Shadow
by jaysonmc

Comment by PennyStreet:
A moment passes. Lovely vision.

Shadow
by jaysonmc

Comment by jmritz:
We plod along, a shadow of or former selves.

Poorly Landscaped
by jaysonmc

Comment by bvy:
Perfect as is. Just enough at the margins to suggest context, but not so much as to pull us away.

Shadow
by jaysonmc

Comment by daisydavid:
A workable understatement, I like the layered effect.

Poorly Landscaped
by jaysonmc

Comment by posthumous:
well composed

Trunks
by jaysonmc

Comment by colorcarnival:
Fascinating congrats in figures.

Poorly Landscaped
by jaysonmc

Comment by JiaBob:
I like the old fence in the foreground and the grass is interesting. The lack of color suits the scene. In my opinion, the show would have been better if taken from closer to ground level since I have the feeling that we're standing on a balcony looking down on the yard. Also, a lower shot would help to deal with the street along the back edge, which does not seem to enhance the picture of the yard.

Shipwreck
by jaysonmc

Comment by Melethia:
Ha! There's an odd sense of joy to this. The one that is about to tip - comical, though perhaps not to that particular sailor at that moment. But still, a very enjoyable photograph! By the way, any closer and you lose the comic aspect, I'd think.

Row
by jaysonmc

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

After a glance at your profile and glass available, I'd say you were underlensed more than anything. The 50mm is a great portrait lens and all-purpose lens, but just doesn't have the reach of a telephoto or zoom. This setting would have had me going for my 18-200, which is an amazingly versatile lens for about $600. Easy to come by now and very much worth it.

Apart from that I think that a combo of many factors hurt you in this case. B/W has its place but it just doesn't resonate with me this time round; the comp is ok, nice use of thirds with a high horizon and no centred subjects, but the pov is somewhat uninspired and seems to distance the viewer from the scene; I feel like I'm looking at a TV screen as opposed to being there on the bank watching them. I want to see water flying from the blades of the paddles and the racers' faces as studies in concentration.

Hope this critique has been useful, keep on shooting and entering. Feel free to PM me.

Susan

Shadow
by jaysonmc

Comment by RyanW:
Sorry, shadows <> ghosts and shadows <> shades, shadows = shadows.
dnmc in my opinion