Night Time Stroll
by jaysonmc

Comment by SteveJ:
Jayson, I gave you 7 and thought it was a different take on the Eye. Rather than trying to capture the whole thing, you got a photo that shows it in context with its surroundings. I am surprised it didn't score higher, but that is DPC for you! Well done.

Night Time Stroll
by jaysonmc

Comment by levyj413:
I like several things about the shot, including how the angle between the tree tops mirrors the upswept curve of the Eye. Like Melethia, I also like the blurred buy walking along - gives some energy to the shot. I also like the colors.

But it's also missing something. I don't know what. But nothing specifically grabs me. It's kind of a tweener shot - between focusing my attention on the Eye vs. what's going on along the river.

Night Time Stroll
by jaysonmc

Comment by raish:
Check the divergent lines of the two lamp posts in the foreground. That fisheye effect may be exacerbating the skewed horison problem. Don't know. You needed the wide angle to get the scene. You did well to capture it without a tripod.

Night Time Stroll
by jaysonmc

Comment by Melethia:
There's nothing wrong with it at all, except maybe the Deb Disease - requires a few seconds more than the usual time allotted by DPC voters to really appreciate. I very much like the different take on the Eye, particularly the echo of the different heights of the trees below. The guy in motion is one of those things I almost always like in a picture, so that's a bonus in my point of view.

Little Guardian of Symmetry
by jaysonmc

Comment by krnodil:
This is a great sly, subtle representation of symmetry - and you're right, the bug is what gives it that little extra something.

Night Time Stroll
by jaysonmc

Comment by noraneko:
Jayson, I gave you a "6" on this shot. I thought the perspective and DOF were interesting, and I liked the tones, but there is something missing to give it that extra "punch" for me. I think that technically it is quite good, and it is very pleasing to the eye, but there isn't an emotive? Please keep in mind this is just my .02 and I love many of your photos - I think you have an awesome eye!

Night Time Stroll
by jaysonmc

Comment by mist:
Okay, so you asked to concentrate on what is wrong. Fairly subjective really. I didn't vote but it would have been a 5 or 6. The lilac tone on the "eye" is good. However it's somewhat lacking in clarity and dynamics I think. The angle on the pods is a bit unflatering, for want of a better word. I wonder if a slower shutter would have made for a more interesting shot - though probably you would run the risk of people here calling it cliche. I'm also not sure if the big tree bottom right doesn't spoil the shot a bit. It's quite domineering and for me breaks the view of the other side of the river.

Going Over
by jaysonmc

Comment by MattO:
I'd like to have seen this from head on rather then from the side. I like the focus and the timing of the shot, just wish the angle had been different.

Little Guardian of Symmetry
by jaysonmc

Comment by posthumous:
way to go! this shot is much more interesting than the top 10, and it's tough to make an interesting shot with symmetry.

p.s. I didn't notice the bug!

Going Over
by jaysonmc

Comment by AnneShirley:
Beautiful picture.