African Daisies in a Bed of Ferns
by KING

Comment by finnur:
I like the focal range. Gives it great deapth and draws the flower closer

African Daisies in a Bed of Ferns
by KING

Comment by timboydwhite:
great DoF and i love the contrast of the purple against the green

Blood of the Fallen
by KING

Comment by jmsetzler:
= 6

Blood of the Fallen
by KING

Comment by Chuckie:
good clear image

Blood of the Fallen
by KING

Comment by goodtempo:
it doesn't look like blood, and what does the crest mean?

The Commuter Express
by KING

Comment by myqyl:
~ Critique Club Comment ~

Composition : Strong diagonal lines everywhere. I like the composition a lot. I'm not sure how I feel about the bit of sidewalk in the lower right corner though. Have you tried a crop that loses some of that? It may or may not be an improvement.

Exposure / Lighting : Lighting doesn't seem to be an issue (for me) here. The white pillars are certainly not overexposed and the darkest areas (under the train) are not overly underexposed. I agree that the contrast of the bridge to the train is wonderful. Maybe just a tad more saturation of the yellow channel would have brought that out even more dramatically?

Focus : I see from your comment that you already see what I am inclined to point out, but since you asked for a critique, I'll say it anyway. To show the movement of the train, you would have needed a slower shutter speed then 1/320. I don't know if you had a tripod, but you may have wanted to step it to about 1/30 or possibly even slower. I think this one change would have pushed this photo up a full point to around 5.5 or so.

Challenge / Wow : Challenge is certainly met. I think the slower shutter would have added a lot more Wow.

Blood of the Fallen
by KING

Comment by eloise:
NIcely composed, good contrasts and sharpness ... however, I had to grade it down a little (relative to others) because the star of the shot is the art *painted* on the glass, and not the glassness of it, if you will. A decent try, but not, IMHO, a great one, at the theme.

Blood of the Fallen
by KING

Comment by sotsot:
background too bright

The Commuter Express
by KING

Comment by KING:
My aim was to show movement in the train but at the same time show some of the train itself. Unfortunately the result is somewhat of a mixed bag. The train travelled at around 120 km/h so I think I should have used a longer exposure time and to counter overexposure perhaps ISO50 setting.
What I like about the photo is the contrast between the white bridge and the colorful train. Next time better luck I guess :).

Blood of the Fallen
by KING

Comment by gaja_tz:
this looks like snapshot, or at least like shot for an cheap catalog.