WWII Vetrans
by Dim7

Comment by adine:
I like all the colors. There is no point of focus in this very busy image. The resolution also doesn't seem great. I like the sea of veterans - it just needs a anchor point, or a point of reference - an oject, a place, a person -

WWII Vetrans
by Dim7

Comment by _wu_:
That's what you call a 'crowdy picture' :)

October colors
by Dim7

Comment by Artyste:
Hello from the Critique Club

Initial Thoughts

My first thoughts were that this was a pretty cluttered shot, with the subject I wanted to see blocked by foreground objects.

Compostion / Content

The composition is hurt by the foreground here. The stream itself is a nice subject, surrounded by fall colors, but unfortunately, the tree in the way only detracts. Another perspective, maybe from being almost in the stream shooting upstream, would have made for a nicer comp. Again, in content, just a little too much in the photograph, especially in the foreground.

Background

The background is almost *too* green for a photograph of "October Colors", and I feel that it should have included more of the coloring that you show in the foreground.

Camera Work - Technical

You do have a really crisp focus here, with a good DOF. The exposure might be a little dark. Bumping the shutter speed to 1/250 or even 1/125 might have helped that aspect. Metering in different areas as an experiment might have helped as well.

Digital Processing

You didn't give the details for your post processing, but I think a little brightness/contrast and levels work would have helped here, in order to brighten up the over all shot.

Fits the Challenge

Being a Free Study, it obviously fits the challenge.

My Opinion on the Photo

It's a nice shot of nature, but the foreground elements to me are distracting, and would have made much better *backgound* elements. The stream would have been a much stronger subject, and playing around with perspectives and angles can do wonders. Good luck in the future.

The wet look!
by Dim7

Comment by LoudDog:
It meets the challenge but it's not a very nice looking photo.

The wet look!
by Dim7

Comment by Konador:
A slightly wider DoF to make the nose fully in focus would have imrpoved this shot a lot.

The wet look!
by Dim7

Comment by teknon42:
i would like the focus to be slightly closer so the wet is clear

The wet look!
by Dim7

Comment by moswyn:
Cute, but focus appears to be more on the mouth than on the nose, which seems to be the main subject of the picture.

The wet look!
by Dim7

Comment by Ambo:
Great DoF, and lighting..well done

The wet look!
by Dim7

Comment by MrYu:
Shouldn't the focus be on the nose if you are talking about wet look?

Bizarre Nature
by Dim7

Comment by magicshutter:
i think we have all seen this sort of thing. Pretty exact on the bizzare nature. 8 for that.