Stop
by Citadel

Comment by BlackDot:
Strong on impact!

The highlight under the 5m is a bit distracting.

A Chair for a Bear
by Citadel

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Nice capture - Next time though get that white background further away to get rid of those annoying shadows. It really will help make the image stand out. You can see where the chair meets the paper on the left hand side and it's distracting.

A Chair for a Bear
by Citadel

Comment by CapeSail:
Very cute, are the white specks sensor dust?

A Chair for a Bear
by Citadel

Comment by pamelasue:
harsh lighting hurts this one ...

Eau Claire - The Bow River
by Citadel

Comment by nasseralsalami:
i like so much the composition but i feel the river's color is a bit unrealistic .

Eau Claire - The Bow River
by Citadel

Comment by liberty:
Hey cool picture!!! I live close by!!! If you mean Eau Claire MI.

Wind Swept
by Citadel

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Nice capture - I like the composition on this - Goes against the grain of conventional composition but it works really well with this picture and adds a new dimension to it - Also shows what type of fauna is out there. The more I look the more I like. it's a 9 from me.

Wind Swept
by Citadel

Comment by xXxscarletxXx:
Nice I like how the flowers sort of frame the shot

Wind Swept
by Citadel

Comment by Gallatin:
Beautiful landscape

$3 Apathy
by Citadel

Comment by BakerBug:
Hello from the Critique Club!

First impression is that the focus is off. It appears that your camera focused on the building in the background, and that is what made your subjects so soft. I also think a tighter crop would help pull the eye to the three people. If you removed some from the top, enough to completely remove the crosswalk light, this would dramatically improve the composition.

The B&W treatment works well here. Colors would be too distracting. I also really like the balance you captured with the two pedestrians. The almost look like they are marching in step.

I really think you have caught apathy going both ways. It is obvious that the pedestrians are ignoring the homeless man, but he is also ignoring them! That in itself is an interesting commentary on how people just go through the motions of their daily lives.

This really is a powerful picture, and I think it would have scored much higher if you had captured the viewer's interest by correcting the two items I mentioned above.