Old School Transportation
by smellyfish1002

Comment by shadow:
the colours! nice nice nice - the mountains at the back

Old School Transportation
by smellyfish1002

Comment by Bigcat:
Great Photo....

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Comment by Annida:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Now, it makes me wonder sometimes why people ask for a critique when lol, you don't need it!
I can't think of much that you could have done differently. Maybe if you'd gone further down to the right to get more in, but you really didn't need to.
The light is perfect. I love how the middle arch seems to glow in the sunlight. The little lights above the bridge seem to draw your eyes further into the photograph. That reflection of the light on the water is exquisite, it looks as if you can walk on it.
The architecture of the bridge is lovely too. It looks like a weird craft, the way the supports are made to look like boats carrying the weight of the bridge. It is all captured here magnificently.
The only thing I would have done to change it?
I would have cropped out the shaded bit on the right of the photo. It takes out a tiny bit, like half an inch of the photo, but, then none of the bridge would be in the shadow. I just love it.
Well done. The score also reflects that a lot of people loved it.
Great job
Annida

...And His Reflection Makes 3
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Comment by kandyj:
Critique Club:

Meeting the Challenge: Excellent, takes no time to see the number and it couldn't meet the "natural" component any better!

Composition: Even though the duck's head is centered, the rest of the photo lends balance to it and you do not get a boring symmetrical look. The tight crop helps to emphasize your subject well.

Technical Quality: Photographing wildlife is very difficult, so some flaws in this area would be difficult to avoid. I would have personally liked to have seen the duck better lit and the background not so black, although I don't think it could be done with this photo as the light rocks (I am assuming they are rocks) would have been blown out. The other option would have been to try to get this shot completely done with only water in the background maybe on a cloudier day so the light would have been softer. The desaturation helps draw the eye to the duck's head.

Creativity: Isn't it nice that sometimes our eyes are fooled by what we see. Even though you didn't intend this to be your numbers entry, you caught the shape when you processed the photo, well done!! No duplicate entries seen and a very nice photo to enter.

General Conclusion: Overall a good picture, maybe better lighting and background next time around. This was one of my top pics last week in this challenge despite the few flaws.

If you have questions, please feel free to email me. Thanks for allowing me to critque your shot.

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Comment by ruthiek:
Really nice late winter "evening" quality to this picture!

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Comment by inspzil:
I think this picture would be more effective showing a little more of the sky. I think it would also bring this pic into a little better size perspective. Nice crisp photo with excellent natural lighting.

...And His Reflection Makes 3
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Comment by karmat:
The coloring on this shot really adds interest I think. I also like the vertical crop.

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Comment by buzzrock:
Beautiful Light

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Comment by rainbow:
That's a really original idea and a nice photograph. It must have taken some time to get just the right angle.

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Comment by rainbow:
That's one beautiful bridge. I love the colour of the brickwork.