At the end of the the rainbowby
GlanniComment by snaffles: Greetings from the Critique Club!
Initial impression: Already looks like a car ad, very nicely shot esp with the water spray. I gave this a 7 in voting meaning I thought it very good, but just shy of really popping and making it an 8.
Technical: Great use of ambient light, the rainbow's timing was perfect! Comp and dof good. Not sure if I like the way you did the border. I used to work in advertising so if you were selling this car, yes, the name HILUX should definitely be stressed. To get really picky, it should technically say Toyota Hilux down there, but wouldn't have worked well with this shot and crop.
Artistic: Lucky, lucky you to have such great landscape and natural light to work with...and that rainbow was just sheer luck but good on you to have put it to good use. I find the POV a little ho-hum, but the water spray and rainbow are great and hey, you finished in the top ten!
FWIW: The only thing I'd have tried to do differently is shoot from a lower POV, just to emphasize lines of vehicle emerging from water and the rainbow would still have been there in background.
Feel free to PM me with any questions,
Susan
