A Different View At Old Glory
by brimac

Comment by TheStick:
Wonderful job! Great composition! 10

A Different View At Old Glory
by brimac

Comment by Claya:
Simple, clean, elegant with great color. You get an 8.

A Different View At Old Glory
by brimac

Comment by Simpa:
Well done...

A Different View At Old Glory
by brimac

Comment by justin_hewlett:
Beautiful blues in the sky with lovely smooth gradations. Good luck!

LOOKS LIKE AN EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT
by brimac

Comment by DrAchoo:
It's nicely captured motion blur, but ultimately the picture doesn't offer too much. It's too simple. Maybe if we had some chips, a beer, cigar, or some thing else for us to wander over with our eyes.

Edit to say I PROMISE I didn't read the comment below. It's just funny that we listed chips, a beverage, and a cigar in the same order.

Message edited by author 2006-07-05 16:02:15.

LOOKS LIKE AN EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT
by brimac

Comment by scarbrd:
---Greetings from the Critique Club!---

First impression - Looks like it was shot on the floor.

This is a good idea that needed better execution. Had you set up the shot on a card table with some chips, drinks, ash trays with cigars, etc, this would have scored much higher IMO.

Picture this with the green felt of the table, a stack or 2 of chips and pile of chips in the middle, some smoke wafting through the air . . .

I can see a lot of potential with this idea.

Technically the shot is very strong. Nice motion blur and sharpness in the non-moving elements. Angle is good, so is the lighting.

All that is needed here is a little more time to set up the shot.

I hope this was helpful. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

David

LOOKS LIKE AN EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT
by brimac

Comment by Rebecca:
I'm generally not a fan of the poker shots, but I like this as a motion concept.

LOOKS LIKE AN EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT
by brimac

Comment by locutus:
This is a lovely shot. The sense of the face-down cards being dealt across the table is very strong. Just the right amount of blur.

But the first thought that sprang to my mind was "why would cards be getting dealt out when someone is already showing a full-house?"

LOOKS LIKE AN EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT
by brimac

Comment by Judi:
Hahaha...hmmm....looks like its a fold.

LOOKS LIKE AN EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT
by brimac

Comment by rinac:
Great humour. Idea well executed!