Skid Fin
by timj351

Comment by brumos:
Good action shot. nice contrast of colours also. A better title (eg. Powerboat or Hydrocraft Racing) would have made this a real magazine cover. 8.

Skid Fin
by timj351

Comment by gaja_tz:
you should crop more on the left side, because it is moving to the right side. = 5

Skid Fin
by timj351

Comment by Musicman:
This would have also work for sound challenge. The emphassis seems to be on the water trail. The boat seems a little distant.

Skid Fin
by timj351

Comment by sagestudio:
I like the little spots of light on the water. There's a lot of action here, which I'm sure would do well as a cover. I'm not sure if I like the tilted horizon though, I'm sure that was an artistic choice, and it does give this more movement.

Skid Fin
by timj351

Comment by nitro102:
nice shot, but the angle dosen't work in the one

Signs of the Times
by timj351

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

As I mentioned before, I think this works very well in the "duotone mode." Though I acknowledge the other comments about how colorful the signs would be, I still think shooting this in color would lose a lot of character and depth. I think it would make it raucous and busy.

By using the tones as you have, it does give it a vintage feeling. Looking at this picture makes it seem as if I have stepped back in time somehow, and am looking at the corner store for a small town near here.

My only complaint (and I had to look a while to figure this out) is that the cropping feels unbalanced to me. I think that since the end of the building, per se, can be seen on the left, it may give more of a sense of balance (at least for me) if it wasn't "chopped' on the right. Or conversely, crop it slightly tighter on the right.

Again, I think this is a very well done shot, and I apologize for not being able to offer more "help" with it. I enjoy your work.

karmat

Falling-into-Dream02
by timj351

Comment by milton:
spectacular!

Signs of the Times
by timj351

Comment by frisca:
this is fabulous. I love the excess of signs and the perspective on this store. It looks as if the thing is tilting over too. :)

Signs of the Times
by timj351

Comment by qachyk:
If it weren't for the prices, this would look entirely like an old picture of an old general store, which is neat -- and presumably the idea. Good job on making it look very old-photograph.

Signs of the Times
by timj351

Comment by LarsPaysen:
Interesting building study.