Dead Of Winter
by jmsetzler

Comment by Marklane:
Great scene well framed!

Dead Of Winter
by jmsetzler

Comment by azphotoman333:
Strong graphic...

Dead Of Winter
by jmsetzler

Comment by OneSweetSin:
Very interesting not what you would expect when looking at the title great play on the words.

Dead Of Winter
by jmsetzler

Comment by indigo997:
Haunting image. I really like the contrast and composition. Cool cool tones. Is it IR? That bright white side of the building bothers me, but I love how the sky gradually fades.

Dead Of Winter
by jmsetzler

Comment by av8orboy:
I love your shot.

Dead Of Winter
by jmsetzler

Comment by briphoto:
Is this really a landscape themed photo? It's very nice, but I wonder...

Dead Of Winter
by jmsetzler

Comment by KimInNB:
Love the title, love the photo - great cemetary!!

Dead Of Winter
by jmsetzler

Comment by mjcecil:
Excellent photo. Was the building blown out on purpose? Nice and sharp.

Knights In White Satin
by jmsetzler

Comment by crabappl3:
~~~~Critique Club Comment~~~~
Knights In White Satin

Composition (Content)
Getting a lot of use out of the $10 chess set :-)
I really like the lighting in your shot. It's enough to make the knights standout from the darkness, but not so much as to illuminate the surrounding board and background. Your placement, crop and framing are spot on (*there may be a little more space on the right side of the frame then the left). Darn near perfect I'd say.

Background
I like how the board fades into the darkness. It gives me a feeling the area they are in is much larger then it is. You board is nice and clean too :-)

Camera Work (Technical)
Perfect. You know how to get the most out of your camera.

Digital Processing (Technical)
Sharpening is good(Crisp, no artifacts)
Balance between light and dark is great. (Good tone throughout)
Compression is good(No noticeable compression artifacts)

My opinion
You have truely mastered the art of shooting chess boards. When I get to that phase, I'll give you a call ;-) Seriously, I think that this is one of the stronger compositions. The two knights with their curves against the contrast of the lines in the board have a good yin yang effect and complement each other well. Nice Job.

Knights In White Satin
by jmsetzler

Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by Gracious: John, This is the song my husband and I wanted for our first dance, at our wedding. It was a little complicated for a quartet, so we settled on Color My World, by Chicago. Moody Blues were our favorite group though. Good image.

Gee...I always found it relatively easy to play...if you're interested I'll post a couple of versions you can download -- send me an email.

John, beautiful photo. The actual title is spelled "Nights" but I also would have named this photo as you did...