Forgotten Stroller
by snaffles

Comment by Nikonian Ninja:
there is some kind of red cast at the top left corner

Forgotten Stroller
by snaffles

Comment by jfwolpert:
this could be very cool in b&w and move back a bit so we can get some sense of environment

Birthday greetings, bottle of wine
by snaffles

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Everything in your frame is nicely focused. Your colors are spot on, this your chosen white balance is also on.

Lighting: You chose a great time of day for this capture. Your lighting produced a very peaceful feeling with great highlight and mild shadows.

Composition/Content: The composition is a bit too busy and feels too crowded for my personal taste. I think composing this one without the blue envelope or the glass on the left would have loosened it up a great deal.

My Opinion: Terrific job meeting the challenge, and with a slight composition change, this one would have scored much higher.

Eric

Forgotten Stroller
by snaffles

Comment by puddle_dive:
i find the light coming in at the top a little distracting, and als the garbage around the bottom at the front. great find, though.

Forgotten Stroller
by snaffles

Comment by no__1__here:
Interesting subject, but not capture very well imo. Lighting, composition could be improved.

Forgotten Stroller
by snaffles

Comment by SciPug:
Cool image. The lensflair, though, is distracting for me.

Forgotten Stroller
by snaffles

Comment by tonyv:
This picture and location have so much potential ... and I don't think you have taken advantage of it.

Faiiled Love
by snaffles

Comment by kari1:

::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
I don't understand how the title relates .. until I read your comments .. so will base the critique on what you were trying to achieve and how to best meet that as well as the image you created.

Composition:
Background is so very important and from this angle the backgroun detracts from the actual image .. something flat may have helped here rather than the heavy texture. do a search on 'rule of thirds" I have learn lots about composition using this rule . .. also the golden triange .. and leading lines.

Subject:
Not as it is pictured .. but your concept does - you just haven't pulled it off.

I think that the blue you have used does not work .. and the angle of the shot detracts from the boot and the rose as both are almost entirely lost in this picture.

Technical (Colour and light):
The imaage does not appear sharp. The flaring off the water is a little bit of an issue but the colour blue has basically killed the shot. It is a little too bright t depict the sadness. A naturally dying rose in the boot from the side wtih a mild tope angle on it may have actually portrayed what you are looking for and created the emotion without the need or colour saturation.

To grow its vote?:
Think about how others will see the shot, and the impression it will leave on them. Take into account that things like failure are self determined and that people will judge on their own experience.

Summary:
you did ok .. keep it up you will do better i am sure in future.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via
the PM system.

Cheers

Kari

Burning down the House
by snaffles

Comment by hanneke:
Hello, Greetings from the Critique Club.

As requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission. Please keep in mind this is a personal opinion.

First Impression - the most important one:
Aaaw.. too bad it isn't in focus... but the colors are amazing!

Composition / PoV:
The composition looks allright, might have cropped a bit off the right. I'm guessing lots of voters thought it was a real house (very clever of you to use a tea-candle burner!). To increase that effect, you might have taken the photo straight and a bit lower (from the ground).

Subject:
This does fit the challenge.

Technical (Color, focus, and light):
Focus: I think you lost a lot of points with the focus.. that's a pity!
Color: The purple & yellow colors are great, but the blue doesn't really fit here IMO.
Light: The light seems to be ok.

Like I said, I think you were voted down because of the focus. But I think with your creativity, after practicing with focus, it will be better.

I hope you've found this critique helpful. Good luck with future challenges!

Birthday greetings, bottle of wine
by snaffles

Comment by pineapple:
mmm looks good.