BMW - Z4
by Musicman

Comment by hortopth:
nice car

BMW - Z4
by Musicman

Comment by CLarson557:
Very nice car! Not real crazy about the angle of the photo, though.

BMW - Z4
by Musicman

Comment by mzanoni:
Like a shark. I wish the white was a little whiter (better exposed) and there was less reflection of the railing and storefront in the car, but the composition and perspective are excellent.

Dine -In
by Musicman

Comment by pncowley:
Critique Club critique:

I'm not certain exactly where to begin, but I like the feel you have captured in this shot. You have created a very nice candid portrait that captures the essence of the moment; one of those shots that leaves the viewer on their own to 'write' the story behind the photograph in their own mind.

I agree with some of the commenters below about the red shirt. I don't think the selective desaturation works well with this shot-- I would have preferred seeing the entire shot in grayscale instead.

Your composition is very nice, with the subject off-centered, yet balanced within the frame. It fits the challenge well.

Overall, the lighting is generally adequate for the shot. It's not terribly noticeable (and does not detract from the shot in any way in my opinion) but there seems to be some motion blurring of the subject's right hand... likely due to the longer shutter speed required to expose the shot. Probably not much else you could do to address the lighting, though, since you were already shooting with a pretty wide aperture at f2.5, and again, I don't think it negatively impacts the shot.

I do find the reflection in the glass somewhat distracting, although not entirely overpowering. I'm not certain if you have it available, but a polarizing filter might help counteract some of the reflection.

I hope this critique is of some help; if you have any questions or would like clarification about anything here, please let me know and I will happily help out.

Paul.

3 Jacks
by Musicman

Comment by mci:
this has very poor focus. i understand the limitations of lower-end cameras, but maybe if you just backed off a bit you'd have been able to get a better focus lock on the jacks. the lighting and highlights seem pretty good, and maybe with a bit more work this would be an interesting shot. 4.

3 Jacks
by Musicman

Comment by dacrazyrn:
This would be exceptional photo if it were in better focus. Good detail in the darker areas and I like the light reflections

3 Jacks
by Musicman

Comment by dsidwell:
The lighting is just right here, giving the jacks definition and depth and dimension. I would think that they should be in sharp focus, though.

3 Jacks
by Musicman

Comment by AprilTheatreGeek:
good idea but it's a little fuzzy

Dine -In
by Musicman

Comment by STEINR:
nice composition, and tells a story, it would be intgeresting to see what type of fiction, could bed written about this picture perhaps a high school project

3 Jacks
by Musicman

Comment by tyrkinn:
The focus might be better, they seem a little blurry. Nice subject -6