Barbed
by vjoz

Comment by Kavey:
Clever - isn't it interesting how some things are so recognisable even when so much of the detail is not visible?

Barbed
by vjoz

Comment by petch:
shouldn't the barbwire at least be in focus here?

Barbed
by vjoz

Comment by Judi:
This is great...the colours...the composition.

Barbed
by vjoz

Comment by katswig:
If you want the title to be barbed, then the barb needs to be in focus. If you are trying to say that the leaf is pointed (and therefore barbed), it isn't "pointy" enough for me.

Barbed
by vjoz

Comment by cdownie:
I would have liked to see more of the in focus leaves in the frame

Barbed
by vjoz

Comment by sherpet:
Sorry, this is very hard to see what you are looking at.....

Barbed
by vjoz

Comment by Tej:
This had been a cliche is the wire was in focus... but keeping it as bokeh adds new punch to it. Hope this does well for you.9.

Subtle Architecture
by vjoz

Comment by fotomann_forever:
::: Greetings from Critique Club :::

Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.

First Impression - the most important one:
Interesting shot, but comes off a bit too abstract for an architecture shot.

Composition:
I like the composition. It's unique and strong.

Subject:
OK, here's where I get a bit confused. The subject here is the leaf, which stands out strong against the background. However, you are entering into a challenge on architecture. Hence, I believe a deeper DoF is needed to have the building a bit more in focus. The funny thing about reflections is that you must add more DoF to have them in focus (the distance from reflector to what is being reflected is important in your DoF choice).

Technical (Color, focus, and light):
I think all technicals are good, other than the DoF issue I just talked about.

To grow its vote?:
I think if we could emphasize the building more with a deeper DoF the score would have been a LOT higher. I had to look for quite a bit to see the building. Voters don't generally give you that luxury.

Summary:
It was a creative take on the challenge and I hate to see it got bashed in voting.

Hope to see more from you soon,
Leroy

Subtle Architecture
by vjoz

Comment by RKT:
Now this is a different take on the challenge...very interesting.

Subtle Architecture
by vjoz

Comment by Catherine_B:
I know this worked for the last challenge and a similar image placed highly, but it just isn't working for me. Not enough architecture for my taste.