Spanish Moss
by tjh952

Comment by ambaker:
Critique Club Review:

Focus appears good, depth of field appears a bit shallow. Color, saturation, and hue are fine, except for the area on the middle left where the lighter part of the clouds are burned out and featureless.

The vegetation along the right would have worked better if it were more into the frame, to frame the photo, or cropped out completly. As it stands, it creates a distraction more than a point of interest.

The major strand of moss is dead center, and essentially cuts the picture in two. If I could reach it and it wassn't illegal, I would have trimmed it off by about half, so it would be a little longer than the strand to its right. Rule of thirds purists would have voted you down for this centering. (I'm not one.) But this is a picture where centering is possibly not the best position. Since I can't see what was out side the frame, I don't know what constraints you were dealing with.

I do like the colors and texture of the clouds. You can almost feel the weather.

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Comment by Blackbox:
'Soft Focus' was a struggle for a lot of us I think - myself included. It was a learning experience for sure. Welcome to the insanity!

Spanish Moss
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Comment by Blackbox:
Wow...I didn't know Spanish Moss could grow on Pine Trees? I've only seen it on Oak. I like the focus.

Spanish Moss
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Comment by sukuriant:
Hmm... Well, That moss is pretty... I think I would like it if it filled up more of the frame and was along one of the rule-of-the-thirds lines, and if the background were stronger, maybe. There's something a bit bothering on the right edge of the screen that distracts away from the main image. The branch above is in a nice place, and the silhouette is very strong and good... albeit a little small

Spanish Moss
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Comment by hokie:
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Spanish Moss
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Comment by option:
the cropping could be tighter, i would remove the out of focus stuff in the top left, as well as the stuff along the right border.

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Comment by cislander:
Excellent. Might sharpen contrast? 7

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Comment by jccminty:
Soft focus does not mean out of focus.

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Comment by posthumous:
nice composition! the distortion of the glass creates new shapes. the tight crop transforms this shot into a powerful abstract. 8

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Comment by pamelasue:
looks blurry more than in soft focus ...