BlueScape
by kandyj

Comment by kosmikkreeper:
Oooooooo... aaahhhhhhhh.... Serenity. The hues are wonderful. The contrast between the top 3rd and the bottom 3rd is dramatic. Great job! 9 kosmik

BlueScape
by kandyj

Comment by ppritche:
Almost heaven.

BlueScape
by kandyj

Comment by Wes:
Very nice shot, I love the composition. The changing of tones is outstanding, excellent capture. Well done.

BlueScape
by kandyj

Comment by Turbotech:
Smokie Mountains
Hmmm

November Spawn
by kandyj

Comment by Natasha:
Critique by Natasha

COMPOSITION- CONTENT
The content of the picture is great, this could really be a good picture for a fishing magazine. Eyes are definitely drawn to the fish and the light on the fish helps it stand out in the picture. The rule of thirds has been applied here and this adds to the shot. After the fish, the eyes are drawn to the river bank, and although overall the composition is nice, I think that the river bank isnt needed here. I agree with some of the comments here, a closer crop would have helped the composition, making the fish larger in the frame and excluding some of the extra detail. I think that the idea of making this a vertical crop is a good one, cut off the left of the picture, including the grass, a little bit off the right for balance and then concentrate on the fish, the falling water and then also the bank would add to the framing.

BACKGROUND

I think a lot that I have said in the composition applies here. Although beautiful the background overpowers the point of the picture, being the fish. Decrease the size of the background and the fish will "jump out" even more! LOL.

CAMERA WORK-TECHNICAL
The fast shutter speed here is great, it captures the fish cleanly and in focus, great work! The lighting on the fish and water is lovely, also the background lighting is clear. I would imagine that the water here is pretty dark, hence the "dark" comments. However if you had increased contrast, I think that the water would have got blown out.

DIGITAL PROCESSING-TECHNICAL
I think that you could play around with the contrast a little here, as some people have suggested, try cutting out the background and adding a bit more light. Though, to be honest Ifeel that the lighting is very good here, the water has got a nice clean glow to it.

MY OPINION
This is a great capture and a vey beautiful setting, I think some more cropping would enhance this shot a lot. Perfect timing! I hope that this critique helps!

November Spawn
by kandyj

Comment by drewmedia:
This could definitely be the cover of an outdoors magazine if it were a little closer. A great shot, nonetheless.

November Spawn
by kandyj

Comment by rogerspaul:
Talk about capturing the moment! I love it! 10

November Spawn
by kandyj

Comment by bod:
Nice catch!
Looks like light was in short supply here, which is a shame - the photo is a bit too dark. I guess a longer shutter would have resulted in a long blur instead of a fish though!
A tighter crop may have improved the composition, as it is the fish is taking up too little of the shot.
Well done, a great moment to capture.

November Spawn
by kandyj

Comment by DougPaz:
Very nice, how long did you have to shoot to get this? It may have been better with the grass on the left cropped out. Good job. DPz

November Spawn
by kandyj

Comment by Gracious:
I love nature shots and this one definetly documents an event. The lighting is excellent and the split second capture is perfect. I wonder how a different crop would be. I'm not sure I like the little bit of land showing above. I took the liberty of editing a copy in PS to illustrate what I am talking about. If you'd like to see it feel free to email me. I do realize my opinion is just that...only an opinion.
All in all I really like this very much and am scoring high. 8 Good luck in the challenge. Grayce