Your ship awaits
by snaffles

Comment by posthumous:
very good fulfillment of the challenge, but it looks oversharpened and small. 6

Hayfield tree
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Comment by ambaker:
Critique Club Review:

The tree and horizon are so oversharpened that there is a halo along the edges. Was that the intention of this piece. I've seen the effect used before, but unsure if this was on purpose.

I have to agree it is a little dark overall, but I do like the detail in the clouds.

The silhouette works well here. Just a little lighter, ease up on the sharpening, and keep the detail. Then your score should go up.

Overall I like the picture, is a nice mood piece. Especially with Halloween coming.

Pastel Candies
by snaffles

Comment by jerowe:
Hello from the Critique club, my name is Jon Rowe, and i will be looking at your image this evening :)

Composition/Lighting : The composition is very interesting in this photo. i like it, but i believe the "ground" or "bottom" of this shot could have been a better material. maybe a black felt sheet or something like that. this would really bring out the pastel colors, where they get lost in the busy background with this. The lighting on this is rather harsh. too much direct like, maybe? maybe a softer, more diffused light could be used to really get some shadows going. very flat light used here. great photo nonetheless, you did very well.

Challenge : it definitely fits the challenge. the colors are beautiful. i like the assortment of colors you chose as well. they just, like said earlier, tend to get lost in the background, which is a close color to the candies. try it w/ a black background and softer light, and i think you'll be impressed w/ the outcome.

Conclusion : very nice job here, and not a bad score. keep on shooting and see what you get w/ this idea. i think you had a great idea, and executed it quite well.

Keep on shootin!

Good luck on your future challenges:)

-Jon Ed Rowe

Hayfield tree
by snaffles

Comment by mycelium:
good choice of subject- but way oversharpened :/

Hayfield tree
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Comment by mpreslar:
Way too dark.

Hayfield tree
by snaffles

Comment by harmsusmc:
A bit oversharpened!

Fresh from the tree
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Comment by pineapple:
Nice apple and good hand. Bit bright on the apple but otherwise I like the composition a lot.

Fresh from the tree
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Comment by mcaldo:
The composition is nice. DOF is all right. The image fits the challenge. But it definetely needs more contrast (curve or levels in photoshop or any other program might help a lot).

Hayfield tree
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Comment by BrianR:
Over sharpened, see halo on the horizon,and around leaves...

Hayfield tree
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Comment by sadiebird:
i like dark but this might be too dark, even for me. i dig the b&w, though.