A duck's interpretation of poetic movement
by bjoern

Comment by Teafran:
A very good action shot that falls just short of being a technical success. A difficult lighting problem with the flatish green background in combination with a odd lighting angle. Some of the body details are lost in dark while others aren't apparent at all. A good entry into the challenge that falls just short of being a technical and artistic success.

A duck's interpretation of poetic movement
by bjoern

Comment by Ammie:
A real poetic movement but I would like to see more focus

A duck's interpretation of poetic movement
by bjoern

Comment by bennettjamie:
This is great.

Out of Service
by bjoern

Comment by Teafran:
A great idea that matches the title well. A little more DOF control would have made this a much better image and conveyed the nature of the subject matter more effectively. The focused area is perfectly detailed and the ambient light very well managed, but the short focus detracts from it's overall impact. Certainly a worthy effort in the challenge and if the DOF effect had been made better use of, it would have been a top ten image and a possible ribbon winner.

Out of Service
by bjoern

Comment by jdixonsd:
Nice shot, it might have been better in B&W with sepia toning. JMO!

Out of Service
by bjoern

Comment by cdrice:
My personal favorite entry in this challenge. I wanted to do something very similar to this, but couldn't find a suitable location. I'm pretty happy with what I ended up with -- but I love this shot -- this is precisely what came to mind for me when I read about this challenge.

My grandfather used to take me walking on the railroad tracks just down the road from their house when I was a very little boy. I still have a collection of old spikes and plates we'd "clean up" from time to time. The old rusty spikes and rails really bring back great memories.

Out of Service
by bjoern

Comment by smudgeSMJ:
Great use of shallow DOF, I like the composition as well, the way the bottom right corner wraps right around the edge of the track bolt thingy (I wish I knew what that was called so I didn't ruin a perfectly good comment with my ignorance, oh well :P

Tiny Mountain Range
by bjoern

Comment by Sheryll:
Try bringing the color temp toward the cool side just a tiny bit. Overall this is good I think. Maybe a move to the left a little bit would help too and get rid of that whole in the corner too.

Tiny Mountain Range
by bjoern

Comment by Teafran:
An interesting choice for meeting the subject challenge - very abstract and different. The image could be a little more dramatic. A little more focus would have helped this image score higher. A good, solid entry into the challenge.

Tiny Mountain Range
by bjoern

Comment by SEG:
I bit more focused could have helped this one out.