segmenthead display transom
by Doorskidder

Comment by matt:
out of foucs did you mean it to be or was it the res.

segmenthead display transom
by Doorskidder

Comment by eloise:
It's pixelated all to hell and gone. If you'd made it a little smaller it would have been ever so much crisper and clearer, and probably could have gotten an eight from me, but it's blocky and blurry.

segmenthead display transom
by Doorskidder

Comment by pinback:
Looks like a decent shot, but unfortunately is too pixellated to be able to judge. You probably need to look at your resize or compression settings in your editing package.

bird on a bannister
by Doorskidder

Comment by frisca:
Hello from the Critique Club

Let me try my hand at picking apart this photo for you, and hopefully you find it helpful. :)


Composition

Nothing wrong with the shot of a bird, but the combination of the darkness surrounding the creature and that freaky look in its eye, this guy scares me! My problems with the composition arise with the placement of the bird. He's too far right, if you had left a bit more space in front of him, the picture would probably yield a more pleasing 'rule of thirds' placement. The pole behind the bird is distracting as well, and if those are turds on the bannister... EWW!


Color

The red of the bannister is bright and saturated (bravo!), which leads me to believe this is the actual colour of the bird that you have captured. That said, there is a definite coldness to these colours which may add to the stark feel of the shot overall. Warmer tones, perhaps through some manipulation in photoshop might half softened up the harshness of the shot.


Focus

You have no problems with focus or DOF as far as I can see.


Lighting

This the root of the problem I think. You used your flash here to light this bird, which almost always destroys the true feel of a good picture. Onboard flash is harsh and has a tendency to wash out colours and characters while highlighting things that ought to be downplayed.

A softer form of light, allowing the bird to remain a part of its surrounding by leaving a bit of the natural darkness rather than like the poor thing is under the interrogation lights!

I agree that the use of flash on so close an object really gives it a "snap shot" feel which has the effect of turning off a more critical eye.

Subject matter

Birds are fauna, you nailed that one. :)


Overall

The subject matter (scary looking bird plus turds) combined with the use of your flash at close range are probably the single biggest factors in your score/placement. I am encouraged by your incorporation of colour with a plain coloured subject though, and your focus, which I think was spot on (though it might be a bit oversharp, probably from me looking too hard at the shot!) Happy shooting! :)

Rolling Coils
by Doorskidder

Comment by DennisF:
Well composed and executed.

Rolling Coils
by Doorskidder

Comment by ozthunder:
It is an interesting photo with good exposure.

Rolling Coils
by Doorskidder

Comment by pesinn:
How is this transportation? Should have focused more on the train and less on the cargo! - 5

Rolling Coils
by Doorskidder

Comment by MarionH:
beautiful composition and textures.
Would look great as a black and white too :)

Rolling Coils
by Doorskidder

Comment by justine:
Cute titel. The focus is a bit off. Maybe a change in the shutter speed. I do like the composition, and the colors. Good DOF

Rolling Coils
by Doorskidder

Comment by OneSweetSin:
Very clear and well focused even the numbers are readable.