Niagara Mars
by Kronus

Comment by Gringo:
This looks just miserable cold. I was wondering where this was (without looking at the title). The rounded tops of the ice on the tree mad me think it was in a cold fog. Then I read the title of the shot. I actually like the green tinge from the lamp in this and I really like the iced over and burned out lamp on the far right. An interesting place. Too cold for me.

saw mill
by Kronus

Comment by Phil:
Beautiful, serene image. I think B&W was a good chioce here. I am also fond of the glow you added. Nice job.

firehand
by Kronus

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Great focus and very interesting depth of field. I can also tell that ht WB is spot on for this scene. Really nice exposure control, keeping the details in the highlights as well as the dark areas.

Lighting: The lighting here is a little distracting. The eye of the viewer is initially drawn to the bright area beyond the hand. Cropping that out would have improved this photograph tremendously.

Composition/Content: Your subject is a bit small and too centered for my personal taste. I'd like to see the bright wall cropped out, and that would make the composition even more interesting. I do like the busted window that you chose for the natural framing of the shot.

My Opinion: While it loosely fits the challenge, it is not what I had in mind for an environmental portrait. My opinion of an environmental portrait is a person immersed in their work or play environment, looking at the camera with some sort of expression that is noticeable. Perhaps the firefighter standing at the window, or close to it, with his arms crossed and a dirty face. Even with that opinion, I think that this one would have scored higher with a little tighter composition. Overall, nice work, and being a long time paramedic, I always appreciate nice photos of public safety.

Decew Falls Mill
by Kronus

Comment by maguero:
a little soft but i like it.. the compositions are flat, i know who is the principal subject, the lake? right house or left house ...

Nikor Mud Cut
by Kronus

Comment by Kronus:
Thanks for all your comments

Broke My Finger
by Kronus

Comment by madcrabber:
shouldn't he get back in the game, there's no blood is there? Ronnie Lott of the San Francicso 49er's had one of his fingers ripped off by the trainer and got back into the game. good job with this image, his facial expression is visible within the helmet.

Miror Illusion
by Kronus

Comment by Tiberius:
The composition is OK though the green branch splits the canvas too much. I would have prefered more sharpened and a little bit of more contrast. The leaves on the foreground steal little bit the attention from the "mirrored" butterfly. Over all it's a nice macro. Keep on shoting!

Message edited by author 2006-05-25 10:47:05.

Miror Illusion
by Kronus

Comment by TomMMD:
Composition is fine -- It is close enough to a mirror image, but the lighting is just too dark.

Broke My Finger
by Kronus

Comment by ericwoo:
The lighting is a little off. The shadows are on your subject, while the highlights are limited to the background. Spinning him around and shooting from the other side would be a big help.

Broke My Finger
by Kronus

Comment by BrianR:
Without the title, can't make out the failure....5