Yields Green
by drydoc

Comment by dsidwell:
I actually kind of llike the shadow of the flash(?). It gives this shot a whimsical, fun feeling.

Yields Green
by drydoc

Comment by Becky:
The texture created by the water is nice.

Depot
by drydoc

Comment by Lustre:
Critique Club

Composition: In general I really like the composition. The building is nicely placed, the flag (so important to American's it seems) is prominent, and there is a lovely piece of sky to enter the text over. I think the text in the lower right corner is hard to read and unnecessary though.

Technical Quality: The photo is fairly good from a technical standpoint. The building is a little dark from shadows though - depending on the orientation of the building perhaps shooting earlier in the morning or late afternoon would have produced less shadow. Also the text is a little soft, but this is probably a result of the image being reduced to <150kb and not your fault.

Meeting the challenge: It seems to be a nice postcard which is appropriate for "Valley City". The text in the top half is quite appropriate for a postcard.

Creativity: Presumably the depot is a landmark and a sense of pride for the community, and therefore an appropriate subject for a postcard. The shot itself isn't terribly creative, but I think it's appropriate for the mood you were seeking.

Overall: It's a good shot which struggles a bit from harsh lighting creative shadows on the main subject. Also the parallax type effect of the building becoming smaller towards the right was initially offputting but fine once I looked at the picture for a couple of minutes.

Yields Green
by drydoc

Comment by eloise:
This has almost a snapshot feel, probably a combination of the lighting and the focus (which is either odd, or sharpened strangely in postproduction). The composition's also a little mushy - the eye isn't drawn to any one particular place, and so it wanders around to no purpose, as it were. Still, fits the theme well (nice colors).

Yields Green
by drydoc

Comment by MattW:
red and yellow are primary colors

Primary Care - "Code blue"
by drydoc

Comment by kiwiness:
This is a good pic for an advertisement! Well done, very clear and detailed!

Yields Green
by drydoc

Comment by GolferDDS:
Good idea. Shadows are unappealing and the picture could have been cropped to include the whole plant and pot. A little more work would have made this an exceptional picture.

Primary Care - "Code blue"
by drydoc

Comment by jaam:
Nice Idea, however I think that your subject composition is all incorrect and you would have been better leaving out the hand in glove, and the reflected cars, by cropping to your true subject, the three bottles. I feel that this would have been far less distracting.

Yields Green
by drydoc

Comment by adine:
I really like this idea - using the primary colors you "grow" secondary. the colors are good - I would have focused the comosition in more - just the spigot of the watering can, the water and the green leaves. Better lighting would help loose distacting shadows. Still fun work!

Yields Green
by drydoc

Comment by UberFish:
Could have used a 'leafier' plant, this one looks a bit anemic.