Good Morning
by Musicman

Comment by GreggeN:
Was the sk really this colour? I like it but, as with many pics this week, I'm afraid I don't like the border.

Good Morning
by Musicman

Comment by LindaGT77:
Awesome view!

Marching Columns
by Musicman

Comment by Ricky Cleave:
this looks way too angled, had you stepped to the center to take the shot maybe than it would look more symetrical.

Marching Columns
by Musicman

Comment by 'Pong:
Nice angle but a bit to thr right would be nicer

Sprint Time
by Musicman

Comment by sylandrix:
Greetings from the Critique Club!...

COMPOSITION...I think this overall a very nicely composed photograph that captures the essence of spring, which I am eagerly awaiting in my corner of the world :) Maybe the flowers are a bit too sparsely placed - I mean perhaps there is an angle where they would look closer together... I think this could be achieved using an SLR system with a telephoto lens, if you had something like that available, but regardless I like how the scene was captured. I was going to suggest removing the sky part but I'm leaning towards liking the little splash of blue that you've included in your photo.

TECHNIQUE... Depth of field could have been greater. If you had a tripod handy and it was a relatively calm day you could have closed down your lens a bit further, and if that still didn't render the front flowers in focus, then perhaps manually setting the focal point closer to the foreground,,, might be nicer to have most of the foreground flowers in focus than having the front and back ones out of focus. Other than that, great image quality.

OVERALL...when I first looked at your score, I was quite surprised but then I realized the reason your score ended up so low was most likely your loose interpretation of the challenge. I've always felt the photo itself should support the challenge topic and not rely on the title or vague interpretation to support its inclusion in a particular challenge topic... only to do better in scoring of course, not for any other reason.

Marching Columns
by Musicman

Comment by Natasha:
Lovely shot, perhaps a bit more head on would have made the most of the symmetry. Good Luck

Marching Columns
by Musicman

Comment by briphoto:
In my opinion, a straight shot would have been better suited to this challenge. It's still symmetry though, and a nice photo!

Marching Columns
by Musicman

Comment by MattW:
nice symmetry, good idea

Marching Columns
by Musicman

Comment by DennisF:
Composition is OK - could have made the edges more defined, Exposue is a little flat - I expect this was very bright - in very bright scenes, the auto exposure actually tries to make it neutral gray, so you need to "over expose" it to compensate. The picture needs to be squared up - either at the time the picture is taken or with post processing.

Marching Columns
by Musicman

Comment by blemt:
Interesting building. It's got about 4 degrees of tilt that need to correct. I also miss being able to see the top of the building. Living in a city full of white marbleish buildings, I'd also suggest trying to shoot this at dawn/dusk. You get some great colors that really intensify the impact of the image.