"Will you marry me?"
by jonpink

Comment by Miah:
i think its beautiful. love the contrast.

"Will you marry me?"
by jonpink

Comment by Natator:
The unusual lighting effect on the skin is very effective. Good work.

"Will you marry me?"
by jonpink

Comment by StevePax:
There is something very rustic about this. Almost like this is happening in a coal mine, or something. I love the toning, etc. 10 from me.

"Will you marry me?"
by jonpink

Comment by jmsetzler:
This is a neat idea but the hands look 'dirty'.. .maybe the lighting and the post processing is causing this... not sure...

The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit
by jonpink

Comment by vtruan:
Critique Club review:

Howdy Jon,

I have to agree with some of the comments given to you. A child or children in the shot would have added a lot to the title you chose. I still believe the photo fits the title and challenge.

I love old trains and you have captured this one quite well. The train appears to be very dark and lighter parts of the train are hard to photo, do to over exposure. You handled this well. The bell, lights, name, number, etc...work well.

The only negative, I can see is the background, which would be hard to change. The ceiling, including air/heating structures are not modifying the train and is somewhat distracting the shot. I'm not sure if that could have been change by shooting at a different angle, but I always try to shoot as many angle as posible to avoid distraction from the subject.

I hope this makes sense. I like the shot and hope to see many more of you photographs.

Van

Cirencester Church
by jonpink

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

For starters, when you request an in-depth critique, it is beneficial for you and the critique giver if you have supplied the exposure information and your own comments and thoughts on the photograph :)

There appears to be some very interesting architecture in this church. The light at night is highlighting the textures and creating a lot of interest. Your chosen composition may work better for a daytime shot since there is a lot of darkness and missing detail here at night. As I look at this image, there is nothing of interest on the left half. This particular scene seems to make a better vertical composition by cropping off the left two thirds.

Without your own thoughts and comments here, I don't understand your choices :)

The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit
by jonpink

Comment by photographist:
Wonderful shot of the Bristolian. I wish the lanterns weren't burned out, but the range on this shot must have been daunting to capture. I'd love to see a finished print using a contrast mask to increase and control the apparent range of values.

Great image but a bit too literal for the theme.

Painting with Light
by jonpink

Comment by amsmyth:
Greetings from the Critique Club: The image meets the challenge, is well-lit (except for one area of the black background to the right of the fruit) and has nice texture. The simple bowl with a few dings is a nice choice, supporting the color of the oranges without taking away from them. The balance of the fruit in the bowl and with the bowl is very nice, good composition. The utter simplicity of the shot works in its favor, a very nice image.

A rose between two thorns
by jonpink

Comment by adine:
Interesting contrast between the shiny silver and the matte rose. I'd crop in from the left - the out of focus stuff doesnt; add anything to the picture and is distracting. Watch the refelctions in the silver - next time hold up a solid color paper close enough to fill the "mirror" of the object.

The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit
by jonpink

Comment by GinaRothfels:
Pity you couldn't get some children into the picture - it would have fitted the title better.