Night train
by snaffles

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Greetings from the Critique Club: I have been assigned your photo to critique and here are my thoughts:

Personal Reaction: My initial reaction was that I loved this image. My second reaction, seeing your description was, �It�s probably illegal.� I am not sure �cloud difference� is legal � but you got away with it. Check w/ Site Council for clarification. It is obvious you are a risk taker and I feel there is too little risk taking here. So kudos for your risk seeking image!

Composition: Simply wonderful. I like the low angle of the photo a lot. I really like the �swoosh� at the bottom trending up and to the right. It manages my eye and brings it back around. It ties in well with the circle of the boiler which brings my eye back around yet again.

Technicals: This is not a very �approachable� image. If I am inclined to resonate with it, I will. If not, well, you�re toast! I can find no technical fault with it. But its post processing is way out-of-the-box. I, personally, like it but it will appeal to a limited audience. If you aspire to higher scores, go more main stream. I hope you won�t because I�d like to see more of this style!

Conclusions: You got a poor score, because it was far from the expectations of most voters. They are narrow-minded. My only council is to please yourself, keep taking risks, and expect that these risks will not always be rewarded with high scores. Van Gogh was never appreciated during his life time. Maybe you�ll be luckier!

As always, this is my personal opinion. Feel free to PM me if you�d like further dialog.

Slug's-eye view of Slug Alley
by snaffles

Comment by puma:
I like the angle but the background has too much going on. The light does not work well in the upper center of the shot. This may have been slightly over exposed.

Windblown Widget
by snaffles

Comment by Dave Gordon:
Widget??? Very cute shot.

Slug's-eye view of Slug Alley
by snaffles

Comment by eqsite:
Nice perspective. The out of focus foreground is a little distracing though, and the whole thing feels like it tilts a little to the right.

Windblown Widget
by snaffles

Comment by glad2badad:
So that's what a widget looks like? :D Certainly is windy enough - you've got that covered. A couple of things might be holding this down some; 1) it's a little blurry - not quite sharp and well focused enough, 2) needs a little more contrast - as is, it's coming across somewhat flat. Good luck in the challenge.

Slug's-eye view of Slug Alley
by snaffles

Comment by JustinM:
the leaf in front is distracting because it is out of focus

Slug's-eye view of Slug Alley
by snaffles

Comment by Zygote:
I like this...extra points for the title and concept

Windblown Widget
by snaffles

Comment by graphicfunk:
This is so funny and wonderful entry. Bump.

Windblown Widget
by snaffles

Comment by Ken:
Really funny picture, and the hose in the background implies "fire hydrant". It seems a bit blurry to me.

Windblown Widget
by snaffles

Comment by 777STAN:
I can see you, Fluffy! Can you see me? ;)