegrown: Reducing Dependence
by 777STAN

Comment by bassbone:
lovely sentiment here- and I can appreciate what the image is trying to say - i just worry about the connection to the challenge without the title

in addition, the softness of the image does not seem to work for me

Homegrown: Reducing Dependence
by 777STAN

Comment by ELLIPS:
Nothing in focus, unfortunately

Homegrown: Reducing Dependence
by 777STAN

Comment by blindjustice:
I like the subtle use of many colors of green- emerald, jade, jenkins, hooker, kelly, lime the list goes on. super nice work- good composition too.

Homegrown: Reducing Dependence
by 777STAN

Comment by Penny Lane:
Nice idea but not really in focus. Good luck :)

"Let's Be Clear on Who's Important!"
by 777STAN

Comment by ambaker:
Critique Club Review:

Color Saturation and Hue: Overall the colors are well done, but the skin tones of the girl appear to be a bit off. A little pale here, almost bluish. The skin tones of the adult look a little more red than they should. (At least on my monitor.) Brightness and contrast, are overall well done. However, the girl's forearm loses detail and is washed out.

Focus and depth of field are very good. Nice job of using depth of field to isolate the subject from the background.

Challenge purists may grade you down a bit because the image looks more like a snapshot than a pose.

The crop may be a little tight on this image, as the girl's disembodied hand comes up out of nowhere to the woman's face.

Overall a very pleasing image. I'm sure that both subjects will treasure it in years to come.

Light Pole
by 777STAN

Comment by bvy:
Nice sky but the light pole isn't very intriguing.

Light Pole
by 777STAN

Comment by bob350:
The second light pole helps contribute balance to the image as an artwork, but I would have added an extra point if you had stepped a bit to the right to eliminate it and leave a single upright line to more closely meet the challenge. Nice exposure to capture such a wide range from light to dark.

Highway Robbery
by 777STAN

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Compositionally, it is good that the sign with the prices "anchors" the shot on the right. I assume that is your focal point. The eaves of the "shelter" over the pumps also serve as a kind of leading line pointing you to the sign. The price sign is straight, but the perspective of the the rest of the shot leads it feeling a bit tilted to the right. I'm wondering if a different angle would take advantage of the "patterns" created by the tanks, and minimize the actual price. That way, you would still get your idea across, but in a more generic way (those with higher prices wouldn't be distracted by your lower ones, etc). Or you could have tried to simplify the shot and not include quite so many elements of the station.

Technically, I like the high contrast and the fact that you resisted the urge to super-saturate the greens, as some are in the manner of doing. The deeper hues gives it a more serious, heavy feeling. The focus seems pretty good, and clear, especially on the sign and falling off some on the rest of the shot. On the one hand, this further directs attention to the sign, but on the other, it can give the impression that focus isn't as clear as it could be. Also, the lighting is extremely harsh on this. I think it would work, generally, to further the mood of your shot, but that shadow down the middle of the sign on the right is really distracting.

Overall, a decent shot that meets the challenge in a political statement kind of way.

Karma

"Let's Be Clear on Who's Important!"
by 777STAN

Comment by Brad:
Hard to fit this into a "portrait" per say, as it's a candid moment really.
Cute candid moment here. Always a great thing to look back on in decades to come.

Light Pole
by 777STAN

Comment by Naval_Photographer:
Neat sky.