Reading
by Lahnet

Comment by kevip6:
I like the lighting on the face, I'm not so keen on the composotion though, I think a much closer shot would have been better here

Reading
by Lahnet

Comment by jaymody:
The window and the title tends to distract me from the subject...

Pier of Stone
by Lahnet

Comment by dr rick:
Greetings from the Critique Club

I love the shapes, forms, and textures of the boulders here. And the very different texture of the sea makes a great contrast. Good point of view; not too high and not too low. And the composition works well, although a touch of life would be nice. (I wish you could have coaxed a seagull to pose on that nearest piling!)

The colors here are great as well. I was wondering if black and white would be better since you then wouldn't expect the sky to be blue. And it might (although a good conversion that separates the rocks and water won't be easy), but the color adds so much here that it wouldn't have the same impact.

Yeah, the lighting is really tough here. Too bad you couldn't have come at a different time when the sun was lower and the light better. It would have made a huge difference here.

Also, there seems to be a lot of noise here that is dulling the sharpness this photo should have. A DLSR at ISO 100 shouldn't have this problem. I'm going to take a guess and say that it's from the slight rotate you did to get the horizon straight. (I can tell you did this from the white strips at the corners. And you didn't quite go far enough, although the slanted horizon isn't really apparent so it isn't a big deal.) Rotation has to interpolate, and with the textures here, the interpolation may have generated the noise. (Another possibility is that you don't have your camera set to save the highest quality possible and the noise is caused by JPEG compression artifacts.)

Overall, a nice photo. Not great, but certainly peaceful and enjoyable to look at.

Pier of Stone
by Lahnet

Comment by kawhona:
bland lighting highlights blown out

Pier of Stone
by Lahnet

Comment by JunieMoon:
Nice crop. This one suffers, unfortunately, from the sky. That would have made the image sing,though we have no control over that.

Pier of Stone
by Lahnet

Comment by corinne:
Fantastic. You met the challenge and did a great job with it - a 10 in my book

Pier of Stone
by Lahnet

Comment by ZeppKash:
thank you for having a STRAIGHT line that ISN'T centered. bonus point for perspective.

Green line
by Lahnet

Comment by karmat:
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by karmat

Very nicely done.

I like that you were able to find symmetry existing and that you did not have to set it up. I also think that the trees forming a canopy overhead and then making it appear to be a tunnel at the end is very effective as well. I also commend you for having details in the shadows while not blowing out the highlights. That is a difficult task, indeed, but you have done well here.

The only thing I would suggest would be a bit more contrast. Admittedly, the monitor I am on right now has a tendency to be a bit flat, but it just seems to be missing something to make it "pop." Also, there is a lot of little bitty details in there, and at this resolution, it can start to appear grainy. I have no doubt that a full size version, or even a large print of this would be awesome, but at this small size, it does look a bit grainy.

Nice work, and best to you in future challenges. If I can further clarify or explain myself, please let me know.

karma

Green line
by Lahnet

Comment by Lahnet:
Thanks for C&C

Green line
by Lahnet

Comment by JunieMoon:
Lovely greens. What a beautiful study in natural symmetry.