Wall of Winter
by Yomi

Comment by digitallywet:
interesting but i just saw some awesome ones so .. sorry a little plain basically 5

Wall of Winter
by Yomi

Comment by f-32:
Brrrr!

"Slither" - Metallica
by Yomi

Comment by Azrifel:
~~~~Critique Club Comment~~~~

Composition (content)
The postion of the snake in this composition is very good. Two of its most known features, the head an the rattler (I think it is, the head looks to be of one and the tail suggest it, but I am no expert on them) are captured in the frame at composition-wise nice positions.
The bit of body at the left suggests the size, it must be pretty big and that enhances the feeling that this is a dangerous creature. The head is in a nice position, the animal seems to be checking the viewer out. Too bad there is a reflection in the eye, a clear pupil is more powerful.
Don't know what to make of the branch. I don't think it interferes much, it tells something about the habitat. Perhaps it would have been better if there was more of it.
Nice angle, puts you face to face.

Background
The color of the background goes well with the snake. It could be lying on a rock, it doesn't say "Zoo", nice effect. The pieces in front of the face add some flavour and another color (good).

Camera Work (Technical)
I think that this picture would have benefitted from a smaller aperture in combination with a focus that would allow for more depth of field in front of the snake. The blur in the background is good, but it would have been nice to have the rattler in the field of focus as it is an important feature of the snake. Only 1/3th of the DOF is in front of the focus point and 2/3th behind it, so it would need to be focussed well in front off the face. The tail perhaps.
As it is, the focus is good and the sharpness excellent.
Good exposure as well.

Digital Processing (technical)
Color balance, sharpness etc are all ok.
You have room to save it at a higher quality level. The benefit of that is that you keep a higher sharpness of the details. No obvious jpeg degradation here, but it is something to keep in mind. No reason not to save high quality work at the highest quality.

My opinion
Nice image. I like the power of the snake, but it could use more depth in the front in my opinion to make it better. I don't understand the high number of three's and two's.

Wall of Winter
by Yomi

Comment by bobgaither:
It just a guess how about bridveil falls in provo canyon

Wall of Winter
by Yomi

Comment by SSonnentag:
Nice shot. Would be improved by rotating so that the ice was straight verticaly though.

Now how do I turn this thing on
by Yomi

Comment by jimmyn4:
Greetings from the Critique Club.
I look at this photo and see a lot of potential. People didn't seem to get this. I think the reason why is that you can't really tell where this is happening. Is it in the bird's cage? Is it on a roof? I honestly can't tell. Either move the shot or location to make it clearer. Also showing a small bird next to a huge tv screen would have worked too.

With the exception of the bird the colors are very bland. I'm not sure what else you could do except move this into a studio with better lighting.

It may be my lack of photography experience so please forgive me for not giving a more detailed critique. I personally would have a shot with more of the television. If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me.

Wall of Winter
by Yomi

Comment by aurora:
icicles ...cool

"Slither" - Metallica
by Yomi

Comment by Gracious:
Good job! He's a beauty.

A site to see from the square
by Yomi

Comment by lionelm:
Critique Club

INITIAL RESPONSE: Nice color and exposition. A lot of details .. a little too busy.

COMPOSITION-CONTENT - The fountains and the trees/plants brings nice colors. I would have croppe on the right just before the pole and on the left just between the 2 lights on the left of the fountaint. I think this way you keep the essential and the scene looks better.

CAMERA WORK-TECHNICAL- Very Good night exposure exposure and depth of field.

MY OPINION ON THE PHOTO - I like the shot for the colors and the water ... but I think it's too busy (see comments above).


Lionel

"Slither" - Metallica
by Yomi

Comment by albright1:
Poor little fellah. I'll bet he wishes he was out in the world......