Flowers
by JLC

Comment by SandyP:
I love it! I don't know why, but I have always loved flowers from the underside. They look so pretty reaching for the sun.

This is great!

Flowers
by JLC

Comment by SandyP:
Oh, Jerry! This is lovely! I love the way that sunshine yellow pokes its perfectly focused face out of the shallow depth of field. That's such an interesting composition too. Cropped to perfection! :)

Administration Building
by JLC

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Compositionally, you missed having some truly dynamic symmetry by needing to move to your left about a foot, or cropping it a bit wider on the left (or closer on the right) because it it shifted just enough to feel off balance. In lining it up with the edge of my monitor, it actually isn't tilted much at all, but the composition kinda makes it feel that way. Or maybe my monitor is crooked.

I really like the imposing structure of this, and the angle you are photographing it from helps to emphasize that. The colors are nice (warmified, I like that, I'll remember to use that sometimes) and the deep blue sky really adds a richness to this shot. You've also done well to keep some of the detail in the shadows, not an easy task to accomplish on a shot like this.

If I can further clarify or explain myself, please feel free to contact me.

Karma

Administration Building
by JLC

Comment by summerlovin:
tilted... 6

Administration Building
by JLC

Comment by corinne:
Nice try, but it's not quite symmetrical. There is a little more room on the right than the left - the angle is off a bit - just a matter of adjusting your placement in front of the building. Good use of rule of thirds.

Bubbles and Bubbles and More Bubbles
by JLC

Comment by ursula:
Greetings from the Critique Club

What I like about the image:

The sky is a beautiful blue, and the cloud gives it depth. The bubbles have a nice shine and really look like they're floating upwards, into the sky.

Challenge:

It definitely meets the challenge. No problems there.

Presentation:

This is where the image suffers most. The presentation is nice, but rather bland, not a whole lot going on. I think that either you'd need a lot more bubbles (like your commenter suggests below), or some context, where are the bubbles coming from, a person blowing them, something of that sort. Something to tell the story better.

Technicals:

I think your choice of shutter speed/aperture is quite adequate for the image, I'm wondering if a lower ISO might have helped reduce some of the grain (although then you'd have to adjust the shutter/aperture combo). A couple of the bubbles look to be a tad out of focus. In a shot like this, it would be best to have all the bubbles in focus.

Post-processing:

Deepening the shadows a little was a good idea. You could also try lightening the bright areas, to give it even more depth. The bubbles are getting lost in the sky. Somehow you need to define them better, so that they stand out better against all that blue. I'd suggest trying to adjust curves for this.

I hope this helps. If you have any questions, comments, complaints, feel free to contact me.

~Ursula

Administration Building
by JLC

Comment by JuliBoc:
Needs straightening just a tad. And too bad about the jet trail. Pretty and imposing building.

Administration Building
by JLC

Comment by nds:
Unfortunately tilted to the left. You should have corrected this in post processing. The shot would have been more impressive in perfect symmetry.

Administration Building
by JLC

Comment by RPvanderHilst:
I do not like that everything seems just off center; it does no good for the feeling of symmetry here. -5-

Bubbles and Bubbles and More Bubbles
by JLC

Comment by corinne:
the bubbles are blurry