South Haven Light (circa 1872)
by Drake

Comment by Pangurban:
What great capture! Poor ol' seagull seems a bit 'lost' ! :-)

Grand Haven Storm
by Drake

Comment by Pangurban:
i LOVE the green wave- so clear and reminds me of jade.

Grand Haven Storm
by Drake

Comment by godot:
Very very nice.

Grand Haven Storm
by Drake

Comment by JakeKurdsjuk:
No ice yet? ;) Powerful image.

Grand Haven Storm
by Drake

Comment by clickodak:
Top 3 for me. We feeling the storm Give 9

Grand Haven Storm
by Drake

Comment by bmartuch:
Very nicely done. I need to get out to that part of the state again.

Grand Haven Storm
by Drake

Comment by mariuca:
A nice approach to such a familiar subject

Grand Haven, October Gale
by Drake

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An appealing image that is assumed to meet the challenge.

I get the opportunity to comment again. It is a very invigorating scene with the wild seas crashing around the man made structures you can feel their fury. The two reds dominate the image in a pleasing way working well together with the scene and your composition makes them an integral part of the whole. As I said before I think there is a lot more potential in post processing to bring out more from that sky to add to the drama of the scene, it needs the contrast increasing to add a sense of broodiness and foreboding.

All in all a lovely image, apologies for the delay, Sid

Fallasburg Bridge Perspective
by Drake

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An appealing image that fails to meet the challenge.

The bridge itself is an attractive and interesting example of a covered bridge, however, it does not fulfil the challenge theme of forced perspective, to do that you would have needed to include something perhaps a figure that appears to be a part of the scene but in actual fact is not in the perceived position. For example see my entry �c'mon you old sea dog�.

As for the shot itself it is competently executed but lacks the sort of impact that makes it stand out, it is a straightforward record shot documentary in nature. Anyway, thanks for your submission and apologies for the delayed critique, as they say, 'better late than never', or at least I hope it is, Sid. Please feel free to reciprocate on any of my images, I would welcome your feedback�

View Thru The Trees
by Drake

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An interesting image that meets the challenge fully.

Its good to see that you have looked for and found a location to enhance the scene with the natural foliage which, of course, fulfils the challenge brief. The only problem is that the foreground frame dominates the scene to the extent that there is too little of the actual scene itself. Given the nature of the scene with the breaking wave I think we should get a full and clear view of both the lighthouse and the wave at least. The walkway looks like an interesting structure I wish we could see more of.

Your timing is good in capturing the breaking wave as you have. Assuming you were in aperture priority the chosen aperture/ISO combination has given you a working shutter speed that captures the action whilst allowing some motion too. The foreground is sufficiently soft to direct attention through to where you want it. The red of the lighthouse stands out very effectively too.

It's unfortunate you didn't receive any comments during the challenge, I hope this makes up for it, thanks for your entry, Sid.