Fall in the Foothills
by Citadel

Comment by Luci11e:
Greetings from the Critique Club

First Impressions:
There is no way to tell you what my first impression was when I saw this photo. It is just awesome! All I could do was stare.

Technical (Comp, lighting, color, focus):
Don't you hate it when you miss lighting? Especially lighting you KNOW is gonna make the perfect shot. But WOW you ended up with this! The sky doesn't look drab at all. I'm gonna have to check into some filters ;-)

Challenge:
Beautiful country side image; I'd say you met the challenge.

Artistic/Emotion:
Very artistic photo. You captured perfect fall colors. Of course you had to leave the fence post in the shot! The fence is a wonderful leading line. Heck the colors of the foloiage even lead you into the picture. I love the way the fall colors play against that blue sky.
This photo just has all that is fall - makes me want to saddle up and go for a ride. And that looks like the perfect place for a ride.

Summary:
How do I summarize this? It's just a beautiful image. Simply perfect! :-)

Vulnerable
by Citadel

Comment by spiritualspatula:
Hello from the Critique Club-
Your entry very obviously fits the challenge well, as is made evident by its placing but also by a solid and obvious use of a chair in your portrait. I like that you took things in a slightly different direction from the standard portrait, and think that the key to making a successful portrait is giving it some sort of direction or make it depict more than just somebody̢۪s face. Overall, I like your photo, but there are a few things that really distract me from the scene as a whole. The first is the strange way that your hair sorta turned into a mat due to the lighting. I̢۪m not sure if there was clipping or what, but I get stuck there visually. The other is the differing color temperatures. I think going with one or the other would have been better. Personally, I think staying away from the warming gel would have benefitted things you̢۪re showing a person who looks hurt and isolated, and cooler lighting is just more sterile and unbecoming of comfort. I would also second geinafets comment to lower the intensity a bit. Oh, and is that a remote in your hand? ;) Timer/other hand recommended.
All in all though, the score is warranted, as you̢۪ve met the challenge in a creative and interesting fashion, and what I̢۪ve noted are minor issues. Good job.

Fall in the Foothills
by Citadel

Comment by jayzundel:
nice colors

Fall in the Foothills
by Citadel

Comment by bnilesh:
Love the light & colors ! Very well executed !

Fall in the Foothills
by Citadel

Comment by Bogartt:
Great color

Fall in the Foothills
by Citadel

Comment by mainer:
Lovely disappearing line.

Fall in the Foothills
by Citadel

Comment by ubique:
Very good photograph of a deceptively simple subject. The angle of the gates is everything here.

Fall in the Foothills
by Citadel

Comment by Luci11e:
very nicely done; good colors throughout; the fence takes you into the photo; good work

Fall in the Foothills
by Citadel

Comment by tomphoto:
Beautiful photo.

Fall in the Foothills
by Citadel

Comment by ThingFish:
Very nice composition. I love the almost painting like look of the grass. 7