The Horse
by Harz_Joerg

Comment by leaf:
critique club comment ....

I think you have a quite strong image, with the dark deep background and engergy filled subject. I think you chose a good background color. The cropping on this image is VERY tight, and much too tight actually on the bottom and perhaps on the right. The bottom white line is 1 pixel away from the bottom of the statue... which creates an akward line, and problem in the photo. It stops the eye at an unattractive, or uninteresting spot, it also leads the eye to the edge of the photo and leaves it there stranded. As you said, there is some white blasting in the image, and I agree. The could be softenend with a softer light sorce, or less direct light. Perhaps if you bounced the light off the wall before letting it hit the statue. i think the horiztonal (left right) angle is fine, and reasonably interesting, but perhaps you could play with the verticle. Try taking the picture from a lower or higher vantage point.

hope this helped.

The Horse
by Harz_Joerg

Comment by train:
This is different and nicely presented
I like the colours and detail

Spirits
by Harz_Joerg

Comment by K-Rob:
Clever idea.

Spirits
by Harz_Joerg

Comment by RedHotKK:
nice glow

The Horse
by Harz_Joerg

Comment by casualguy:
Very nice exposure and lighting, great job! - This would have fit well in the NG challenge also....quite a archaic look to it.

Spirits
by Harz_Joerg

Comment by buzzrock:
neat idea--

Spirits
by Harz_Joerg

Comment by nephrotic:
One of the few in this category that has (I think) used one of the traditional definitions of "painting with light". Beautiful colours. It is only the tilt of the blue glass that does not seem quite right. I like the highlights - particularly the one catchlight at the top rim of the blue glass.

Romanic Architecture of the 11th Century
by Harz_Joerg

Comment by amsmyth:
LOvely columns, I think that you might possibly want a very small crop on the left, just to bring it to the last arch and lose the very little triangle top left, otherwise fine image. Anne

The Horse
by Harz_Joerg

Comment by nephrotic:
I do like this. I had to photograph something like this many years ago.for an auctioneer. One point. As the background is black I would have just put the smallest (and I do mean smallest) amount of light to the left, rear. That would just give the very slightest amount of shape to parts which merge into the background and give just the smallest amount of detail into the figure.

Romanic Architecture of the 11th Century
by Harz_Joerg

Comment by geschlechtmann27:
Great example of architecture! Overall this photo is great. The repetition of column textures. The texture of the snow! Overall texture.

The lighting of this photo is a little dull. Your perspective is great. The slant of the photo gives the eye somewhere to move. Movement is great in a still life photo! If I were the editor of National Geographic your picture would definately go in this issue! Great Job.

geschlechtmann27
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