Night at the Lake
by OneSweetSin

Comment by WesF:
Nice shot, but a lighter foreground would have made it even better.

Served and Fallen
by OneSweetSin

Comment by jmsetzler:
This monument looks interesting, but maybe a closer view or some 'non literal' view would accent the meaning and beauty of this particular piece...

Waiting and Watching
by OneSweetSin

Comment by kiwiness:
Hi Anna, prepare to be critiqued :-)

I don't really get much time to do CC stuff these days, actually I am surprised they haven't kicked me out of the club yet! By the looks of it you probably contribute the most to the Critique Club yourself, good on ya.

The negative space challenge seemed to have stirred up a hornet's nest as to what negative space really is or isn't. My description is that it is the area surrounding the main subject which is just there and adds interest but doesn't distract away at all. This doesn't necessarily mean that it has to be completely black or white or whatever.

To your negative space photo: Your photo has definitely met the negative space challenge. When I opened your pic my eyes fell immediately upon your main subject, your son, standing on the deck. Your negative space of water, landscape and sky adds interest to the whole image.

By placing your boy in the lower right hand corner you've followed the rule of thirds to create extra impact.

The whole image appears a little on the soft side to me especially the background. Although this isn't really a negative factor, I think a sharper background, especially the water, would have given your photo that extra boost.

I have a couple of minor recommendations for improvement. First of all I would have preferred to see the boy as a complete silohuette, completely black. I can see some color in his shirt and hair. Had you metered off the sun or a brighter part of the sky, you could have created that silohuette effect, it would have also silohuetted the deck.

What also might have been interesting is if you had gotten higher, on a chair or something and photographed more downward. This would have gotten more water into your image and only used the water as the negative space. This would have probably looked quite amazing as well, especially with the sun shining across it leading up to the deck.

Overall an interesting and original photo which I scored a 6.

Good luck in the upcoming challenges.

Gary

Message edited by author 2003-08-26 10:22:17.

Served and Fallen
by OneSweetSin

Comment by kiwiness:
Everything is full in focus here. I see what you have done here, you wanted to get the statue and the flags into the shot.

For me there is a little too much in the photo with the building, statue, flags and plants. It appears a little on the busy side, too much to look at, you know what I mean? The statue itself looks very interesting but I can't see enough of it. I would have gotten right into it and taken just the two figures close up.

Night at the Lake
by OneSweetSin

Comment by indigo997:
summertime and the sky is hazy... or atleast it seems to be here which is a shame. the lines arent as crisp and the colors as clear as it could be. i like the reflection on the water but having the sun smack in the middle bugs me a tad. 8

97 and Still Hanging
by OneSweetSin

Comment by mcrochip:
97? shouldn't that be 93? Nice capture of something that may be historic.

Night at the Lake
by OneSweetSin

Comment by silverleaf:
really nice reflection, the feeling of the image is really serene

97 and Still Hanging
by OneSweetSin

Comment by rickhd13:
Nice composition, b/w was a good choice, nice old time feel to this shot, good details in the sign as well as the buildings...well done

Waiting and Watching
by OneSweetSin

Comment by joan:
realy like the way this picture divides itself up into spaces...very nice angles and curves

Waiting and Watching
by OneSweetSin

Comment by MrAkamai:
Appears to be a bit fuzzy.