Flight Thinsulate
by snaffles

Comment by sekarmalathy:
Great timing.

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Comment by sarampo:
Hi Susan, I got another photo from you for the Critique Club, it's great! :)

I have to say that I voted your photo a 7, because I liked it then, and as I come back the this I confirm that you did a very good job :-)

Composition
GREAT use of converging lines. It's really very well placed, and the tracks add a very interesting touch. As said below, it could have just a bit more breathing space to the right, but your intention was to focus on the train, so you succeeded.

Processing
The selective desaturation is very well done, leaving just the blues and the rust. It gives a colder look to the image, and still you can see some colour in it.
Contrast is great, and you can feel the texture through the photo.

One thing that you could have done different is the aperture. Shooting at f/22 gets really soft, especially for a UWA lens.
Then, just leaving more space could have gotten you a higher score, but that's just guessing :)

Congratulations on a very strong photo!

If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Joao

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Comment by Melethia:
Nice use of leading lines and the fog/mist in the distance helps with the forlorn/abandonned feeling here. Very well seen!

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Comment by PennyStreet:
I guess you could call this stop motion? (that was a joke)... I like this one a lot for the feel of cold/wet and the colors. Very nice.

Flight Thinsulate
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Comment by BhaktiParanjpe:
Lovely capture. Good timing. Nice colors. Conveys the concept even though no ice/snow is in the frame !

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Comment by Mitch55:
Pretty good, but I'd like the rails and their vanishing point to be more prominent, probably by taking the photo from a point to the right and farther back.

Help yourself
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Comment by sarampo:
Hi Susan, greetings from the Critique Club!

Lighting
Regarding this picture of still life, it's notorious that you took some time to setup everything, and you've been very careful with the lighting and positioning.
This works for this shot, as the light is very even and balanced, without blown highlights and shadows. The only weak point are the shadows in front left, because of the bouncing on the ceiling / wall.

Composition
My favourite part about this composition is how you placed the pineapple, the grapes and the big grapefruit(?) in front. The fact that the grapes fall onto the table gives a very pleasing dynamic.
As for the cons, the remainder of the fruits are very piled up, like they were put in the back, without specific placement. This and the slight tilt of the table are in my opinion the things that people noticed unconsciously.

Processing
No problems here, it was nicely processed, maybe it could use just a tad more contrast and brightness, but it didn't harm your entry.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

Regards,
Joao

Sundown
by snaffles

Comment by hotpasta:
it's ok...but lacks a real focal point

Sundown
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Comment by pjotre7:
Great skyscape!

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Comment by VitaminB:
I really like the leading lines in this shot, and how they fade into the blowing snow.