Ready To Leave
by bassbone

Comment by ambaker:
Critique Club Review:

Technical: Color, saturation and hue are excellent. Focus is nice and sharp.

Reaction: The challenge is the background, and the background is beautiful. However, the shadows on the leaves make them look as if they are damaged or dying. On several of the leaves the shadows at first look like brown dead spots.

When I look at the picture, I wonder what it might have looked like with only the single leaf that is broadside to the viewer. That one makes a great contrast to the background. As is, there is not really a single point of focus in the foreground to hold the eye for comparison against the background.

Even so, I sure do love that background. Nice work.

Someone's Home
by bassbone

Comment by noraneko:
All on scale of 0-2
Focus: 1
Lighting: 1
Composition: 1
Creativity: 1
Wow Factor: 1
Extra: +1 for mood

Total: 6

Someone's Home
by bassbone

Comment by Artifacts:
I just plain like it!

Someone's Home
by bassbone

Comment by Jutilda:
I love this. Kind of abstract. Love the gold of the window.

Against the Wind
by bassbone

Comment by graphicfunk:
Nice circle of concentration. Bump.

Against the Wind
by bassbone

Comment by rick13601:
Nice concept!

Against the Wind
by bassbone

Comment by GrayGhost:
Nice idea, more exposure on the face would help, and it looks like a pucker, but the flame is blowing in - confusing, maybe as intended?

Against the Wind
by bassbone

Comment by GinaRothfels:
Hope you don't get hit by the 'too dark' crowd. You've done a great job with difficult lighting. I like it a lot.

Against the Wind
by bassbone

Comment by Dave Gordon:
The candle on the face makes for an interesting lighting effect.

Against the Wind
by bassbone

Comment by Melethia:
Nice! Good job on the exposure and a very subtle depiction of the challenge topic.