Ice Prancer
by karmat

Comment by Nickrz:
nice curves this one grabbed me

Ice Prancer
by karmat

Comment by JamieWillmott:
Focus could be a little sharper but a nice pic - 8

Ice Prancer
by karmat

Comment by Wes:
very seasonal. It fits blue because of the color, though the color doesn't fit the picture so great. lighter blues would have felt better for me... and more silvers maybe. Maybe a slightly larger crop as well, so to include the top of the antlers and maybe the rest of the left section too.

Ice Prancer
by karmat

Comment by indigo997:
YAY! I really like this. Great use of vibrant colors. Strong composition. Focus on the antlers seems a tad soft, but it may just be the material making it look that way. It's a very nice christmas shot. ~indi

In the Shadows
by karmat

Comment by Azrifel:
~~~~Critique Club Comment~~~~

*Composition (content)*
The composition is not ideal. I suppose that the picture reflects the title, the life in the shadows. But the position of the man in relation to the sun is far from ideal in my personal opinion. The difference between the dark and bright area of the jacket is too big and detail is lost in the shadows. The shadow over the eyes takes some of the emotional aspects away.
I don't think that is was necessary to change the position, this might also have been overcome with a bit of fill flash. Keep most of the shadows, but brings also some detail back.
As already mentioned by someone else: Shoot from a slightly different angle or position the subject in a different place to get a better position in relation to the traffic lights and to get rid of the sign in the upper right corner (or include more of it).
The position of the subject in the frame is good.

*Background*
The background is not bad, but it also doesn't tell much about the subject.
You might also want to try a wider aperture (F4-F2.x) to blur the background, to focus the attention more on the man. It also blurs the trees that are not very interesting at this time of year.
The lines in the background provide good perspective/depth.

*Camera Work (Technical)*
Already mentioned: Try fill flash (and perhaps exposure compensation in combination with the fill flash or on the flash itself). Try to shoot with a wider aperture to get a narrower depth of field, blur the background.
Otherwise the exposure is good, focus good, perhaps a bit oversharpened (could also be the result of post processing).

*Digital Processing (technical)*
Perhaps a little less sharpening.
B&W is good.
Compression is good, no Jpeg artefacts.

*My opinion*
Interesting subject, but the background is a little bit boring. Can be improved technically.
There is no direct story and the subject expresses little emotion.

In the Shadows
by karmat

Comment by Kavey:
Strong image, strong content.
Minor point - positioning of yourself and/ or subject means that the traffic lights appear to be coming out of his head.
Exposure and/ or (deliberate?) contrast treatment/ dark tones don't appeal.
8, Kavey

In the Shadows
by karmat

Comment by cykhansen:
Not obvous what this is about.

In the Shadows
by karmat

Comment by chrysalis:
Okay, but composition kinda sucks. Lights comin' outta the guys head. Sleeping bag behind his knees. Etc. These things are MORE of a problem in black in white. Probably not a problem at all in color.

In the Shadows
by karmat

Comment by muckpond:
I think this would be better if you could see the sign he's holding. Or if he was looking toward traffic instead of the camera. Great camera work, though. muckpond.

In the Shadows
by karmat

Comment by Marklane:
Good BW.