Hope for summer
by mtnphotog

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

First of all, welcome to DPC. I see that this is your second challenge since October. I think you'll find that this is a great learning experience, as well as some really unnecessary headaches at times. Still, the good far outweighs the other in our large, dysfunctional family.

Camera Work/Technical: Three rules to keep in mind when entering challenges here...SIZE, SIZE, SIZE. I kindly point you to this tutorial to help remedy the sizing issue. This is better than the 4.95 that is scored, but voters here really hammer small images. Your focus is crisp and the colors are nicely vibrant. I would like to see the snow a bit more white. Perhaps shooting with the direct sun or flash WB would help.

Lighting: Great lighting! The chair really pops with the time of day and/or fill flash you chose here. You captured a very nice sky in the distant and managed to expose the chair very nicely as well. Very nice.

Composition/Content: I think your score would have also benefited from loosening the composition a bit (zooming out), as well as taking the main focus out of the center. While I am not a big stickler to the 'rules' of photography, I think this one would flow much better and draw more interest using the rule of thirds.

My Opinion: As-is, this is about the score I would expect this image to pull. Submitting this one at the max-allowed size, as well as composing it a bit different would have boosted the score a good deal. Welcome again, and keep shooting and tossing your captures into the mix. That is how we all keep growing.

Eric

Message edited by author 2006-12-30 00:56:41.

Shadow Forest
by mtnphotog

Comment by Bud:
interesting photo, I like the starkness of the b&w.

Shadow Forest
by mtnphotog

Comment by ladyhawk22:
B&W tones work well here, giving a dramatic feel to the shot. The trees in the foreground stand out nicely.

Hope for summer
by mtnphotog

Comment by pixeldust:
The red chair makes a great contrast. It would have been even better if you could get the snow to look as white in the foreground as it does behind the trees. Since it's advanced editing you could apply a photo filter (cooling filter works well. Creative idea! For our part, we're still hoping for winter here.

Hope for summer
by mtnphotog

Comment by whatdewuc:
hmmm

Shadow Forest
by mtnphotog

Comment by mamba:
really good shot. i like how some of the trees seem twisted and gnarled. and the mist is a great addition for mood.

Shadow Forest
by mtnphotog

Comment by sherpet:
So soft and misty, & I like this effect.....

Shadow Forest
by mtnphotog

Comment by crewmnd:
I think more contrast would really help here, especially in the background

Hope for summer
by mtnphotog

Comment by wmertens:
Lovely composition! I just wish the trees were more in focus...

Shadow Forest
by mtnphotog

Comment by insteps:
Nice but I wish you made it larger.